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Meaning of 网开一面

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网 wǎng 开 kāi 一 yī 面 miàn (Trad.: 網開一面)
open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment
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Antonyms: 小肚鸡肠
Example Sentences
1
美国
“
薪酬沙皇
”
将对他网开一面
。
S. pay czar will give Benmosche leeway on pay.
2
过去一直有这样的假设
,
认为政府在这方面会对它们网开一面
。
It was always assumed that the government would go easy on them in that regard.
3
后来
,
人们把它改为
\"
网开一面
\"
,
表示宽容的对待做错事的人
。
Later, people changed it into "Give the wrong-doer a way out.", indicating to be lenient to the wrong-doers.
4
现在任何转基因肉类
,
不管是不是克隆的
,
都很难销售
。
不过
,
也许监管部门会对无痛肉牛网开一面
。
Any kind of genetically modified meat, be it cloned or otherwise, is a difficult sell these days, but perhaps they'd make an exception for pain-free beef.
5
其中有些是我们不得不对其网开一面
,
例如赋税
、
坏天气和拥挤的交通等等
。
Some of it we have to deal with (taxes, bad weather, traffic).