遮望眼
English translation: get to his head
| 10:31 Sep 10, 2008 |
| Chinese to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Military / Defense / training | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Denyce Seow Singapore Local time: 09:11 | ||||||
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| 5 | caused him to lose sight of the big picture/clouded his judgement or perspective |
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| 4 | blindfold |
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| 4 | blocked/obstructed/restricted by |
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| 3 +1 | get to his head |
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| 4 | He still kept his mind calm/cool in front of flooding honors. |
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1 hr confidence: 
blindfold Explanation: Literally translated: He wasn't blindfolded by the glory of stepping onto the position of a leader. Instead, he improved continuously the structure of his knowledge and abilities (skills). |
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2 hrs confidence:
blocked/obstructed/restricted by Explanation: I am afraid the words here are not properly used, for "遮望眼" is used in the poem of Yuefei, the patriotic leader in Song Dynasty. |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1get to his head Explanation: ... let glory get to his head |
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7 hrs confidence:
caused him to lose sight of the big picture/clouded his judgement or perspective Explanation: I think either one would be appropriate in this context, depends also what was mentioned before or after the sentence you have provided... |
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15 hrs confidence:
He still kept his mind calm/cool in front of flooding honors. Explanation: For the whole sentence 他并没有被荣誉遮望眼. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15小时 (2008-09-11 02:08:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or use " head" instead of mind. |
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