| 释义 |
rod BrE /rɒd/
NAmE /rɑːd/► SEE ALLmake a rod for your own backa rod/stick to beat sb withrule (sb/sth) with a rod of iron/with an iron handspare the rod and spoil the child
●make a rod for your own ˈbackdo sth which is likely to cause problems for yourself, especially in the future 自讨苦吃；自惹麻烦◆I think she’s making a rod for her own back by not telling him she’s leaving. When he finds out, there’ll be trouble.
要走却不告诉他，我觉得她是在自讨苦吃。等他发现就麻烦了。●a rod/stick to ˈbeat sb witha fact, an argument, etc. that is used in order to blame or punish sb （用以怪罪或惩罚某人的）事实依据，理由◆The results of the national exams this year are being used as another stick to beat teachers with.今年全国统考的成绩被用作老师的另一罪状。●rule (sb/sth) with a rod of ˈiron/with an iron ˈhand (informal) control sb/sth in a very strong or strict way 实行铁腕统治；严格管制◆They ruled the country with an iron hand and anybody who protested was arrested.他们对国家实行铁腕统治，把任何抗议者都抓起来。●ˌspare the ˈrod and ˌspoil the ˈchild (saying) if you do not punish a child for behaving badly, he/she will behave badly in future 省了棍子，宠坏孩子；孩子不打不成器 |