proverb1['prɔvə:b]n.1.■谚语;格言;俗语2.■尽人皆知的人(或事);笑柄3.■【圣经】《箴言》4.■[复数](猜)谚语游戏vt.1.■[古语]2.■使成为谚语;使成为话柄3.■用谚语表达近义词sayingas the proverb goes (或says, runs,is)俗话说,常言道be a proverb for是出了名的,…是尽人皆知的pass into a proverb传为话柄,成为笑柄;成为谚语to a proverb达到尽人皆知的程度(或地步)[常用作讽刺语或反语] proverb2['prəuvə:b; 'prəu'və:b]n.1.■【语法学】代动词(如 act as I do 中的 do)
proverbproverb[ˈprɔvə(:)b]n.1.■谚语, 格言, 箴言2.■尽人皆知的事物, 笑柄His punctuality is a proverb. (=He is a proverb for punctuality.)他严守时间是有名的。His ignorance is a proverb.他的无知已成笑柄。The (Book of ) Proverbs基督教(旧约全书中的)箴言篇