look a gift horse in the mouth

美 　英

• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)對禮物吹毛求疵；挑剔禮物；對禮物挑剔

英漢解釋

un.	1. to criticize something that has been given to you

例句

John gave Joe a baseball but Joe complained that the ball was old. His father told him not to look a gift horse in the mouth.

約翰給喬一個棒球，但喬抱怨這球太舊。他的父親告訴他不要太挑剔。

It is not as good as a larger one, but don't look a gift horse in the mouth, it's better than nothing!

它是不如更大容量的硬盤好，但不要吹毛求疵，它總比也好。

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth! I spent a whole afternoon choosing the gift for you!

別挑三揀四了，我可是花了一個下午的時間給你挑禮物呢！

not to look a gift horse in the mouth.

對禮物吹毛求疵；品評禮物的好壞。

I accept things with gratitude; never look a gift horse in the mouth.

我都以感恩的心接受禮物，從不對禮物有所埋怨。

To look a gift horse in the mouth may indicate a person's poor character.

批評禮物，也能顯示一個人的不良品格。

You'd better not look a gift horse in the mouth in front of Leon. He will possibly never want to talk to you.

在里昂面前你最好不要對禮物太挑剔，否則他可能再也不跟你講話了。

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

饋贈之馬，勿看牙口。

t look a gift horse in the mouth.

不要通過看嘴來判斷一匹馬是不是有天賦。

You shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth, even if such a pen is not very expensive.

你不該拿了人家的東西還挑剔，盡管這樣一支筆不是很昂貴的。

But my father immediately reprimanded me severely: "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, boy! "

父親立即嚴厲的訓斥了我“兒子，不要對禮物吹毛求疵！”