| 释义 |
●get/pour/put a ˌquart into a pint ˈpot (BrE) try to do sth impossible, especially to try to put sth into a space which is too small for it 尝试不可为之事（尤指硬将某物塞进过小的空间）◆30 people in this small room! You can’t put a quart into a pint pot, you know.这么小的房间要挤进 30 个人！你知道以小容大是不可能的。 NOTE A pint is 0.568 litres and a quart is 1.136 litres. * 1 品脱等于 0.568 升，1 夸脱等于 1.136 升。 |