汉英词典
MEANING OF 越俎代庖
越俎代庖
lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs / to take matters into one's own hands
越 Straddle / 俎 The ritual vessel used for offering sacrifices in ancient times / 庖 chef / The chief priest stepped over the ceremonial vessel to take the place of the chef / Metaphor goes beyond one's own business scope to deal with other people's affairs
越跨过；俎古代祭祀时摆祭品的礼器；庖厨师。主祭的人跨过礼器去代替厨师办席。比喻超出自己业务范围去处理别人所管的事。
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一等兵威廉斯越俎代庖命令他们出去。 Corporal Williams officiously ordered them out. | ||
此时，中毒主机越俎代庖，起了缺省网关的作用。 Right now, exceed one's duties and meddle in others' affairs of toxic lead plane, had the effect of default gateway. | ||
“放手”并不代表停止关怀；而是意味着我不能越俎代庖。 Letting go does not mean to stop caring; it means I can't do it for someone else. | ||
基于上述原因，我们修行者尊敬神，但是绝不替天行道，越俎代庖。 Due to the said factors, we, the men of practice, respect God but we never do the duty of Heaven or become a substitute for Heaven. | ||
本周出炉的报告给出的诊断结论是：基金组织和世界银行相互之间应该多推心置腹，少越俎代庖。 This week they released their report. It concludes that the fund and the bank should talk to each other more and step on each other's toes less. | ||
