汉英词典
MEANING OF 能屈能伸
能屈能伸
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take / flexible
Can be bent and straightened / Refers to a person who can endure when frustrated and can do a lot when he is successful
能弯曲也能伸展。指人在不得志时能忍耐﹐在得志时能施展其抱负。没有志气的人在恶势力面前屈服﹐亦常以此语解嘲。语本《易．系辞下》"尺蠖之屈﹐以求信也。"信﹐同"伸"。
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我们是一棵树；我们能屈能伸。 We're a tree; we can bend. | ||
⊙、能忍能让真君子，能屈能伸大丈夫。 Can endure can make true gentleman, flexible, man. | ||
而生理学的解释是，我们的胃是一个能屈能伸的器官。 The physiological explanation is: Our stomach is a flexible organ. | ||
我们有手有脚，我们能屈能伸，这些都表示我们的身体是要用来跑步、行走和活动的。 We have legs, we have arms, we can bend and move - all of this means that our bodies were created to run, walk and be active. | ||
人类比我们认为的更能屈能伸、更能卧薪尝胆，就像2005年的一项跟踪透析病人的情绪变化的研究中证明的那样。 Humans are more resilient than we think and can endure trying times, as demonstrated in a 2005 study that tracked mood changes in dialysis patients. | ||
