proverbial

adj.

1. 谚语的；谚语表达的；如谚语所说的
   used to show that you are referring to a particular proverb or well-known phrase
   1. Let's not count our proverbial chickens.
      我们还是不要过分乐观。
2. 众所周知；著名
   well known and talked about by a lot of people
   1. Their hospitality is proverbial.
      他们的热情好客人人皆知。

1. ADJ 谚语的；出自谚语的；常说的
   You use pro- verbial to show that you know the way you are describing something is one that is often used or is part of a popular saying.
   1. The limousine sped off down the road in the proverbial cloud of dust...
      豪华轿车沿公路飞驰而去，那真是卷起一路风尘。
   2. My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street.
      我的观众当然不是街上的平头百姓。
2. ADJ 出名的；众所周知的
   Something that is proverbial is very well-known by a lot of people.
   1. His mastery of the French language was proverbial.
      他对法语的精通是众所周知的。

1. The limousine sped off down the road in the proverbial cloud of dust
   豪华轿车沿公路飞驰而去，那真是卷起一路风尘。
2. My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street.
   我的观众当然不是街上的平头百姓。
3. His mastery of the French language was proverbial.
   他对法语的精通是众所周知的。
4. The idea has acquired a proverbial currency.
   这一思想已像格言一样广为流传。
5. The proverbial story of "David defeats Goliath" played out in the high tech industry.
   “大卫打败了歌利亚”（DaviddefeatsGoliath，《圣经》典故，以弱胜强的典型&译注）这个众所周知的故事看来在高科技产业里又重演了。
6. Retailers also fared well as consumers began to loosen those proverbial purse strings.
   零售商的状况也不错，消费者开始放松捂紧的钱包。
7. This command creates the proverbial view and controller part of Model-View-Controller ( MVC).
   该命令将创建模型-视图-控制器（MVC）的视图和控制器部分。
8. However, misuse of email is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
   然而，滥用电子邮件只是让人效率低下的那众所周知的冰山一角。
9. That is, until she hit the proverbial wall.
   她就是这样的一个人，直到她撞到了众所周知的那堵墙。
10. REM sleep, however, is the proverbial riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
    然而REM睡眠，却是众所皆知的包于谜团中的谜中之谜。
11. While WE are pleased that you are beginning to wake up and smell the proverbial coffee, WE admonish you to put your souls into this endeavor.
    尽管我们很高兴看到你们开始觉醒，并嗅出了众所周知的咖啡味，我们劝诫你们将你们的灵魂投入到这次的奋斗中。
12. So I encourage you to face the proverbial mountains in your life.
    所以，我鼓励你面对你的生活中具有寓意的一座座大山。
13. Turning average joe's into the proverbial pumpkin.
    把乔大叔们变成了南瓜。
14. More than ever America is the proverbial melting pot.
    众所周知美国是个大熔炉，过去是，现在更是。
15. His proverbial good humour never fails to cheer me up.
    他那有口皆碑的好脾气总是能让我高兴起来。
16. Tom was looking at Mrs Adams, as unabashed as the proverbial cat looking at a king.
    汤姆望着亚当斯太太，泰然自若，就好像谚语所说的看着国王的猫。
17. If you use the proverbial bazooka to kill cockroaches, then who cares?
    如果你用射不完的火箭炮来杀蟑螂，谁会管你？
18. Their generosity is proverbial.
    他们的慷慨大度是众所周知的。
19. His generosity is proverbial in the neighbourhood.
    他的慷慨在这一带是众所周知的。
20. This preserves the original architectural vision and stops the proverbial too many cooks from spoiling the broth.
    这保持了原始的体系视角，停止了众所周知的“太多的厨子会坏了一锅汤”。
21. He's got the proverbial bird's nest on the ground here.
    他在这地方有着俗称的鸟巢。
22. Remember that proverbial parent-child talk about the birds and the bees?
    记得所有父母和孩子之间都会进行的那种两性基本知识谈话吗？
23. And she was healthy as a proverbial horse.
    她有传说中的圣马那么健康。
24. The proverbial calm before the storm.
    暴风雨前那种谚语中所说的平静。
25. So, maybe it is time to give him the proverbial boot.
    因此，或许你该让他卷铺盖走人了。
26. Careless of the consequences; the proverbial grasshopper& thoughtless of tomorrow; crushing the blooms with regardless tread.
    对结果不重视；谚语中的蚱蜢&毫不顾及将来；脚步粗心的踩碎了花朵。
27. We all know at least one small business website that seems to include everything but the proverbial kitchen sink.
    我们都知道至少有一个小型企业网站，似乎包含一切，但是看来却像厨房水槽。
28. She, like all of the men and women in her department, had been through the proverbial ringer.
    所有在这个部门工作的人，都像俗语所说的“被上了套”，她也不例外。
29. I guess the main problem is when people see DI as a hammer, everything becomes a proverbial nail.
    我想主要问题是当人们将依赖注入看作一把锤子，所有的东西都变成了钉子。

adj

1. widely known and spoken of
   1. her proverbial lateness
   2. the proverbial absentminded professor
   3. your proverbial dizzy blonde

2. of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
   1. he kicked the proverbial bucket
   2. the proverbial grasshopper