呼风唤雨
书籍:汉英成语词典
更新时间:2018-12-03 21:50:14
出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第174页(520字)
①原指善于法术,有呼唤风雨、支配大自然的本事;比喻人具有极大的影响力,例他拥有庞大资产以及丰富的商业知识与经验,因此在工商界一向能呼风唤雨,无往不利。
Besides a huge fortune,he is well trained and has also much experience in business.He thus carries much weight in industrial and commercial circles and is able to carry everything before him.
②形容恶势力猖獗,例有一伙流氓在村子里呼风唤雨,到处骚扰,实在可恶。
There is a bunch of hooligans stirring up troublle in our village.They molest the inhabitants and are really detestable