汉英词典
MEANING OF 因噎废食
因噎废食
(因噎廢食)
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
The original intention was to say that because someone choked to death after eating, I wanted people in the world not to eat. This is ridiculous / Metaphorically, the thing to be done is simply not done due to a minor problem or fear of problems
因为吃东西噎住就停止进食。比喻做事出了点问题就停止不干了同学搞实验，会产生某些问题，但决不能因噎废食，因此而废除实验课。
| EXAMPLE SENTENCES | ||
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人们不会因噎废食。 People won't stop eating just because of the risk of choking. | ||
不要因噎废食，不要“八公山上，草木皆兵”，把很多香花都看作毒草。 Do not give up eating for fear of choking, don't" in the state of extreme nervousness", put a lot of flowers as poisonous weeds. | ||
