汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 問鼎輕重
問鼎輕重 (问鼎轻重)
lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
问鼎的大小轻重。指妄图夺取天下。
() wèn dǐng () qīng zhòng/chóng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

刑期长短要和罪行轻重一致。

A prison sentence should match the severity of the crime.

她的目标是明年问鼎世界冠军。

She aims to have a tilt at the world championship next year.

非洲人将问鼎环法自行车赛。

African Mans Wins Tour DE France.

自此之后亚泰队一路势如破竹,最终问鼎中超。

Since then a Team Yatai group with irresistible force, finally aspires to seize the superior.

然而,成功问鼎南极闭关不是一件理所当然的事。

Winning the South Pole, however, was not to be taken for granted.

若种稻的土壤盐碱轻重,则以过氧化钙拌种,效果最佳。

If rice was grown in saline-alkali soil, the best result was shown when the seeds were dressed with calcium oxide.

温湿度也是影响红脂大小蠹发生轻重的主要因子之一。

Temperature and humidity also affect the activity of the red turpentine beetles.

美世咨询年度全球最佳人居城市出炉,苏黎世再次问鼎。

Mercer Consulting's annual roundup of the global cities with the best quality of life is here, and Zurich once again comes out on top.

如果以这个为标准的话,作为2010年世界杯足球赛主办国的南非则有可能问鼎。

By that reckoning South Africa would certainly have a claim, as host of football's FIFA World Cup.

谁能想到,这部加字幕的外语功夫片能进入美国主流影院,并一路问鼎奥斯卡?。

Who would have thought a subtitled, foreign language kungfu movie would make it into mainstream American cinema and all the way to the Oscars?