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冷板凳
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Collocation
1
让……坐冷
2
坐冷板凳
Definition
冷板凳
Literally means:
cold bench
Actually means:
indifferent post; cold reception
It metaphorically means an easy and insignificant position, or cold reception of someone. It usually connotes one is not taken seriously or valued, or is prejudiced against.
比喻清闲、不重要的的职位或受到的冷淡对待。多用于指人不受重视、重用或受到歧视。
Example
Used as object. (作宾语)
1
Zài
在
zhège
这个
jiāzúshì
家族式
de
的
qǐyè
企业
zhōng
中
,
gēn
跟
lǎobǎn
老板
bù
不
zhānqīndàigù
沾亲带故
de
的
,
zìrán
自然
shì
是
zuòlěngbǎndèng
坐冷板凳
le
了
。
In this family-style business, with the boss do not touch the family, naturally sit on the cold bench.
2
Shàngcì
上次
tā
他
gēn
跟
lǎobǎn
老板
dǐngzhuàng
顶撞
,
lǎobǎn
老板
bèi
被
tā
他
rěnǎo
惹恼
le
了
,
suǒyǐ
所以
gěi
给
le
了
tā
他
yī
一
gè
个
lěngbǎndèng
冷板凳
。
Last time he bumped into his boss, who was annoyed by him, he was given a cold bench.
3
Zhè
这
réncái
人才
dāng
当
le
了
sān
三
tiān
天
jīnglǐ
经理
jiù
就
bǎi
摆
qǐ
起
chòujiàzi
臭架子
,
jìngrán
竟然
ràng
让
wǒ
我
zuòlěngbǎndèng
坐冷
,
zúzú
足足
děng
等
le
了
bàn
半
xiǎoshí
小时
,
zhēn
真
bùxiànghuà
不像话
。
This talent when the manager for three days put up a stinking shelf, let me sit on the cold bench, enough to wait half an hour, really not like words.