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| Processed by: | richwarm (2013-09-13 22:31:15 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 48213 - submitted by 'brianlawrence' >> This expression is often used to describe scenery. See the explanation at http://baike.baidu.com/view/90683.htm : 原形容景物繁多，目不暇接。后来形容来人太多或事务繁杂，接待应付不过来。 Two examples from elementary textbooks show the "scenery" meaning is still current. 许多窗子连接在一起，汇成了一个花的海洋，让我们看的人如入山阴道上，应接不暇。 (describing a city where everyone decorates their windowsill with flowers) 我注意地看着，眼睛应接不暇，看清楚了这只（鸟），又错过了那只，看见了那只，另一只又飞起来了。(describing a flock of birds) I think it's worth mentioning that the idiom often has connotations of scenery. |
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- 應接不暇 应接不暇 [ying4 jie1 bu4 xia2] /no time to deal with so many things (idiom); to have one's hands full/ # + 應接不暇 应接不暇 [ying4 jie1 bu4 xia2] /no time to deal with so many things (idiom); to have one's hands full/overwhelmed by beautiful scenery/ + 應接不暇 应接不暇 [ying4 jie1 bu4 xia2] /more than one can attend to (idiom)/deluged (with inquiries etc)/overwhelmed (by the beauty of the scenery)/ |