| 释义 |
●make ˌbricks without ˈstraw (BrE) try to do a piece of work without the necessary materials, equipment or information 做无米之炊；在缺少必要的材料（或设备、信息）的条件下做某事◆I don’t know how you expect me to cook dinner when there’s hardly any food in the house. You can’t make bricks without straw, you know.
家里几乎什么吃的都没有，你让我怎么做饭呀。要知道，巧妇难为无米之炊。 ORIGIN This is based on a story in the Bible. At that time, straw was an essential material for making bricks. 这个习语源于《圣经》中的一个故事。那时，草是制作砖块的主要材料。 |