汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 打蛇不死,后患无穷
if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
dǎ/dá shé bù/bú () hòu huàn () wú () qióng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他的计划后患无穷。

His plans are a recipe for disaster.

在八个月内游览十二个国家可能会后患无穷。

Visiting twelve countries in eight months is a little recipe for disaster.

有些动物很可能可以在理想的环境下达到长生不老,比如海鞘、特定种类的珊瑚、九头蛇、灯塔水母(不死的海蜇)。

The animals that can possibly achieve immortality under ideal conditions, such as sea squirts, certain corals, Hydra, and Turritopsis nutricula (the immortal jellyfish), often activate telomerase.

蛇以为笛子是另一条蛇。

The snake thinks the flute is another snake.

不管不死生物如何得到无惧能力。

It doesn't matter how the Undead creature is Fearless.

但万万不可让外国插手,那样只能意味着中国还未独立,后患无穷。

But under no circumstances will we allow any foreign country to interfere. Foreign interference would simply mean China is still not independent, and that would lead to no end of trouble.

我大病不死已经超过了40多个年头。

I have survived over 40 years of ill health.

一世爱佐,不死不休。这是我们的行动。

Loving you forever only when we die is our action.

蛇能蜕皮。

Snakes cast their skins.

口风不紧船舰沉,但现在看起来一次不谨慎的键盘敲击也是后患无穷。

Loose lips may still sink ships, but for the moment it seems that an indiscreet keystroke can do just as much damage.