汉英词典
MEANING OF 玩火自焚
玩火自焚
to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences / to get one's fingers burnt
玩 play / 焚 burn / Those who play with fire must burn themselves / It is an analogy of taking risks or detrimental activities, and it is yourself that suffers in the end
玩玩弄；焚烧。玩火的必定会烧了自己。比喻干冒险或害人的勾当，最后受害的还是自己。
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这些年，我们这些警告他们会玩火自焚的人被不断地嘲笑和抹黑，我们被认为是想将时钟拨回到虚构的“黄金时代”的疯子。 Those of us who warned over the years that they were playing with fire were sneered at and smeared as Right-wing nutters who wanted to turn the clock back to some mythical golden age. | ||
查克：小镇姑娘，没见过市面，第一次出远门就丧了命--好吧，我就是这样子的，不过这次我真的是 玩火自焚 的。 Chuck: The small town girl who never sawthe world only to have her first time out be her last - well, that is who I am, but I was hoisted by my own petard ! | ||
