汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 成竹在胸
成竹在胸
see 胸有成竹[xiong1 you3 cheng2 zhu2]
成竹 Ready-made whole bamboo / The whole picture of the bamboo in front of the painting is already in the chest / The metaphor has been predicated before doing things
画竹子以前,心中先已有竹子的形象。语本宋苏轼《文与可画簀箉谷偃竹记》"故画竹,必先得成竹于胸中,执笔熟视,乃见其所欲画者,急起从之,振笔直遂,以追其所见,如兔起鹘落,少纵则逝矣。"后以喻处理事情之前心里早有通盘的考虑和打算。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

对于续约一事,你是否一直都成竹在胸

Were you always confident a deal would be done?

在街道上每一个人都是慢悠悠得,从容不迫,如同成竹在胸一般。

Every man on the street is leisurely, leisurely, like a plan.

要想在课堂上成竹在胸,纵横驰骋,不断读书是一条不错的捷径。

To be fully confident in the classroom, constantly reading is a good shortcut.

麦克唐纳虽然还没有公开自己的设计计划,不过他表示21世纪的设计理念已经成竹在胸

Although MacDonald has not yet gone public with his planned design, he says he has a 21st Century concept in mind.

没有严格遵照山水画的“勾、皴、点、染”等“程式”来,而是依照自己“成竹在胸”来抒发激情,追求笔墨意趣;

Not strictly follow the landscape of the "hook, cracked, point, dye" and "procedures" to, but according to his "enlightened approach" to express the passion, the pursuit of ink Interest;

在现实中,尽管盖茨的头发总是乱糟糟的,又长着张娃娃脸,不修边幅,他可是个老练的生意人,每走一步都成竹在胸

In reality, Gates is a smooth operator who, despite his uncombed hair, baby face and disheveled appearance, knew exactly what he was doing every step of the way.