惜墨如金指绘画、做文章等不轻易落笔力求精炼。例李营丘惜墨如金。——宋费枢《钓矶立谈》英(of a writer,calligrapher,painter) abstemious of his use of ink;[查看详情]

短小精悍身材短小而精明强干。例短小精悍姿屹然强寇敌。——唐杜甫《赠王思礼》英not of imposing stature but strong and capable;后形容文章、言论等简短有力。例《你我》原想写一篇短小精悍的东西。——朱自清《你我》自序。英short and pithy; terse and forceful;队伍人[查看详情]

简明扼要谓简单明白抓住要点。[查看详情]

删繁就简删去繁杂的使文字简明。英simplify sth. by cutting out the superfluous; simplify the complicated material; reduce to bare essentials;[查看详情]

片言只字少量的文字。[查看详情]

片纸只字指零碎的文字材料或简短的书信。英half a word; fragments of writing;[查看详情]

要言不烦要：简要。烦：烦琐。指说话简明扼要。英give the essentials in simple language; important statement need not be prolix;[查看详情]

三言两语用几句话。例这事不是三言两语能说清楚的。英in a few words;简短地说。例她总是围着围裙走来走去三言两语地跟每一个人交谈。英short;[查看详情]

言简意赅语言虽精练简洁但已概括要义。英words are few,but they contain profound truth; be precise and to the point;[查看详情]

片言只语简单的几句话零碎的文字材料也指简短的文字。例片言只字不关其间。——晋陆机《谢平原内史表》英a phase or two;[查看详情]

断简残编见“断编残简”英broken chapters and paragraphs;[查看详情]