左支右絀相似詞/近義詞

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左支右絀相似詞

顧此失彼左右開弓事事棘手捉襟見肘東扶西倒左右為難左右支絀四面受敵挖肉補瘡

基本釋義

⒈  本指射箭時左臂撐弓、屈右臂扣弦之法。後轉指應付了左面,右面又感到不夠。表示財力或能力不足,窮於應付。

not have enough money to cover the expenses; be unable to cope with a situation; be in straitened circumstances;

顧此失彼:  兩者不能同時兼顧。例錢糧輸納,必有定限,……限有定而百姓閒時辦銀,逢限上納,無顧此失彼之慮。——清·黃六鴻《錢穀比限》英take one into consideration to the neglect of the other; attend to one thing and lose sight of another;

左右開弓:  雙手都能射箭。喻左邊一下、右邊一下做同一動作。英shoot first with one hand,then with the other; shoot first to one side,then to the other; to draw the bow both on the left and right;

事事棘手

捉襟見肘:  衣服破爛,拉一下衣襟就露出胳膊肘兒,比喻生活困難或處境窘迫。英have too many difficulties to cope with; pull down one's jacket to conceal the raggedness,only to expose one's albows;

東扶西倒:  從這邊扶起,又向那邊倒下。形容難以培養扶植或沒有主見。例笑殺槿籬能耐事,東扶西倒野酴醿。——宋·楊萬里《世南蕩》英brace up one while the other tumbles down;

左右為難:  左右都受限制,處處不得其便。例一時左右為難,不知如何是好。英in a dilemma; in an awkward predicament;

左右支絀

四面受敵:  各個方面受到敵對勢力的威脅或攻擊。

挖肉補瘡:  比喻只圖眼前,用有害的方法來應急。英cut out a piece of flesh to patch a boil; rob one's belly to cover one's back;