汉英词典
MEANING OF 揠苗助长
揠苗助长
(揠苗助長)
see 拔苗助長|拔苗助长[ba2 miao2 zhu4 zhang3]
揠 pull / Pull up the seedlings to help them grow / The metaphor violates the objective law of the development of things, eager to get results, but messes things up
也作拔苗助长”。春秋宋国有人嫌秧苗长得太慢，就一棵棵拔高一点，结果这些秧苗都枯死了。比喻急于求成而违背事物的客观规律，结果反而把事情做坏搞经济建设必须量力而行，不能干那种揠苗助长的事。
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例如，谚语“揠苗助长”就是基于下面的故事。 For example, the proverb, "plucking up a crop to help it grow", is based on the following story. | ||
我们日常生活在自由自在之中，天从不做揠苗助长的事。 Our daily life is free and easy, because heaven doesn't do harm to a thing by being over-enthusiastic about it. | ||
只有当你自作聪明，揠苗助长，画蛇添足时，你与大自然的和谐才会受到伤害。 Only if you do the extra and harmful thing to it, the harmony between you and nature will be hurt. | ||
