汉英词典
MEANING OF 按图索骥
按图索骥
(按圖索驥)
lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue
索 Find / 骥 Good horse / Follow the portrait to find a good horse / It is a metaphor of sticking to rules; it is also a metaphor of looking for clues
索找；骥良马。按照画像去寻求好马。比喻墨守成规办事；也比喻按照线索去寻求。
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并非所有的智富都只能在大都市中按图索骥。 Not all the intelligent rich can only be searched in the metropolis. | ||
按图索骥，我找到了这家只做外卖的秦家饼店。 Rang, I found this only do take-away of the Qin family bakery. | ||
我按图索骥来到了山上，突然发现自己在轻声低语：“文森特，你在哪呢？” I followed this self-guided tour up the hill, finding myself softly whispering: "Vincent, where are you?" | ||
我惊异地发现，在帕提欧，原来按图索骥，真的找到记忆中的那枚贝壳。 To my great surprise and delight, in Patio, I have really found the shell in my memory according to a map. | ||
沃鲁卡斯报告引起了人们对雷曼可能存在的会计和风险管理问题的强烈关注，监管层或将按图索骥地采取措施，防止又一场雷曼式破产的发生。 The Valukas report sheds a huge spotlight on potential accounting and risk management problems at Lehman and is a potential roadmap for regulators looking to prevent another Lehman-like collapse. | ||
