故态复萌旧日不好的行为举止再次表现出来。例只等抚台一走依然是故态复萌。——清李宝嘉《官场现形记》英old habits come back again; revert to one's old way of life; one's old manners are restored;[查看详情]

本性难移移：改变。指一个人的本来性格难以改变。例亏杀前人在那里更休说本性难移。——元关汉卿《窦娥冤》你总是这样不爱收拾屡次说你，你总不听。真是江山易改本性难移！——巴金《家》英one's nature can hardly be altered; can the Ethiopion change,or the leopard his[查看详情]

积重难返积存的问题或陋习很深难以改变。英bad old practices die hard; it is difficult to get rid of deep-rooted practices; ingrained habits cannot be cast off overnight;[查看详情]