| 釋義 |
以湯止沸yǐ tāng zhǐ fèicheck the pot from boiling by pouring in boiling water—of no avail; to no effect
? 在危機(jī)期間，許多人企圖斡旋于兩國之間，但如～，無濟(jì)于事。During the crisis,many people tried to mediate between the two countries,but to no avail just like checking the pot from boiling by pouring in boiling water. 以湯止沸yi tang zhi feitrying to stop water from boiling by adding boiling water to it—an ineffective measure 以湯止沸yǐ tānɡ zhǐ fèi把開水澆在鍋里來制止沸騰。比喻舍本逐末，不僅不能制止某種趨勢，反而會(huì)助長。a temporacy redress, of no avail |