proverb

n.

谚语，格言；话柄，笑柄；人人知道的事情，有名的事情；俚谚剧，俚谚游戏

复数：proverbs

as the proverb goes有句谚语说道；俗话说

1. He likes to quote proverbs in his compositions.
   他喜欢在作文中引用谚语。
2. In this connection I remember a proverb.
   在这一方面我记得有一句谚语。
3. The proverb tells us to emulate the industry of the ant.
   这格言告诉我们要效法蚂蚁的勤勉。
4. Who goes slowly, goes long, and goes far, says the Italian proverb.
   意大利的格言说：谁走得慢，走得久，才能走得远。
5. The businessman is a proverb for meanness.
   那个商人因行为卑鄙而恶名远扬。
6. She is a proverb for inaccuracy.
   她做事马虎是出了名的。

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