常用成語(yǔ)漢英對(duì)照翻譯

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上常用成語(yǔ)漢英對(duì)照翻譯哀兵必勝 an army burning with indignation is bound to win哀鴻遍野 disaster victims moaning everywhere挨家挨戶 go from house to house唉聲嘆氣 heave deep signs (of grief, worry or anguish)愛(ài)不釋手 be so fond of sth. that one will not let it out of ones hand愛(ài)莫能助 be willing to help but unable to do s

2、o愛(ài)屋及烏 love me, love my dog愛(ài)憎分明 understand what to love and what to hate礙手礙腳 be in the way安邦定國(guó) bring peace and stability to the country安步當(dāng)車 stroll over instead of riding in a carriage安居樂(lè)業(yè) live and work in peace and contentment安如泰山 as solid as Mount Tai安之若素 bear with equanimity按兵不動(dòng) take no action按部就班

3、keep to conventional ways of doing things按勞分配 distribution according to work按圖索驥 deal with a matter in a mechanical way按需分配 distribution according to need暗渡陳倉(cāng) enter into a secret liaison 暗送秋波 make eyes at sb.昂首闊步 stride proudly ahead八九不離十 pretty close八面玲瓏 be smooth and slick八面威風(fēng) an aura of awesome m

4、ight八仙過(guò)海各顯神通 like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each one showing his or her special people拔刀相助 take up the cudgels against an injustice拔苗助長(zhǎng) spoil things by excessive enthusiasm跋山涉水 scale mountains and ford streams 白璧微瑕 a slight defect in a person of integrity白駒過(guò)隙 the time is fleeting白日做夢(mèng) bui

5、ld castles in the air白手起家 start from scratch百尺竿頭更進(jìn)一步 further improve ones work百發(fā)百中 shoot with unfailing accuracy百?gòu)U俱興 all that was left undone is now being undertaken百花齊放百家爭(zhēng)鳴 let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thoughts contend百里挑一 one in a hundred; cream of the crop百聞不如一見(jiàn) seeing f

6、or oneself is better than hearing from others百折不撓 keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks稗官野史 books of anecdotes班門弄斧 display ones slight skill before an expert半斤八兩 two of a kind半老徐娘 woman of fading charms半路出家 switch to a job one was not trained for寶刀不老 he is still at the height of his powers飽經(jīng)風(fēng)霜 h

7、aving had ones fill of hardships抱殘守缺 be an anachronism抱佛腳 make a hasty last-minute effort抱頭痛哭 cry on each others shoulders暴殄天物 a reckless waste of the products of nature暴跳如雷 fly into a rage爆冷門 a dark horse bobbing up背道而馳 run counter to背水一戰(zhàn) fight to win or die背信棄義 break faith with sb.笨鳥(niǎo)先飛 the slow ne

8、ed to start early比比皆是 such is the case everywhere彼一時(shí)此一時(shí) times have changed敝帚自珍 cherish sth. of little value simply because it is ones own避重就輕 avoid the important and dwell on the trivial鞭長(zhǎng)莫及 beyond the reach of ones power遍體鱗傷 be beaten black and blue標(biāo)新立異 create sth. new and original別出心裁 try to be di

9、fferent別具一格 have a style of ones own別有用心 have an axe to grind賓至如歸 a home from home兵敗如山倒 an army in flight is like a landslide秉燭夜游 make merry while one may并駕齊驅(qū) keep abreast of sb. ; keep pace with sb.撥亂反正 restore things to order博聞強(qiáng)記 have encyclopaedic knowledge捕風(fēng)捉影 speak or act on hearsay evidence不卑不

10、亢 neither overbearing nor servile不出所料 as expected不辭而別 leave without saying goodbye不打不相識(shí) no discord, no concord不打自招 give oneself away不到黃河心不死 refuse to give up until all rope is gone不二法門 the one and only way不費(fèi)吹灰之力 as easy as falling off a log不分青紅皂白 make no distinction between right and wrong不寒而栗 tremb

11、le with fear不即不離 keep sb. at arms length不脛而走 spread like wildfire不可名狀 be beyond description不可同日而語(yǔ) there is no comparison between them聲勢(shì)洶洶不可一世 bluster and swagger like a conquering hero不了了之 end up with nothing definite不期而遇 have a chance encounter不入虎穴焉得虎子 nothing venture, nothing gain不三不四 neither fish

12、 nor fowl不速之客 gate-crasher不同凡響 out of the common run不聞不問(wèn) be indifferent to sth.不相上下 almost on a par不遺余力 do ones utmost不擇手段 by hook or by crook不折不扣 out-and-out不知所措 be at a loss步入后塵 follow in sb.s footsteps殘花敗柳 fallen women滄海一粟 a drop in the ocean察言觀色 watch a persons every mood長(zhǎng)吁短嘆 moan and groan陳詞濫調(diào)

13、clichés乘風(fēng)破浪 brave the wind and the waves趁人之危 take advantage of sb.s precarious position吃喝玩樂(lè) idle away ones time in pleasure-seeking吃一塹長(zhǎng)一智 a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit出爾反爾 contradict oneself出類拔萃 be out of the common run出其不意 catch sb. unawares出人頭地 stand out among ones fellows出人意料 beyon

14、d all expectations初生牛犢不怕虎 young people are fearless唇槍舌劍 engage in a battle of words唇亡齒寒 if one falls, the other is in danger詞不達(dá)意 the words fails to convey the idea此地?zé)o銀三百兩 a clumsy denial resulting in self-exposure從長(zhǎng)計(jì)議 take ones time in reaching a decision寸步不讓 not budge an inch打腫臉充胖子 puff oneself up

15、to ones own cost大吹大擂 make a big noise大紅大紫 be very much in the spotlight大驚小怪 make a fuss about nothing大器晚成 great minds mature slowly大失所望 to ones great disappointment大同小異 alike except for slight differences大顯身手 give full play to ones abilities大言不慚 talk big大有文章 theres more to this than meet the eye單刀直入

16、 speak out without beating about the bush殫精竭慮 rack ones brains當(dāng)機(jī)立斷 make a prompt decision當(dāng)局者迷旁觀者清 the onlooker sees most of the game當(dāng)之無(wú)愧 be worthy of倒打一耙 put the blame on ones victim道高一尺魔高一丈 the more illumination, the more temptation得不償失 the game is not worth the candle得寸進(jìn)尺 give him an inch and hell

17、 take a yard顛來(lái)倒去 over and over對(duì)牛彈琴 address the wrong audience自食惡果 sow the wind and reap the whirlwind恩威并施 use the carrot and the stick simultaneously爾虞我詐 each trying to cheat the other發(fā)人深省 stir up ones soul反敗為勝 turn the tide返璞歸真 go back to nature防微杜漸 check at the outset飛蛾撲火 seek ones own doom紛至沓來(lái) ke

18、ep pouring in焚膏繼晷 stay up late and work hard風(fēng)靡一時(shí) be all the rage at the time釜底抽薪 take drastic measures to deal with an emergency俯拾即是 be found everywhere腹背受敵 be attacked front and rear覆水難收 what is done can not be undone改邪歸正 turn over a new leaf改頭換面 dish up the same old stuff in a new form干打雷不下雨 much

19、noise but no action綱舉目張 once the key link is grasped, everything falls into place格格不入 like a square peg in a round hole各得其所 each has a role to play各有千秋 each has his own strong points狗急跳墻 a cornered beast will do sth. desperate狗拿耗子多管閑事 poke ones nose into other peoples business孤掌難鳴 its hard to succee

20、d without support孤注一擲 put all ones eggs in one basket骨瘦如柴 a bag of bones故伎重演 play the same old trick故作姿態(tài) put on airs顧名思義 just as its name implies; as the term suggests拐彎抹角 beat about the bush歸根結(jié)底 in the final analysis裹足不前 hesitate to move forward過(guò)河拆橋 kick down the ladder海底撈針 look for a needle in a h

21、aystack害群之馬 a black sheep好事多磨 the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks好為人師 be given to laying down the law恨之入骨 bear a bitter hatred for sb.橫七豎八 higgledy-piggledy紅光滿面 in the pink虎頭蛇尾 in like a lion, out like a lamb嘩眾取寵 try to please the public with claptrap化干戈為玉帛 bury the hatchet化為烏有 come to nau

22、ght化險(xiǎn)為夷 head off a disaster畫蛇添足 ruin the effect by adding sth. superfluous換湯不換藥 the same old stuff with a different label煥然一新 look brand-new患得患失 be swayed by considerations of loss and gain揮金如土 spend money like water回心轉(zhuǎn)意 have a change of heart毀于一旦 be destroyed in a moment渾然一體 an integral whole混水摸魚 f

23、ish in troubled waters魂不守舍 have lost ones mind火中取栗 be a cats paw貨真價(jià)實(shí) dyed-in-the-wool禍不單行 it never rains but it pours機(jī)不可失失不再來(lái) opportunity knocks but once積少成多 many a little makes a mickle積重難返 ingrained habits are hard to change以其人之道還治其人之身 pay a person back in his own coin集思廣益 pool the wisdom of the m

24、asses幾次三番 time and again己所不欲勿施于人 do not unto others as you would not have them do unto you計(jì)日程功 have the completion of a project in sight既往不咎 not censure sb. for his past misdeeds家家有本難念的經(jīng) every family has its own hard nut to crack家喻戶曉 widely known戛然而止 come to an abrupt end簡(jiǎn)而言之 to put it in a nutshell

25、見(jiàn)仁見(jiàn)智 different people, different views箭在弦上不得不發(fā) one has reached the point of no return江河日下 be on the decline將計(jì)就計(jì) beat sb. at his own game將心比心 put oneself in sb.s shoes姜還是老的辣 veterans are abler than recruits絞盡腦汁 rack ones brains腳踏兩只船 sit on the fence矯枉過(guò)正 over-correct街談巷議 street gossip結(jié)黨營(yíng)私 band togethe

26、r for selfish purposes捷足先登 the early bird catches the worm涸澤而漁 kill the goose that lays the golden eggs金口玉言 utterances that carry great weight金玉其外敗絮其中 fair without, foul within井水不犯河水 Ill mind my own business, you mind yours敬而遠(yuǎn)之 stay at a respectful distance from sb.九牛一毛 a drop in the ocean九死一生 survi

27、val after many hazards就事論事 deal with a matter on its merits具體而微 miniature據(jù)理力爭(zhēng) argue strongly on just grounds聚精會(huì)神 concentrate ones attention卷土重來(lái) stage a comeback開(kāi)誠(chéng)相見(jiàn) be frank and open見(jiàn)風(fēng)使舵 trim ones sails慷慨就義 die a martyrs death孔孟之道 the doctrine of Confucius and Mencius口蜜腹劍 honey on ones lips and murd

28、er in ones heart哭喪著臉 go around with a long face苦不堪言 the misery or hardship is beyond words快刀斬亂麻 cut the Gordian knot快馬加鞭 whip and spur膾炙人口 enjoy great popularity喟然長(zhǎng)嘆 heave a deep sigh困獸猶斗 beasts at bay will fight back老奸巨猾 an old hand at trickery and deception老馬識(shí)途 an old hand is a good guide樂(lè)極生悲 extr

29、eme joy begets sorrow雷聲大雨點(diǎn)小 much talk, little action累死累活 work oneself to death冷若冰霜 have an icy manner冷眼旁觀 look on with a cold eye禮輕情意重 its nothing much, but its the thought that counts理所當(dāng)然 as a matter of course力挽狂瀾 make vigorous efforts to turn the tide力爭(zhēng)上游 strive for first place利欲熏心 be blinded by g

30、reed量入為出 cut ones coat according to ones cloth了如指掌 have sth. at ones fingertips臨渴掘井 make an eleventh-hour attempt臨淵羨魚 one should take practical steps to achieve ones aims琳瑯滿目 a feast for the eyes令人發(fā)指 make one bristle with anger溜須拍馬 lick sb.s boots溜之大吉 make oneself scarce露馬腳 let the cat out of the ba

31、g碌碌無(wú)為 lead a vain and humdrum life戮力同心 make concerted efforts每況愈下 go from bad to worse美中不足 a blemish in a thing of beauty蒙在鼓里 be kept in the dark明媒正娶 be legally and formally married冥思苦想 rack ones brains墨守成規(guī) stay in a rut漠不關(guān)心 indifferent; unconcerned囊中羞澀 be short of money惱羞成怒 fly into a rage from sha

32、me能者多勞 the abler one is, the more one should do嘔心瀝血 work ones heart out拍馬屁 lick sbs boots攀龍附鳳 put oneself under the patronage of a bigwig旁征博引 be well documented賠了夫人又折兵 instead of making a gain, suffer a double loss疲于奔命 be kept constantly on the run平步青云 have a meteoric rise平起平坐 be on an equal footing

33、破釜沉舟 burn ones boats起死回生 snatch a patient from the jaws of death牽腸掛肚 be on tenterhooks前事不忘后事之師 lessons learned from the past can guide one in the future青出于藍(lán)而勝于藍(lán) the pupil surpasses the master晴天霹靂 a bolt from the blue窮途末路 have come to a dead end趨炎附勢(shì) curry favour with the powerful曲高和寡 too highbrow to

34、be popular全心全意 heart and soul熱鍋上的螞蟻 a cat on a hot tin roof熱火朝天 in full swing人定勝天 man will triumph over nature仁者見(jiàn)仁智者見(jiàn)智 different people have different views如坐針氈 be on pins and needles乳臭未干 be wet behind the ears入不敷出 unable to make ends meet入鄉(xiāng)隨俗 when in Rome do as the Romans do三寸不爛之舌 a silver tongue三句

35、話不離本行 can hardly open ones mouth without talking shop三思而行 look before you leap三心二意 shilly-shally喪家之犬 a stray cur搔首弄姿 posture and preen oneself殺雞取卵 kill the goose that lays the golden eggs山窮水盡 at the end of ones rope煽風(fēng)點(diǎn)火 stir up trouble少壯不努力老大徒傷悲 laziness in youth spells regret in old age舍本逐末 attend

36、to trifles and neglect essentials舍生取義 lay down ones life for a just cause神氣十足 putting on grand airs生米煮成熟飯 whats done cant be undone盛極一時(shí) be all the rage識(shí)時(shí)務(wù)者為俊杰 a wise man submits to circumstances時(shí)不待我 time and tide wait for no man勢(shì)如破竹 like a hot knife cutting through butter事實(shí)勝于雄辯 facts speak louder th

37、an words視死如歸 look death calmly in the face首屈一指 be second to none熟視無(wú)睹 turn a blind eye to鼠目寸光 see only what is under ones nose水滴石穿 little strokes fell great oaks水泄不通 be watertight說(shuō)曹操曹操到 speak of the devil and he will appear說(shuō)到做到 match ones deeds to ones words說(shuō)一不二 stand by ones word說(shuō)時(shí)遲那時(shí)快 in the twinkl

38、ing of an eye死里逃生 escape by the skin of ones teeth；have a narrow escape死心塌地 be hellbent四腳朝天 fall on ones back搜腸刮肚 rack ones brain追本溯源 trace back to the source隨聲附和 chime in with others所向披靡 sweep away all obstacles貪生怕死 care for nothing but saving ones skin貪小失大 seek small gains but incur big losses探囊取物

39、 as easy as falling off a log逃之夭夭 show a clean pair of heels特立獨(dú)行 independent in mind and action提心吊膽 have ones heart in ones mouth天方夜譚 a cock-and-bull story條分縷析 make a careful and detailed analysis聽(tīng)而不聞 turn a deaf ear to鋌而走險(xiǎn) make a reckless move同歸于盡 end up in common ruin同呼吸共命運(yùn) throw in ones lot with

40、sb.捅馬蜂窩 bring a hornets nest about ones ears偷雞不成蝕把米 go for wool and come back shorn頭面人物 a big shot突飛猛進(jìn) advance with seven-league strides徒費(fèi)唇舌 waste ones breath推波助瀾 add fuel to the flames唾手可得 extremely easy to obtain萬(wàn)變不離其宗 change time and again, yet stay much the same玩世不恭 thumb ones nose at the world萬(wàn)

41、金油 Jack of all trades and master of none望梅止渴 feed on fancies文過(guò)飾非 gloss over wrongs文如其人 the style is the man穩(wěn)住陣腳 hold ones ground我行我素 stick to ones old way of doing things無(wú)風(fēng)不起浪 theres no smoke without fire無(wú)毒不丈夫 all great men are ruthless無(wú)地自容 look for a hole to crawl into無(wú)所事事 idle away ones time無(wú)米之炊 m

42、ake bricks without straw無(wú)隙可乘 no chink in ones armour五十步笑百步 the pot calls the kettle black物以類聚人以群分 birds of a feather flock together洗心革面 turn over a new leaf習(xí)慣成自然 habit becomes second nature先聲奪人 overawe people by displaying ones strength相形見(jiàn)絀 be outshone相提并論 place on a par想入非非 daydream銷聲匿跡 disappear f

43、rom the scene逍遙法外 be at large笑掉大牙 laugh ones head off心有余而力不足 the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak心緒不寧 in a flutter休戚與共 share the same fate雄心壯志 lofty aspirations and high ideals秀色可餐 beauty to feast ones eyes on虛張聲勢(shì) bluff and bluster虛懷若谷 be open-minded喧賓奪主 a noisy guest steals the hosts thunde

44、r雪泥鴻爪 traces of bygone days學(xué)無(wú)止境 theres no limit to knowledge言為心聲 what the heart thinks the tongue speaks言而無(wú)信 go back on ones word言不由衷 speak with ones tongue in ones cheek揠苗助長(zhǎng) spoil things by excessive enthusiasm掩耳盜鈴 bury ones head in the sand眼中釘肉中刺 a thorn in ones flesh揚(yáng)眉吐氣 feel proud and elated養(yǎng)尊處優(yōu)

45、 live in clover夜以繼日 round the clock一不做二不休 in for a penny, in for a pound一觸即發(fā) be on the verge of breaking out一分錢一分貨 what price, what goods一個(gè)蘿卜一個(gè)坑 each has his own task, and nobody is despensable一鼓作氣 get sth. done in one sustained effort一哄而散 break up in a hubbub一回生二回熟 difficult the first time, easy th

46、e second一見(jiàn)如故 hit it off well right from the start一見(jiàn)鐘情 fall in love at first sight一刻千金 time is gold一箭雙雕 kill two birds with one stone一模一樣 as like as two peas一鳴驚人 set the world on fire一丘之貉 birds of a feather一失足成千古恨 a single slip may cause lasting sorrow一手交錢一手交貨 cash on delivery一往情深 be head over heels

47、in love一網(wǎng)打盡 round up the whole gang at one fell swoop一廂情愿 ones own wishful thinking一物降一物 everything has its superior一無(wú)所有 not have a thing to ones name一言不發(fā) keep ones mouth shut一言難盡 its a long story一衣帶水 a narrow strip of water一躍而起 jump to ones feet一針見(jiàn)血 hit the nail on the head衣不蔽體 have nothing but rag

48、s on ones back以權(quán)謀私 abuse power for personal gain以其人之道還治其人之身 pay sb. back in his own coin以德報(bào)怨 repay evil with good疑神疑鬼 be even afraid of ones own shadow因材施教 suit the instruction to the students level因小失大 penny wise and pound foolish引以為榮 take it as an honor應(yīng)運(yùn)而生 emerge as the times demand優(yōu)勝劣汰 select the superio