汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 苟且
苟且
perfunctory / careless / drifting along / resigned to one's fate / improper (relations) / illicit (sex)
〈形〉❶只顾眼前,得过且过:~偷安。❷敷衍了事;马虎:因循~|他做翻译,一字一句都不敢~。❸不正当的(多指男女关系)。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

迎难而上或苟且离开。

Take it or leave.

迎难而上或苟且离开。这是需要抉择的。

Take it or leave. Here's something to do.

不过,你不能永远保持这种苟且求生的心态。

But you cannot maintain that survival mentality forever.

对失败者来说,磨难是苟且的籍口,对于成功者来说,反而是宝贵的财富。

To a failure, hardship is an excuse;To a success, hardship is great fortune.

屡失意的年轻人千里迢迢来到普济寺,慕名寻到老僧释圆,沮丧地对他说:“人生总不如意,活着也是苟且,有什么意思呢?”

Repeatedly frustrated young man all the way to Puji Temple, find a monk release attracted a round, depressed and said to him: "Life is always unhappy, living is struggling, what does that mean?"