feet of clay

feet of clay

美 　英

• na.泥足；外强中干的；伟人或受崇拜者不为人所知的弱点
• 网络致命的弱点；泥脚；要命的弱点

英汉解释

na.	1. 泥足 2. 泥足,外强中干的,不堪一击的 3. 伟人或受崇拜者不为人所知的弱点 4. 意料之外的严重缺点[错误]

例句

had to resign after being caught having an affair with his secretary. Like some of his predecessors, he was found to have feet of clay.

这位内阁大臣在与秘书私通时被抓住，他不得不辞职。如同他的几位前任一样，他也原形毕露了。

Without a strong capacity for innovation and creativity, even a giant has feet of clay.

如果没有强劲的改革与创新能力，即使是经济巨人也会存在致命弱点。

I believed him to be honest but his actions showed that he had feet of clay.

我原以为他是个诚实的人，然而他的举动却显示出他有不为人知的缺点。

Man is a fool. And he thinks he'll be okay, dragging on feet of clay, never knowing he's astray. Keeps on going anyway.

人们真傻，总以为自己的会没事，一直错下去，却不知道他已经迷失了方向。

He was disillusioned to find that all the heroes of his youth had feet of clay.

他发现年轻时所崇拜的人物都有缺点，这令他大失所望。

Feet of clay, indeed; but Mr Miller does not chide his dozen unduly.

人无完人，的确是这样，但是米勒先生对笔下的12位哲学家并没有求全责备。

Why are people always surprised when they discover that their heroes have feet of clay?

为什么人们发现他们心目中的英雄也有弱点时总是那么吃惊呢？

The earth 1 In this great temple deserted by the gods, all my idols have feet of clay.

地球！在这个被神遗弃的伟大的寺庙里，所有我的偶像都是有着不为人知的品性上的缺点的。

All human beings have feet of clay, no one is perfect.

所有的人都有脚上泥。

Even fathers are ordinary merl with feet of clay.

即便是父亲也是具有弱点的普通人。

He was disappointed to find that even Lincoln had feet of clay.

他失望地发现原来林肯也有缺点。

When the coach was arrested for drunken driving, the students realized that their hero had feet of clay.

当锻练酒后驾驶被拘留，先生们才认识到他们心目中的好汉也有致命的缺点。

The god of financial markets has feet of clay.

金融市场的神话有着致命的弱点。

He is a colossus with feet of clay.

他是一个脚上沾满泥土的巨人。

Bob: I know, but he has feet of clay.

我知道，可是他有个致命的弱点。

They discovered to their vast discomfiture that their idol had feet of clay, after placing him upon a pedestal(James Joyce)

在他们把此人当作一个了不起的人物以后，令他们大为懊恼的是他们发现这位偶像有缺点还犯了错误（詹姆斯·乔伊丝）

We have all feet of clay, women as well as men;

我们都有一双泥脚，男人女人都一样；

Dragging on, feet of clay

拖再拖，脚粘土

and you ran with feet of clay

你带着脚上的泥土上路