蚍蜉撼大树

蚍蜉撼大树的英文翻译

基本释义

• an ant trying to topple a giant tree; ridiculously overrate oneself
• ludicrously ignorant of one's strength

参考释义

蚍蜉撼大树 [pí fú hàn dà shù]

• - an ant trying to topple a giant tree -- ridiculously overrating one's own strength; a person's overestimating his strength; an ant trying to shake a big tree; ants attempt to shake a tree; try to sweep back the Atlantic with a broom:

  A tiny insect, trying to shake a mighty tree, is ludicrously ignorant of its own weakness.; like ants trying to shake a huge tree, ridiculously overrating themselves; They were merely like ants trying to shake a giant tree. How they overrated themselves! 蚍蜉撼大树，可笑不自量。