Change log entry 65937 | |
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Processed by: | richwarm (2018-07-16 06:15:16 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 62437 - submitted by 'sl89' >> * Wenlin and Pleco have "shooting star; meteor", it's believable but I haven't seen any example where 星火 actually stands for meteor. LAC has "原指流星急速坠落的火光", so the light (or spark) of a meteor. I don't know if it's worth mentioning in the definition. * MOE says "比喻小事", that's believable but I haven't seen other examples with this meaning. * MOE says "星名。东方七宿苍龙中之一星。"--this may be true but I haven't seen it anywhere else and don't know what the English name would be, or even if there is one. * It doesn't really mean urgent, as all examples have a word meaning urgent followed by a comparative particle (急于星火/急如星火 -- both fixed expressions already on CEDICT), it's more like a quantifier in these cases. I'm not sure how to express this in the definition. 【Wenlin】 n. ①spark ②shooting star; meteor ③very urgent matter 【Pleco】 NOUN 1 spark 2 shooting star; meteor | 急如星火 | extremely pressing; most urgent; posthaste 【MoE】 1. 小火。 | 唐.薛能〈洛下寓怀〉诗:「冰霜谷口晨樵远,星火炉边夜坐寒。」 2. 比喻急迫。 | 《文选.李密.陈情表》:「州司临门,急于星火。」 3. 比喻小事。 | 清.阮大铖《燕子笺.卷上.第一六出》:「(你)鹏飞比势,龙媒争驭,(看)棘闱星火森沈。」 4. 星名。东方七宿苍龙中之一星。 | 《书经.尧典》:「日永星火,以正仲夏。」 | 汉.孔安国.传 :「火,苍龙之中星,举中则七星见。」 | 《文选.陆倕.新刻漏铭》:「以为星火谬中, 金水违用。」 【LAC】 1. 小火。 | ~燎原。 2. 原指流星急速坠落的火光,后比喻急迫。 | 急如~。 【规范】 1 名 火星儿 | 星火飞溅。 2 名 流星瞬间发出的光(多用于比喻) | 急如星火。 星火可以燎原,此处严禁吸烟。 A single spark can start a prairie fire, where smoking is prohibited. 星火形成履行一个600伏特的电容器成为一个线圈小学。 A spark is formed by discharging a 600 volt capacitor into a coil primary. 星火燃着了干木。 The sparks kindled the dry wood. 骄傲、妒恨和贪婪好比三颗星火,使一切人的心熊熊燃烧。 Pride, Envy, and Avarice are the threes sparks that have set these hearts on fire. -------------------------------------- Editor: thanks |
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# 星火 星火 [xing1 huo3] /spark/extremely urgent/ + 星火 星火 [xing1 huo3] /spark/meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3])/ |