高中英语汉语成语及俗语英译

汉语成语及俗语英译
1.挨家挨户from door to door（作状语）/door-to-door
（作定语）
2.爱不释手can’t bear/stand putting sth. down
3.安居乐业live in peace and enjoy work
4.安然无恙safe and sound
5.安于现状be satisfied with the things as they are
6.白手起家from nothing
7.百感交集have mixed feelings
8.百看不厌be worth reading (watching) a hundred
times/never get tired of reading (watching) …/never get bored with reading (watching)...
9.摆谱儿/出风头show off
10.半途而废give up half way
11.饱经风霜/历经磨难go through all kinds of hardships/suffer a
lot
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12.保平安inform sb. of one’s safety
13.暴饮暴食eat and drink too much
14.备受推崇be highly recommended (by…)/be very
popular (among…)/be highly regarded (by…)
15.变幻莫测/变化无常changeable
16.宾至如归feel at home
17.并驾齐驱/齐头并进keep pace with
18.勃然大怒lose one’s temper/burst into anger
19.博览群书read widely
20.不辞而别leave without saying goodbye
21.不辞辛劳take the trouble to do
22.不懂装懂pretend to know when/what one doesn’t
know
23.不负盛名/名副其实/名不虚传live up to one’s reputation
24.不攻自破prove to be false
25.不假思索without thinking/without hesitation
26.不尽相同not exactly the same
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27.不堪设想can’t be imagined/be imaginable
28.不可救药hopeless
29.不可思议it’s hard to believe that…/it’s unbelievable
that…
30.不期而遇come across
31.不求回报without asking for anything in return
32.不速之客an unexpected guest
33.不惜代价at any cost/at all costs
34.不遗余力make every effort/ spare no effort to do
35.不远万里travel so far
36.不知不觉/转眼之间before we know it
37.才华横溢brilliant/ full of talent
38.层出不穷emerge/appear one after another
39.畅所欲言express oneself freely
40.彻夜未眠keep awake all night/fail to fall asleep all
night
41.沉默寡言of few words(作定语)
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42.成败攸关mean the difference between success and
failure
43.吃不准be not sure of/wh-
44.持之以恒/锲而不舍persevere (persist) in/ perseverance
(persistence)
45.重蹈覆辙repeat/make the same mistake
46.出乎意料/始料不及unexpected/unexpectedly/beyond one’s
expectation
47.吹毛求疵/百般挑剔find fault with
48.垂头丧气/闹情绪be in low spirits
49.寸步难行can do nothing/can’t move a step
50.措手不及be unprepared (for sth./to do)
51.错误百出(be) full of mistake
52.大相径庭be totally different from/differ totally
from/(be) contrary to/ opposite
53.代代相传be passed down from generation to
generation
54.淡泊名利be not interested in fame and wealth/not
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seek (pursue) fame and wealth
55.当务之急the top priority/ the urgent matter
56.当之无愧be worthy of/fully deserve
57.得不偿失it’s not worth doing …/it’s not worthwhile
to do
58.得心应手easily
59.低人一等inferior (to others)
60.鼎力相助try one’s best to help sb.
61.丢三落四leave things here and there
62.独一无二/举世无双unique
63.多才多艺(be) of many gifts
64.耳熟能详sb. be familiar with sth./ sth. be familiar to
sb.
65.放任自流let sb. do whatever he likes
66.废寝忘食neglect sleep and meals
67.费尽周折take all the trouble to do
68.奋不顾身regardless of one’s own safety
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69.风雨无阻in all weathers
70.各抒己见each expresses his own views
71.各司其职each does his duty
72.各执一词hold different opinions on
73.根深蒂固deep-rooted/be deeply rooted
74.功成名就be successful; and famous
75.供不应求be in short supply
76.孤陋寡闻ignorant/ignorance
77.鼓舞人心inspiring/encouraging
78.固执己见stick to one’s own opinion
79.刮目相看look at sb. with new eyes
80.归根结底after all
81.过目不忘have a good memory (for sth.)
82.寒来暑往as time passes by
83.合情合理reasonable/sensible/advisable
84.和睦相处get along well (with…)/live in harmony
(with….)
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85.欢欣鼓舞cheer (sb.) up
86.焕然一新/旧貌换新颜take on a new look
87.灰心丧气lose heart (confidence)/get discouraged
(frustrated)
88.诙谐风趣humor/humorous
89.回心转意change one’s mind
90.昏昏欲睡sleepy
91.混为一谈confuse A with B
92.鸡毛蒜皮small matters
93.积极进取/敢作敢为/咄咄逼人aggressive
94.记忆犹新remain fresh in one’s memory
95.家喻户晓be known to every household/be a
household name
96.价廉物美cheap but good
97.价值连城/无价之宝invaluable/priceless
98.艰难困苦hardships
99.简明扼要brief and to the point
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100.见闻广博well-informed
101.今非昔比sth./sb. is no longer what it /he used to be 102.金科玉律 a golden rule
103.金玉良言invaluable advice/golden sayings/precious words
104.筋疲力尽be tired out/be worn out/be exhausted 105.尽己所能do what one can to do
106.尽如人意satisfactory
107.经久耐用last long/well
108.精力充沛(be) full of energy/energetic/energetically 109.井然有序/井井有条/有条不紊be in (good) order
110.局促不安embarrassed
111.举棋不定/踌躇不决hesitate about
112.举世闻名/享誉世界world-famous
113.举世瞩目attract worldwide attention/ remarkable 114.聚精会神/全神贯注/专心致志focus(concentrate) one’s attention on/be absorbed in/ very attentively
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115.刻不容缓can’t be delayed/ without delay
116.恪尽职守do one’s duty/part
117.口是心非say one thing and mean another
118.脍炙人口popular
119.劳逸结合keep a balance between work and play 120.乐极生悲too much happiness leads to sadness 121.乐于助人be ready to help others
122.冷不丁suddenly
123.立竿见影have an immediate effect (on…)
124.良药苦口good medicine tastes bitter
125.流连忘返enjoy sth. so much as to forget to go home 126.流言蜚语/说三道四gossip (about)
127.屡见不鲜common/ nothing new
128.略胜一筹just a little better than/ be slightly superior to
129.略知一二know only a little about
130.漫不经心casual
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131.漫无目的aimlessly
132.毛遂自荐promote oneself
133.每时每刻all the time/every moment
134.美梦成真one’s dream come true
135.门庭若市be crowded with visitors
136.梦寐以求have always been dreaming of
137.弥足珍贵previous/ very valuable
138.名胜古迹places of interest and historical sites 139.明辨是非tell right from wrong
140.冥思苦想think hard
141.墨守成规follow the routine
142.默默无闻remain unknown
143.目不转睛focus one’s eyes on/ keep (with) one’s eye fixed on
144.目瞪口呆/瞠目结舌be struck dumb (with fear/ astonishment) 145.平白无故/无缘无故for no reason/ for nothing
146.平易近人easy to approach/ approachable
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147.泼冷水pour/ throw cold water on
148.迫不及待/急不可待can’t wait to do
149.迫在眉睫urgent
150.齐心协力work cooperatively/ with joint efforts 151.奇装异服strange clothes
152.旗鼓相当be equal (to…) in …
153.千篇一律follow the same pattern
154.千载难逢rare
155.前途未卜the unpredictable future
156.翘首以盼look forward to
157.切实可行practical/ feasible
158.勤能补拙hard work can make up for lack of intelligence
159.情不自禁/不由自主can’t help doing
160.情有可原could be forgiven for doing
161.去意已决have made up one’s mind to leave
162.权衡利弊/权衡得失weigh advantages and disadvantages/ gains
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and loses
163.全心全意/鞠躬尽瘁devote oneself to
164.惹是生非make trouble
165.热泪盈眶one’s eyes are filled with tears/ with one’s eyes filled with tears
166.人潮涌动/人满为患be crowded with people
167.人好心软kind/ kindness
168.人迹罕至inaccessible
169.忍俊不禁can’t help laughing
170.日新月异be changing constantly/ be changing with each passing day
171.日以继夜/没日没夜day and night
172.日益恶化/每况愈下(be) worsening/ be getting worse and worse/ be going from bad to worse
173.容光焕发(one’s face) light up
174.柔声细语in a gentle /soft voice
175.入乡随俗follow the local customs/ go native
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