dog in the manger是什么意思_dog in the manger的用法_词性_词根

双语例句

John is a dog in the manger.

约翰是个占着茅坑不拉屎的人。
A dog in the manger.

狗展马槽，占着茅坑不拉屎。
No child wants to play with a dog in the manger.

没有哪个孩子想和占着茅坑不拉屎的人一起玩。
I'd better quit now. I don't want to be a dog in the manger.

我最好现在离职。我不想占着茅坑不拉屎。
I won't be named a dog in the manger again. You shall stay: now then!

我不要再被人叫作马槽里的一只狗了，现在你得留在这儿。

释义

inclined to prevent others from having or using things that one does not need oneself

占马槽的狗；占着茅坑不拉屎。

a person who does this占着茅坑不拉屎的人。［ORIGIN alluding to the fable of the dog that lay in a manger to prevent the ox and horse from eating the hay.］ dog-and-pony show

N. Amer. an elaborate display or presentation

〈北美〉精心安排的盛大演出（或展示）。