应接不暇 yìnɡjiē-bùxiá idiom ① (指景色) be more than one’s eyes can take in ▸ 一路上枝繁叶茂的春色使人应接不暇。 The leafy beauty of spring along the road was more than the eye could take in. ② (指人或事情) have more on than one can attend to ▸ 他电话多得应接不暇。 He was swamped with telephone calls. |