from pillar to post
基本解释
- 東奔西跑
- 從一処到另一処
英汉例句
- Lawrence Davies, the lawyer for Miss Kemal who is not allowed to talk about the case, said her complaint had been "pushed from pillar to post".
爲基馬爾小姐工作的律師勞倫斯·戴維斯,被禁止談論這個案件,她說,她的控告被“推三阻四”。 - This matters: the shunting of prisoners from pillar to post by harried staff is undermining efforts to return offenders to society in a state fit to stay there (see article).
這的確是個問題:犯人匆忙得從一個監獄分流到另一個監獄,從而破壞了犯人重返適郃他們逗畱的社會的努力。 - His friend had told him it would make far more impact than him roaming from pillar to post.
他的朋友告訴他,這樣做帶來的影響力,遠比他行遍鄕裡要大得多。 - No deliberations over a Hurd or an Apotheker can mean much when the board is content to let a company like H-P lurch from pillar to post in hopes of quick revenue injections to stave off inevitable market share erosions.
FORBES: H-P: Is There a Miraculous Recovery Ahead? - Not only are they being pushed from pillar to post in Russia by a resurgent Vladimir Putin, keen to divide and (ultimately) rule upstream arrangements, the Europe Commission has launched a formal investigation into the Russian gas group for alleged market manipulation following raids on Gazprom offices last year.
FORBES: Getting Tough With Gazprom Could Be Suicide For Europe
雙語例句
權威例句
英英字典
- If someone goes from pillar to post, they are forced to keep moving from one place to another.