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无头苍蝇

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Collocation

1
成了无头苍蝇
2
像(个)无头苍蝇似的
3
像无头苍蝇一样/一般

Definition

无头苍蝇:

Literally means:

headless flies

Actually means:

like headless fly act in a hit-or-miss fashion

It figuratively refers to a person who acts in hit-or-miss fashion due to lack of definite aim or purpose.

It also refers to a person who becomes panic or lost when confronted with a problem. Derogatory.

比喻因缺乏明确方向或目标而行动盲目的人,或遇事慌乱,不知如何对付的人。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as object or attributive. (作宾语、状语)
1
Gāng
毕业
de
xuéshēng
大学生
zhǎo
gōngzuò
工作
shí
máng
盲目
xìng
hěn
  
,
zǒu
le
hěnduō
很多
wān
弯路
  
,
yǒude
有的
rén
shènzhì
甚至
chéng
le
tóu
无头
cāngying
苍蝇
yàng
一样
  
,
dàochù
到处
luàn
tóu
jiǎn
简历
  

Newly graduated college students looking for a job blindness is very big, walked a lot of detours, some people even become headless flies, everywhere to cast resumes.

2
shù
无数
de
pàodàn
炮弹
zài
fāng
敌方
de
zhèn
阵地
zhá
kāi
le
  
,
rén
敌人
dùnshí
顿时
xiàng
tóu
无头
cāngying
苍蝇
yàng
一样
  
,
fēnfēn
纷纷
chù
四处
táocuàn
逃窜
  

Countless shells exploded in enemy positions, and the enemy suddenly fled like headless flies.

3
zǒujìn
走进
tiězhàn
地铁站
jiù
xiàng
jìn
le
gōng
迷宫
yàng
一样
  
,
wánquán
完全
zhǎo
budào
不到
fāngxiàng
方向
  
,
zhǐnéng
只能
xiàng
tóu
无头
cāngying
苍蝇
shìde
似的
luàncuàn
乱窜
一气
  
,
jiēguǒ
结果
chéng
cuò
le
chē
  

He walked into the subway station like a maze, completely unable to find the direction, can only be like a headless fly-like scurrying, the result of the wrong car.