Results for “一”

a short time / a little while

a short time / a little while

a short time / a little while

two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜[Zhōu Yú] and 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhū gě Liàng])

one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span

first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old)

to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)

(idiom) to be evident at a glance

lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight

new emperor, new officials (idiom) / a new chief brings in new aides

(lit.) once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying) / (fig.) once bitten, twice shy

lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom) / fig. one is helpless alone

small capital, huge profit (idiom) / to put in a little and get a lot out

lit. a cup of soup / fig. to get part of the profits / one's share of the action

far apart

lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. scrupulous attention to detail

lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding

lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom) / fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders

stubborn / inflexible / one-track minded

see 一條繩上的螞蚱|一条绳上的蚂蚱[yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha]

(golf) hole in one

lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom) / fig. people who are in it together for better or worse / people who will sink or swim together

lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom) / fig. to stick to one's ways / to cling to one's course

to stick to one's ways / to cling to one's course

one-stop service

to deal a single fatal blow / (fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error

to lump different matters together (idiom)

to hit with the first shot

first / first time / once / (math.) linear (of degree one)

linear function (math.)

repeatedly / over and over again

linear equation

(math.) linear equation

unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers are first meeting, but soon friends / an acquired taste

lump-sum (finance)

one step, one footprint (idiom) / steady progress / reliable

see 亦步亦趨|亦步亦趋[yì bù yì qū]

to accomplish in one step / to achieve the desired result in one go

reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom) / (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success

pencil skirt