English translation for "小试牛刀"

try one's hand at; display only a small part of one's talent; make a casual demonstration of one's capability; show sth. of one's ability

Related Translations:

牛刀:  butcher's knife 短语和例子割鸡焉用牛刀? why use a butcher's chopper to kill a chicken? -- making unnecessarily great efforts to do trivial things; wasting of talent on trivialities

牛刀割鸡:  kill a chicken with a butcher's big knife; great talent used in petty things

牛刀杀鸡:  over design

杀鸡焉用牛刀:  he takes a spear to kill a fly

试试:  trial

试:  名词(古代占卜用的器具) astrolabe

试一试:  to have a try

试试剑:  control the sword

再试试:  let's try againtry it again and have a funny time

我试试:  tento=i try

Example Sentences:

	1.	Dryden : the u . s . team is playing tentative hockey tonight , al 美国队今晚才开始小试牛刀
	2.	Jim craig tested for the first time Jim craig小试牛刀
	3.	" kung fu king with yellow fir " this small commercial for my uncle is just a small try "黄马衫的功夫王" .这个为我叔叔拍的广告只是小试牛刀

Similar Words：

"小视野" English translation, "小试" English translation, "小试 败尽五洲四海" English translation, "小试锋芒" English translation, "小试规模" English translation, "小试投机" English translation, "小试研究" English translation, "小试样" English translation, "小收肌" English translation, "小手" English translation