汉英词典
MEANING OF 隔靴搔痒
隔靴搔痒
(隔靴搔癢)
lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) / fig. beside the point / ineffectual
搔 Grab / Scratching through the boots / Metaphorical speech and composition are not pertinent, not appropriate, and fail to grasp the main points / Or do things without grasping the key
比喻说话作文等不中肯，没有抓住解决问题的关键。
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我们不要再隔靴搔痒了，先生们。是时候动手了！ VP: I think it's time we stop beating around the bush, gentlemen, and go after the damn bush! | ||
在WTO以及自由贸易体系之下的讨论尽管是最切合实际的，但总有隔靴搔痒的感觉。 It is most practical discussing "Lacey act" under WTO and free trade system, but this cannot reach the most extent. | ||
不幸的读者还可能被灌输这样一种误导：通胀看上去竟有点像肺结核———一个曾在我们父辈时代中贻害无穷人人闻之色变但而今对我们却如隔靴搔痒的“魔鬼”。 Unfortunately, the reader is left with the misguided idea that inflation is a bit like tuberculosis: a terrible scourge in our parents' era but one that has little impact on our own. | ||
