汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 明枪暗箭
míng qiāng àn jiàn
明枪暗箭 (明槍暗箭)
attack by overt and covert means / both open and covert attacks
A metaphor for all kinds of overt and covert attacks
暗箭 冷箭 鬼蜮伎俩
开诚布公
明 míng 枪 (槍) qiāng 暗 àn 箭 jiàn
COMMON WORDS WITH 明枪暗箭
明枪好躲，暗箭难防 ( 明槍好躲，暗箭難防 )
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
( 明槍好躲，暗箭難防 )
明枪易躲，暗箭难防 ( 明槍易躲，暗箭難防 )
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
( 明槍易躲，暗箭難防 )
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

家长有权教育监督子女，社会舆论却不断对此投以明枪暗箭。

Society continually undermines and attacks the right of parents to train and supervise their own children.

看起来音乐的确帮助了我们更好地应对生活中的明枪暗箭。

Music certainly seems to help us cope with life's slings and arrows.

一个人的心理越健康，那么就越能承担生活预料中、预料外的明枪暗箭。

The healthier one's psyche, the more one can withstand both the expected and unexpected slings and arrows of life.

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