马齿徒增mǎ chǐ tú zēngget old without ac complishing much; outgrow one’s usefulness ❍ 刚才您提到我的艺术造诣,差得远啊,鄙人是~。Just now you mentioned my artistic attainments. Far from it!I’m getting old,yet I’ve accomplished little. 马齿徒增mǎ chǐ tú zēnɡ徒:白白地。马的牙齿随年龄的增长而增加,因此看马齿就可以知道马的年龄。也比喻人的年龄虽然增加了,但学问没有长进、事业没有成就,白白地混日子。advanced in age, outgrow one’s usefulness, be old and unfit for anything |