汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 小作怡情,大作伤身
a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
xiǎo zuò qíng dà/dài () shāng shēn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

钟声大作,昭告胜利。

The bell is ringing loudly to declare victory.

3女性们说音乐怡情,但她们的身体却在说谎。

Women say music puts them in the mood, but their bodies tell a different story...

恍然间,欧洲金融体系警铃大作、脆弱不堪。

Europe's financial structure thus became suddenly and alarmingly fragile.

沉雷大作,恐怕马上就要下雨了。

It's going to rain, because the thunder is rumbling outside.

他们服用特殊的药物或断食,但是这些方法都很伤身。

They take special drugs or starve themselves, but these ways do harm to their bodies.

尔后,随着夜幕的降临,又是北风大作。

And then, with the coming of the night the north wind was again loosed.

首先说的是读书的三种功用,即:怡情、傅彩和长才。

Study serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.

具备撮箕和吸尘器两项功能,占地面积小,使用方便,工 作效率高。

The environment-friendly ground cleaner has two functions of a dustpan and a dust collector, occupies small space, is convenient to use and has high working efficiency.

在气愤时心疼一下自己,找个僻静处散散心,宣泄宣泄,不要让那些无名之火伤身;

In time of inflame, do yourself a favor along gift refresh to it in a quiet place so that you won't be hurt along its flames;

达芬奇的大作蒙娜丽莎的涂鸦现身于世界各地的大街小巷。

Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa has taken to the streets, appearing in urban graffiti murals around the world.