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Meaning of 顿足捶胸

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
顿 dùn 足 zú 捶 chuí 胸 xiōng (Trad.: 頓足捶胸)
to stamp one's feet and beat one's breast (idiom)
Example Sentences
1
两党的候选人一直都在倾听选民的上述抱怨
。
谁都不傻
,
都在顿足捶胸
,
恨不能表现得更富同情心
。
Both candidates hear voters complaining about these things all the time. And since neither of them is a fool, both crack their cheeks trying to sound sympathetic.
2
六个男人在史密斯家玩牌
,
史密斯一把就输了
500
美金
,
他一番顿足捶胸后倒在桌边死了
。
What a Card! Six guys are playing poker. After losing $500 on one hand, Smith clutches his chest and topples over, dead at the table.
3
它同样不像是拼写单词
,
不论你曾经有过多少次正确的经历
,
一次失败却也往往让你顿足捶胸
。
Life is not a spelling bee, where no matter how many words you've gotten right, you're disqualified if you make one mistake.
4
我们想不明白为什么这么好的一个基督徒
——
我们家的一份子
,
会堕落如此的深
,
金牙姑姑顿足捶胸
,
撕扯着长发乞求宽恕
。
We didn't know that a good Hindu, and a member of our family, could sink so low. Gold Teeth beat her breast and pulled ineffectually at her long hair and begged to be forgiven.