【资料】一些常用成语的英文表述

说实在的.. 这些东西嘛,平时大概没什么用处... WYYa/,{9.  
+|89>}w4  
不过记一些也没什么大碍,呵呵!写作时候可以用上一两个提升一下下.... KX7>^Bt&k  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... 6,9>g0y'NG  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      hJ#xB
6  
D^3vr2  
e?ly
H  
      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 FA3~|Zg  
EJ:%}HhA  
=j*$ |X3W  
　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 Eq\M;aDq  
EeRX+BM,  
c[1oww  
　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 BV upDGh3  
!*. -`$x  
.oUTqki  
　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 6s/&BR  
<=0 u2~E  
`eCo~(Fy  
　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 8-%TC\:  
^ tg<K  

wInh~p  
　　白手起家build up from nothing　 %vhnl'  
xJ)n4)  
z(^]J`+\  
　　百里挑一one in hundred　 .:QLk&a,:,  
aL&7 1^R,  
,1CIBFY  
　　百折不挠be indomitable　 !XCm>]R  
krvp&+uX  
.KUv(-  
　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 Z%/=|[9i  
"Yj'oE%\  
aAMVsE{  
　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 C-MjJ6D<  
~C`^6UQr/?  
4'A!; ]:  
　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 z]?N+NHOA  
l6 H|PR{  
M`i\VG  
　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 {I#]@,  
\EtQ5T*u  
a^zibPG  
　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 MgrLSKLT  
$$5aUI:$~$  
@A89eZbW  
　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 <\ :Yk  
gPsi  
8Sh54H  
　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 YccH+[X;
 
2Kyl/C,  
m?fy^>1  
　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ZR?yDgL  
[^e%@TV>d  
ft
KTnK.  
　　必由之路the only way　 kB|B  
$m
1z-i;/  
=mpVYA  
　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 v`zJb00DT  
D9 |n)f  
MET'
(m  
　　变本加厉be further intensified　 9Ujo/3,Ak  
[8,yF D_U  
HxK80
mJ  
　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 `a/%W4  
^o1*a&~J@  
`_RTw5{  
　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 b+6\JE^Mz  
A '5,LfTu  
SO(NVJh  
　　别开生面having sth. New　 $gy*D7  
X4E%2-m@'  
a8iQ4 
 
　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 =&2Lb  
^,_w$H
 
`A^"%@j  
　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 C:C}5<fkx  
DB:+E|vSD  
au=o6WRa  
　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 W7\f1}]H  
!&/{E [  
*HO}~A%Lx  
　　博古通今erudite and informed　 CcFn.omA  
@EpIh&  
X+S9{X#Cm  
　　不败之地incincible position　 O_DtvjI'  
C/kW0V7  
"C19b:4H  
　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 |J}Mgb-4  
fb8g7H|  
uv(Sdiir8  
　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 t&CJ%XP  
gy0haW  
lq&wXi  
　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 YWe"z
z  
0F|AA"mMT  
!~&R"2/  
　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 ~ZhraSI)G  
hKjt'N:~ZY  
4 G-wd  
　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 "a"]o  
-VTkG]{`Ir  
#=f?0UTA  
　　不同凡响outstanding　 >wBJy4:  
* %M3PTY\  
(?{MEwHG  
　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 Q=T&  
j|%HIF25  
); dT_  
　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 be-~\@  
yo)%J  
R_7 d@FQ1  
　　不以为然not approve object to　 \":m!K;Z  
&8_gRP  
G *;a^]-  
　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 1ilBz9x*!  
V8-oYwOR  

wK-3+&,9  
　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 z3M6V}s4  
I*kK 82  
%r6y ;vAf  
　　不约而同happen to coincide　 c|62jY"$-2  
*2Ht&  
C{DvD'^  
　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 Dzs[GAQ]  
[YT>*BH?  
c8
>hcV  
　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 +0q>fp_K(+  

e\JojaV  
R>"OXFaE  
　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 )5U[o0td  
Kt|1&Gk  
)>-ibf`#?  
　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 K7Wk6Aw  
G\r?f&  
iN0nw
]_*  
　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 "D=P8X&vs  
-'BA{#e}L  
$.v5~UGb{\  
　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 yz*6W zD  
UHxE)]J  
1u(.T0j7f  
　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 a5!Fv54  
$3uKw!z  
:2-pjkhiwY  
　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 R&';Oro  
qfz8jY]  
xD[Gq%  
　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 oK%K}{`  
hcbv;[bG  
V6#K2  
　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 S'B|>!z@  
jR#~I@q^  
_({A\}Q|  
　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 =xJKIu  
G0;XaL:  
^:* 1d \  
　　畅行无阻checkless　 ?Wt$6{)  
;cz|ss=
  
Ox'/`Mppw  
　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 >P $;79<  
/<8N\_wh  
OdY=z!Fls  
　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 m[@Vf9  
adi[-L#  
9>rPe1iv  
　　称心如意well-content　 %T9 sz4V  
z2hc.29t  
\$OF1i@
 
　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 @b~fIW_3>  
e^Ky<*Y  
z)=+ F]  
　　成群结队gang horde　 XNb ZNaAd  
F.=Bnw/-  
RxN,^!OV  
　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 SdwS= (e6  
%8M)2?E  
Io|Aj  
　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 0{PzUIM,W  
=)` p_W  
t2iv(swTe  
　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 \y{Tn@7  
pdEiqLhH  
_ _>.,gL7  
　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 :4T("a5aM  
gOK\
%&S]  
[e4]"v`N  
　　持之以恒preserve　 ? j 9|5*  
rJInj>
|{=  
eBO@7F$  
　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 z>06hBv(?Y  
"AhTH.ZP  
u}|%@=xn  
　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 >xn}N6Rj2~  
ulJX1I=|p  
n%\ /J  
　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 AVU>+[.=%c  
hw~a:kD  
yj(vkifEB  
　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ^@_m "^C  
+/;*|  
zn@N'R/  
　　出乎意料unexpected　 a`u S[r>  
'iY*
6<xS<  
34R!x6W0  
　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 zPKr/  
e~T@~(fft  
;u(Du-Os!  
　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 OLj\-w^  
UYtuE
D  
aRJ>6Q}  
　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ?P7]u>H  
<(e8sNe  
35x 0T/8  
　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 hwDbs[:  
X5*C+ I=2  
ow'lRHZ  
　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ez9k4IO  
]k8/#@19  
irZFV  
　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 Kw`VrcwjT  
9cv]y#  
TV}}dw  
　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 h`}3h< 8  
<_./SC  
;!T{%-tP  
　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 U`x bPQ  
Q\3 Z|%  
M}hrO-C
 
　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 {+g[l5CR[  
X{-9FDW  
9OfFM9(:  
　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 fXQiNm[P  
;*[9Q'lI*  
._96*r=o  
　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 a/uo}[Y  
3?s ?XAh  
Bfv.$u00p  
　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 +/+P\O  
D=)f )-u'  
T/P7F\R  
　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 8%~t  
VIR.yh  
S2VVv$r_6  
　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 Q^Bt1C  
'~wpP=<yyF  
:Ld!mRZF  
　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 VZIR4J[\.  
)hj|{h7  
GW2')}g  
　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 BXUF^Hj%  
mEuHl>  
*V;3~x!  
　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 dy>|cj  
n!He&  
s-VSH  
　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 *xM/;)  
 [&P`ak  
Ld|V^9h1;  
　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 7nHTlI1b  
g9my=gY  
cub<G!K  
　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ^`qPs/b  
p11G#.0  
i3 )xX@3  
　　大公无私selfless　 v&MU=Tcqi  
UlQQP^Na  
5GAy "Xd  
　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 emA!Ew(g  
u&TdWZe  
$X+u={]  
　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 u:`y]  
g3?U#7i  
?4)v`*  
　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 r[Zq3  
q?~Rnv  
ZcryAm:I  
　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 $~'Tf>e  
?Cci:Lin  
O(OmGu4%  
　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 n!N\zx8  
LN!W(n(  
/b.oEGqZX  
　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 Y&'8VdW  
N)43
};e  
=V^@%YIn  
　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 i|\{\d  
a]VGUW-  
$<ddy/4  
　　大千世界the boundless universe　 GF--riyfB  
iY.eJlfH  
KC&`x|  
　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 +|C[-W7Sw  
:J(sXKr[C  
@PcCiGZ  
　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 nJVp.*S  
{(vOt'  
zd`=Ih2Wx  
　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 GzdgL"M[  
.T3=Eq&"W  
Z%v6xP.  
　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 jFj~]]j  
vg5NY =O  
[{PqV):p  
　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 E5B8 Z?$a  
H(\V+@~>AD  
i@$-0%,  
　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 *e<_; Kr?  
_F8T\f|  
LC'2q*:'  
　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ( D}"&2  
|@`"F5@,  
*:arva5  
　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 :z~!p~  
w4:
<fnOM  
\X@IkL$r  
　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 56s*A*z$ ;  
-fux2?8M  
dokuyiN\  
　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 Uh+jt,RB`  
zeTszT)  
v"k4ATWP  
　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 AA7#c7  
aii'}c  
BQ#jwu0e  
　　胆战心惊的funky　 <"I
?jgo  
VC=6uB  
8!j=vCv  
　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 uJPH~mdW  
b|E/LKa  
uiK:*[  
　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 !Y%D 9  
>0T3'/k<H  
#^\}xn"[  
　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 n|]N7 b'  
h[l{ 5Z*  
U,3d) ]Zy&  
　　得天独厚的advantaged　 .S|-4}G(6  
3LrsWAz'  
J<_1z':W)  
　　得心应手handy with facility　 XZ@>]P  
_5h0@^m7y  
p#M!S2&z  
　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 3o7xN=N  
B&nw#saz.  
v@,XinB[  
　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 N<bD  
n1)'cS5}  
gX"T*d>y  
　　得意扬扬ride high　 kv%)K'fU4  
d H_2o  
m~Me^yt>}  
　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 nh|EZp]  
Spc&X72I  
W]~ZkQ|P  
　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 c'lIWuL)  
B'/Icg.T  
X)NWX9^;'  
　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 t>@yv#  
D'?]yyrf  
\I xzdFF#  
　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 Wy,"cT  
w#d}TY  
0hZxN2r  
　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection