啼笑皆非
[tí xiào jiē fēi]
know not whether to laugh or cry
那孩子的恶作剧与其说让他责骂，倒不如说让他啼笑皆非，然而，他还是起来进行了必要的惩戒。
He felt more like laughing at the child's escapade than scolding him, but, solemn as an owl, he got through the necessary reprimand.
英语翻译
参考释义
- 啼笑皆非[tíxiàojiēfēi]
- -makemeonthespot;nottoknowwhethertolaughorcry;beinanawkwardposition[situation];anembarrassingsituationinwhichlaughsandcriesareoutofplace;anunforeseensituationinwhichoneisatalosstoreactproperly;astrangesituationinwhichonecannotlaughorweepwithoutbeingfoundfaultwith;beableneithertocrynortolaugh;betweentearsandlaughter;findsth.bothfunnyandannoying
双语例句
He felt more like laughing at the child's escapade than scolding him, but, solemn as an owl, he got through the necessary reprimand.
