万事俱备，只欠东风
Wàn shì jù bèi, zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
Everything is ready but the eastward wind.



万事俱备，只欠东风
Wàn shì jù bèi, zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
Everything is ready but the eastward wind.


用法说明

"万事俱备，只欠东风"的字面意思是指一切都准备好了，只差东风了。比喻一切都已准备妥当，只差最后一个重要条件。
This sentenceliterally means that everything is ready save the eastward wind. It is a metaphorical description that expresses how all is prepared except the last crucial thing.


例句

1、甲：可以出发去野餐了吗？
Jiǎ：Kěyǐ chūfā qù yěcān le ma?
A: Can we go on the picnic now?


乙：万事俱备，只欠东风。等史密斯一家到了，我们就可以出发啦！
Yǐ：Wàn shì jù bèi, zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng. Děng Shǐ mì sī yī jiā dào le, wǒmen jiù kěyǐ chūfā la.
B: Everything is ready but the eastern wind. When the Smiths arrive, we can go right away.


2、 甲：新年就快到了，都准备好了吗？
Jiǎ：Xīnnián jiù kuài dào le, dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma?
A: The new year is coming, are you all ready?


乙：现在万事俱备，只欠东风。新年钟声一响，我们就可以放鞭炮啦。
Yǐ：Xiànzài wàn shì jù bèi, zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng. Xīnnián zhōngshēng yī xiǎng, wǒmen jiù kěyǐ fàng biānpào la.
B: Right now, everything is ready but the eastward wind. When the New Year's bell rings, we'll set off firecrackers.


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• sentence [´sentəns]   n.判决 vt.宣判；处刑   (初中英语单词)
• description [di´skripʃən]   n.描写   (初中英语单词)
• literally [´litərəli]   ad.逐字地；实际上   (高中英语单词)
• picnic [´piknik]   n.郊游 vi.(去)野餐   (高中英语单词)
• eastward [´i:stwəd]   a.&ad.向东(的)   (英语四级单词)