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make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
[英] [meɪk ə sɪlk pɜ:s aʊt ɒv ə səʊ ɪə]
[美] [mek ə sɪlk pɚs aʊt ʌv ə soʊ ɪɚ]
[短语] 把劣材制成美器；变废为宝
词频排名 43901/55435
学习人数 8
难度等级 1/10
认知比例 N/A
例句
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
劣材难成器。 / 朽木不可雕。
Even the Lord can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
上帝也没法把朽木雕成玉器。
"You may lecture the bloke, but you will not make a silk purse out of a sow's ear."
你可以教训那个家伙，可是朽木不可雕也。
助记
联想
can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
sow: a female pig 母猪
One reaps what one sows
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