基本解释
拼音: niú dāo xiǎo shì
注音: ㄋ一ㄡˊ ㄉㄠ ㄒ一ㄠˇ ㄕˋ
解释: 牛刀:宰牛的刀。用宰牛刀在小生物身上做试验。比喻有大本领而先在小事上略微施展一下。
出处: 宋 苏轼《送欧阳主簿赴官韦城》诗:“读遍牙签三万轴,欲来小邑试牛刀。”
例子: 中央电视台举办的青年越剧演员大奖赛,给了这些刚走出艺校校门不久的年轻人以牛刀小试,崭露头角的机会。
辨形: “试”,不能写作“拭”。
用法: 主谓式;作谓语、定语;用于书面语。
英语: display only a small part of one's talent
近义词:
崭露头角
初露锋芒
单字解释:
牛
刀
小
试
英语解释
Ox knife: a knife for slaughtering cattle; Small test: use it a little to show your skill. It is a metaphor for a person with great ability to show his ability in small things first. It is also a metaphor for a capable person to show talent at the beginning of work.