汉英词典
MEANING OF 哀鴻遍野
哀鴻遍野
(哀鸿遍野)
lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims / starving people fill the land
哀鸿 Wailing Goose / It is a metaphor for the victims of hunger and cold / It is an analogy of natural and man-made disasters where there are displaced, groaning and hungry people everywhere
比喻到处都是流离失所的灾民。
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有这么多股本涉入其中，也难怪市场哀鸿遍野。 With such high stakes involved, it is no wonder that markets are on their toes. | ||
不管发生什么，人们都不可能看到哀鸿遍野的景象了。 No matter what happens, you’re not likely to see shantytowns. | ||
主流媒体的看法是：那里是一个军阀统治的人间地狱，生灵涂炭，哀鸿遍野； The mainstreammedia’s view is that it is a place where chaos and warlords reign, and povertyis widespread. | ||
红树林，退化成纵横交织地哀鸿遍野，是他最先注意到的事情。 It WAS the mangroves he noticed first, reduced to cobwebbed wraiths as far as the eye could see. | ||
正值周边环境哀鸿遍野之时，很多社交网游公司却广为招贤纳士，成百上千个职位虚席以待。 Many of the social-games companies are on a hiring binge, creating hundreds of new jobs at a time when the economy around them is in the doldrums. | ||
