"pearls before swine" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 对牛弹琴

Definition

这个表达指的是把珍贵的东西给不懂得欣赏的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个成语是正式和书面语，常用于表达失望、劝告或努力被浪费。当有价值的东西没有被珍惜时使用，不用于日常琐事。

Examples

Giving her advice was like casting pearls before swine.

给她建议就像是**对牛弹琴**。

He felt he was throwing pearls before swine when his students ignored his lessons.

当他的学生无视他的教导时，他觉得自己在**对牛弹琴**。

Don't waste your time—it's pearls before swine with him.

别浪费时间，对他来说就是**对牛弹琴**。

Honestly, discussing art history with them is just pearls before swine.

说真的，和他们讨论艺术史简直是**对牛弹琴**。

Trying to introduce new ideas at work feels like pearls before swine sometimes.

有时候，在工作中提出新想法感觉就是**对牛弹琴**。

She put her heart into that book, but publishing it there was pearls before swine.

她倾注了心血写那本书，但在那里出版简直是**对牛弹琴**。