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Meaning of 堂而皇之

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堂 táng 而 ér 皇 huáng 之 zhī
overt; to make no secret (of one's presence); grandiose; with great scope
Example Sentences
1
但是这类债券销售使它们堂而皇之地绕过了禁令
。
But this kind of bond offering gives them an officially sanctioned way around the prohibition.
2
他进入了一种罕见的幸福境界
。
在这里
,
美梦从幻想的角落里堂而皇之地走了出来
,
变成了现实
。
He was in that rare and blissful state wherein a man sees his dreams stalk out from the crannies of fantasy and become fact.
3
第一
,
这样无法产生半毛钱
,
因此堂而皇之地捣乱欧巴马的预算计画
。
First, it generates no money, thereby royally messing up Mr Obama' s budget.
4
伊朗与阿富汗共享一段很长的边界
,
毒品可以通过边界堂而皇之地外流
。
Iran shares a long border with Afghanistan through which drugs readily flow.
5
我相信
,
维基就是一种广泛的
、
堂而皇之的
、
更为深入的搜索方式
,
就像所有的百科全书那样
。
I believe wikis are, by and large, a decent starting point for further research, like any encyclopedia.