believe one's own eyes, one cannot Idiom, Proverb
cannot but
cannot keep from;cannot avoid 禁不住;不得不
The young man cannot but pity that poorly dressed old man.这个年轻人禁不住对那个穿着破旧的老人怜悯起来。
We could not but stop at the foot of a hill because the road was too slippery.由于路太滑,我们不得不在一座山脚下停了下来。
I cannot but admit the truth of your remarks,although they go against my interests.虽然你的话对我不利,但我不得不承认你所讲的是事实。
cannot help
can't avoid doing sth.;have no control over 不得不,禁不住(与cannot but同义,但help后要接动名词,but后接动词原形)
We cannot help admiring his learning.我们不得不佩服他的学识。
After hearing the joke,we cannot help laughing.听到这个笑话,我们禁不住大笑起来。
cannot…too
impossible for a certain state or action to be more than what should be or to be beyond what is desirable无论怎样也不过分
You cannot be too careful.你越小心越好。(你无论怎么小心也不为过分。)
A man cannot have too many friends.朋友越多越好。
The bad habit cannot be got rid of too soon.这个坏习惯改得越早越好。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
It is not possible for a bad or unpleasant person to become good or pleasant.
A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand
Everyone involved must unify and function together or it will not work out.
Beggars cannot be choosers.
One must accept what is available in difficult circumstances.
You can take a horse to the water, but you cannot
You cannot help an unwilling person beyond a certain point.
The leopard cannot change its spots.
A person's character, especially bad nature, will always remain the same.
cannot but|can|can't but|cannot
v. phr. To be forced to; can only; must.
When the streets are full of melting snow, you can't help but get your shoes wet. When a friend gave Jim a ticket to the game, he couldn't help but go. When a close friend dies, you cannot but feel sad. Compare: CAN HELP, HAVE TO.
cannot
cannot see under
can't.
believe one's own eyes, one cannot
One finds it adamantine to assurance one’s own acumen or senses. This announcement of atheism dates at atomic from the seventeenth century, and has been a cliché back the backward nineteenth century. “Believe it tho’ I saw it myself, I cannot” appeared in Bartholomew Robinson’s Latin and English Adages (1621).Learn more: believe, cannot, one, own
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