【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... }4L
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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....  '=@O]7o~  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... {) 4
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 QvK/31*QG  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 BBnbXhxZ  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 4p&q
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 u&".kk  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 S0 M-$  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 ~R7rIP8Wr  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 25*/]iu  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 L{Epkay,{  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 EbuOPa  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 m!a<\0^  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 O[3J Px  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 beE
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 /!oi`8D  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 0FsGqFt  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 =G;whd}]  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 C0zE<fl  
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　　必由之路the only way　 j\f;zb?F  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 i;y<gm"  

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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 20d[\P(.  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 i>_V?OT#5  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 \evK.i*KfA  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　  r75,mX  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 Q?L-6]pg  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ?W1(
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 <<6
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 U PGS  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 WM*[+8h  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 `]#DdJ_|  

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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 qS*qHT(u19  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 R#`hT  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 73A1+2  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 Ry,_%j3  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 k+5:fB)z  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ;}#t
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 *JZU 0Xb  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 LUna stA^  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 U O YM  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　  4>uz'j<  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Am
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 WpP8J1KN[  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Fx~=mYU
 
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 I;qeDCM  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 %0YwaxXPn7  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 RnPJ,Z5s&&  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 E}-Y@( [  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 +_|M*%  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　  :J`:Q3@  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 7G.IGXK$  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 X3tpW`alo  

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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 (Gf1#,/3~  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 F8$.K*tT  
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　　称心如意well-content　  poGF  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 jY-{hW+r  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 P6&@fwJ<  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 2>l4$G0  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 " |[w.`  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 ;:,h
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 \`
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　　持之以恒preserve　 9G_bM(q'^2  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 5
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 }J73{  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 6S)$wj*
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ()e.J  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 izy7.(.a  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 p \A^kX^5  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 DP ,owk  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 xpCzx=n3.m  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 <@6K(  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 Wew'bj   
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 (7^5jo[D  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 &6<>hqR^  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 :tU&d(8  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 H_RV#BW&  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 {`?C5<r  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 pxP,cS  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 |s[kY  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 ZGO%lkZ.  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 =j#1HI=Fe  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 C".nB12  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 %N+8K  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 cV^r_E\m  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 YZ>L\  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 OBrb
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　　大公无私selfless　 6{Y3-Pxg  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 @ 3n;>oi  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 w_zUA'n+  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 t6-He~  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 2stBW5v3  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 cyYsz'i m  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 "rxhS; R1>  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 >4I,9TO  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 5Bwr\]%$P  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ^eF%4DUC;  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 Ug :3)q[O  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 R#"LP7\  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 ~!V5Ug_2  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 6t zUp/O  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 _:N+mEF  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 )I~U&sT\/  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 +/"Ws'5E  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 rC!!X  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 IKz3IR eu  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ot%^FvQ[c  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 4*`AYx(  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 c >O>|*I  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 X  jPPgI  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 QD8.C=2R  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 |2
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 :D|5E
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Pv#Oea?  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 @V\
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 dCb7sqJ%  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 21T#NYfew  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection