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Meaning of 放长线钓大鱼

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放 fàng 长 cháng 线 xiàn 钓 diào 大 dà 鱼 yú (Trad.: 放長線釣大魚)
use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
Example Sentences
1
至于布什尔
,
伊朗可以说是放长线钓大鱼
。
As over Bushehr, Iran plays a long game.
2
它的具体操作过程实际就是放长线钓大鱼
,
通过短期看似
“
亏本
”
的文化投资换取长期的各方面的剥削权利
。
It's the concrete operation is in fact a long-term angle, through short-term appears to "loss" of culture in all aspects of long-term investment for the exploitation of rights.
3
丹尼经常意气用事
,
有时也会操之过急
,
因而在他成为放长线钓大鱼的高手之前
,
还得好好学会如何耐心行事
。
Often impulsive, occasionally over-eager, Danny had to learn to be patient before he could become skilled in the ways of the long con.
4
布朗在谈到雅克夫列夫试图招募他的时候说
,
当时我觉得这说不通
,
不过回想起来
,
俄罗斯人是在放长线钓大鱼
。
'At the time it made no sense to me, ' Mr. Browne said about Mr. Yakovlev's attempted recruitment. 'But in retrospect, the Russians were in it for the long haul.