汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 蒙在鼓里
蒙在鼓里 (蒙在鼓裡)
lit. kept inside a drum (idiom) / fig. completely in the dark / variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]
The metaphor is deceived by others and doesn't know anything about it
被包在鼓里。比喻受人欺骗,对某种情况的真相一点也不知道。
méng/měng/mēng zài () lǐ
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

关于这场交易公众被蒙在鼓里

The public was kept in the dark about the deal.

关于丈夫的活动,她一直蒙在鼓里

She was kept in ignorance of her husband's activities.

哦!原来你一直把我蒙在鼓里

So! You've kept me in the dark all the time.

它攻击其他蜜蜂品种的幼虫,将它们从巢里移走,替代它们接受蒙在鼓里的宿主母亲的喂养。

It attacks the larvae of other bee species, removes them from the nest, and takes their place to be raised by the unknowing host mother.