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1 reap
/ri:p/ * động từ - gặt (lúa...) - thu về, thu hoạch, hưởng =to reap laurels+ công thành danh toại, thắng trận =to reap profit+ thu lợi; hưởng lợi !sow the wind and reap the whirlwind - (xem) sow !to reap where one has not sown - không làm mà hưởng; ngồi mát ăn bát vàng !we reap as we sow - gieo gì gặt nấy; ở hiền gặp lành, ở ác gặp ác -
2 sow
/sau/ * ngoại động từ sowed; sown, sowed - gieo =to sow land with maize+ gieo ngô lên đất trồng =to sow [the seeds of] dissension+ gieo mối chia rẽ !sow the wind and reap the whirlwind - gieo gió gặt bão * danh từ - lợn cái; lợn nái - (như) sowbug - rãnh (cho kim loại nấu chảy ra khuôn); kim loại cứng lại ở rãnh !as drunk as a sow - say bí tỉ, say tuý luý !to get (take) the wrong sow by the ear - bé cái nhầm, râu ông nọ cắm cằm bà kia -
3 whirlwind
/'w:lwind/ * danh từ - cn gió cuốn, gió lốn !sow the wind and reap the whirlwind - (xem) sow -
4 sown
/sau/ * ngoại động từ sowed; sown, sowed - gieo =to sow land with maize+ gieo ngô lên đất trồng =to sow [the seeds of] dissension+ gieo mối chia rẽ !sow the wind and reap the whirlwind - gieo gió gặt bão * danh từ - lợn cái; lợn nái - (như) sowbug - rãnh (cho kim loại nấu chảy ra khuôn); kim loại cứng lại ở rãnh !as drunk as a sow - say bí tỉ, say tuý luý !to get (take) the wrong sow by the ear - bé cái nhầm, râu ông nọ cắm cằm bà kia
См. также в других словарях:
(sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind — suffer serious consequences as a result of one s actions. [with biblical allusion to Hos. 8:7.] → whirlwind … English new terms dictionary
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind — ► (sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind suffer serious consequences as a result of one s actions. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the Book of Hosea, chapter 8.] Main Entry: ↑whirlwind … English terms dictionary
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind — To act wrongly and receive a crushing retribution • • • Main Entry: ↑wind … Useful english dictionary
reap the whirlwind — ► (sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind suffer serious consequences as a result of one s actions. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the Book of Hosea, chapter 8.] Main Entry: ↑whirlwind … English terms dictionary
reap the whirlwind — (sow the wind and) reap the whirlwind suffer serious consequences as a result of one s actions Origin: with biblical allusion to Hos. 8:7 … Useful english dictionary
they that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind — The proverb is also used as a metaphorical phrase to sow the wind (and reap the whirlwind). With allusion to HOSEA viii. 7 (AV) They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. 1583 J. PRIME Fruitful & Brief Discourse II. 203 They who… … Proverbs new dictionary
sow the wind and to reap the whirlwind — v. start something small and end up with a major result … English contemporary dictionary
whirlwind — ► NOUN 1) a column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape. 2) a very energetic or tumultuous person or process. 3) (before another noun ) very rapid and unexpected: a whirlwind romance. ● (sow the wind and) reap… … English terms dictionary
whirlwind — [hwʉrl′wind΄, wʉrl′wind΄] n. [ME whirlwynd, prob. based on ON hvirfilvindr] 1. a current of air whirling violently upward in a spiral motion around a more or less vertical axis that has a forward motion 2. anything resembling a whirlwind, as in… … English World dictionary
wind — I n. /wind/ movement, current of air 1) an adverse; balmy, gentle, light; biting, cold, cutting, icy; brisk, heavy, high, stiff, strong; fair, favorable; gale force; gusty; head; raw; tail; trade wind 2) the prevailing winds 3) the wind blows;… … Combinatory dictionary
whirlwind — noun 1》 a column of air moving rapidly round and round in a cylindrical or funnel shape. 2》 a very energetic or tumultuous person or process: a whirlwind of activity. ↘[as modifier] very rapid and unexpected: a whirlwind romance. Phrases (sow … English new terms dictionary
