玩物丧志wán wù sàng zhìexcessive attention to trivialities weakens a man’s will; play through life and have no serious ambition;riding a hobby saps one’s will to make progress;sap one’s spirit by seeking pleasures; trifle with curios (/playthings)and lose one’s lofty aspirations
❍ 玩人丧德，～。(《尚书·旅獒》) By trifling with men he ruins his virtue;by finding his amusement in things he ruins his aims.
❍ 无产阶级的革命战士是反对这些“～”的东西的。(杨沫《青春之歌》208) A revolutionary fighter of the proletariat sets no store by such trifles because,as the saying goes:“Delight in trivialities weakens a man’s will. ” 玩物丧志wán wù sānɡ zhì玩：玩赏；丧：失去。形容只顾玩赏自己所喜爱的东西，就会使上进心消磨掉。excessive attention to trivia saps the will, fool around without serious pursuits, a trifle with playthings and lose one’s lofty aspirations |