汉英词典
MEANING OF 抱残守缺
抱残守缺
(抱殘守缺)
to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative / stickler for tradition
Holding on to the old and broken things / Describes conservative thinking and does not seek improvement
抱着残缺陈旧的东西不放。形容思想保守，不求改进。
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开心并非是指事事完美无缺，而是你不再抱残守缺。 Being happy doesn't have to mean that everything is perfect but rather you are looking beyond the imperfections. | ||
现代的阳光还没有照耀在西递青灰的屋瓦上，在都市的喧哗这之外，它抱残守缺，在皖南的清澈中向我们呈现了一种朴素的民间生活。 Modern sunshine has not shone on the roof of the Xidi gray, in the noise of the city, it is too conservative, in the southern Anhui clear to us presents a simple folk life. | ||
