2) To take a leaf out of one's Book
依样葫芦
3) slavish imitation
依样画葫芦的模仿
4) draw a gourd ladle on a calabash
比着葫芦画瓢
5) calabash
[英]['kæləbæʃ] [美]['kælə,bæʃ]
葫芦
1.
After examining several Chinese characters in Classic of Poetry,"páo" is identified as the present plant named calabash,which is further tested to have been planted in Zhou dynasty.
通过《诗经》中“壶”、“瓠”、“匏”、“瓞”、“庐”的考析,确定了“匏”为今天的“葫芦”。
2.
As a genital sign,calabash experienced four stages:1)originating from human two basic instincts;2)forming as a result of the presentation thought of the primitive men;3)strengthened in the practice of the primitive men;4)confirmed in the language and thought of the primitive men;finally,a complete genital sign system has come into being.
葫芦作为一个生殖符号的形成经历了四个阶段 :源于人类的两个基本本能 ;形成于原始人类的表象思维 ;并在原始人的行为实践中得到强化 ;在原始人的语言思维中得以重新确认 ,从而最终形成了一个完整的生殖符号体系。
6) bottle gourd
葫芦
1.
As a crop, the bottle gourd has a history that is the longest in the world.
葫芦是世界上最古老的作物。
补充资料：画依
1.旧时主管长官在公文稿上写一"依"字，表示依从可行。
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