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眼眶子高

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Collocation

1
改掉眼眶子高的毛病
2
要放下架子,不要眼眶子太高
3
别眼眶子太高

Definition

眼眶子高:

Literally means:

height of glasses frame

Actually means:

眼眶子 refers to eye socket or rim of the eye.

This phrase figuratively means one's taste being too high and one's requirement too difficult to meet.

It is often used to indicate that the standard one uses to choose a person or thing is too stringent. Slightly derogatory.

眼眶子,眼球的四周。

眼眶子高,比喻眼界高,要求高。多用来指挑选人或事物的标准太高了。略含贬义。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive. It can be used with other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、定语,中间可插入别的词语)
1
Zhège
这个
rén
yǎnkuàng
眼眶
shízài
实在
tài
gāo
le
  
,
niánxīn
年薪
shíwàn
十万
yuán
de
gōngzuò
工作
hái
kàn
shàng
  

This man's eyes are too high, the annual salary of 100,000 yuan of work is not yet visible.

2
Zhèxiē
这些
rén
zuì
yàomìng
要命
de
máobìng
毛病
jiùshì
就是
yǎnkuàng
眼眶
gāo
  
,
nìng
宁可
zài
chéng
大城
shì
shòu
qíong
  
,
kěn
不肯
dào
dài
待遇
cuò
不错
de
xiāngzhèn
乡镇企业
gōngzuò
工作
  

The most fatal problem of these people is the high eyes, would rather be poor in the big city, but also refused to work in the well-treated township enterprises.

3
zhìjīn
至今
hái
méiyǒu
没有
péngyou
女朋友
  
,
bìng
shì
yīnwèi
因为
yǒu
yǎnkuàng
眼眶
gāo
de
máobìng
毛病
  
,
érshì
而是
yīnwèi
因为
méiyǒu
没有
pèngshàng
碰上
zhēnzhèng
真正
yǒuyuán
有缘
de
hái
女孩
  

I still don't have a girlfriend, not because I have a high eye socket, but because I didn't meet the real girl.