汉英词典
MEANING OF 凄风苦雨
凄风苦雨
(淒風苦雨)
lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships / miserable circumstances
凄风 Cold wind / 苦雨 The long rain / Describe the bad weather / Later, it was used as a metaphor for the miserable situation
语本《左传．昭公四年》"春无凄风，秋无苦雨。"原以"凄风苦雨"形容天气恶劣，后亦比喻境遇凄凉悲惨。
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此时，他感受到了生活道路上的凄风苦雨。 And then he felt the misery of his life. | ||
但等秋天一到，凄风苦雨会把破败不堪的真容暴露无遗。 But when autumn arrives, the wind and rain will ruthlessly expose the gaps and cracks. | ||
然后，在一个凄风苦雨的日子里，伯爵夫人突然不宣而至。 Then a day came when the wind blew and the rain lashed the glass, and the Countess entered the Queen's room unannounced. | ||
他们想不出，在那种凄风苦雨的的夜里，他究竟去过什么地方。 They couldn't imagine where he had been on such a dreadful night. | ||
在相隔许多凄风苦雨的岁月之前，海丝特·白兰曾经在那上面遭到世人轻辱的白眼。 Where, LONG. since, with all that dreary lapse of time between, Hester Prynne had encountered the world's ignominious stare. | ||
