◎ 逆水行舟 nìshuǐ-xíngzhōu[sail against the current(foad;stream;tide;wind)] 顶着水流行船。比喻不努力向前进就要往后退,也比喻做事有阻力学如逆水行舟,不进则退-----------------国语辞典：逆著水势行船。勉励人不论学习或做事都要不断努力，否则就会落后退步。如：「学如逆水行舟，不进则退。」英语 lit. a boat going against the current (idiom); fig. you must work harder德语 gegen den Strom (S)
◎ 逆流 nìliú(1) [countercurrent;counter-flow;reflux]∶迎着水流来的方向逆流而上(2) [adverse current]∶跟主流方向相反的水流,比喻反动的、违反总趋势的潮流英语 against the stream, adverse current, a countercurrent, fig. reactionary tendency, to go against the trend德语 Gegenstrom (S)法语 courant contraire, contre-courant
◎ 逆来顺受 nìlái-shùnshòu[bear one's hard lot as well as one can;grin and bear it;meekly accept humiliations] 对恶劣的环境或无礼的待遇隐忍而不抗争 媳妇并不是逆来顺受的女人,只会给这位婆母碰钉子-----------------国语辞典：以顺从的态度接受恶劣环境或不合理待遇。《永乐大典戏文三种．张协状元．第一二出》：「逆来顺受，须有通时。」近唾面自干反针锋相对,以牙还牙,以眼还眼
◎ 逆料 nìliào[anticipate;foresee] 预料;预测凡事如此,难可逆料。——诸葛亮《后出师表》难以逆料-----------------国语辞典：预料、预测。三国蜀．诸葛亮〈闻孙权破曹休魏兵东下关中虚弱上言〉：「凡事如是，难可逆料。」也作「逆计」。英语 to foresee, to predict德语 voraussehen (V)