中国 成语 中英文对照(二)
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负荆请罪 offer a humble apology (谦逊的道歉)
负隅顽抗 put up a desperate struggle(拚死的挣扎)
过河拆桥 kick down the ladder(梯子)
害群之马 a black sheep black sheep
含辛茹苦 endure (忍耐)all kinds of hardships
含血喷人 smite(遣责) with the tongue
含垢忍辱 bear shame (羞愧)and humiliation (羞辱)eat dirt
eat dust
含糊其词 palter (敷衍了事) weasel(狡辩)
狐假虎威 bully people by flaunting one's powerful connections
狐朋狗友 a gang of scoundries
囫囵吞枣 bolt(囫囵吞下)
画饼充饥 feed on illusions(幻想)
画龙点睛 make the finishing point
画地为牢 restrict one (限制)
画蛇添足 gild(镀金)the lily(百合)
狡兔三窟 a foxy(狡猾的) person has more than one hideout
解甲归田 be demobilized(复员)
金戈铁马 a symbol ‘象征)of war
金玉良言 golden saying
金玉其表 have golden coat only
金字招牌 gold-lettered signboard(招牌)
金科玉律 the golden rule
金蝉脱壳 escape (逃脱)by crafty scheme(狡诈的阴谋)
井底之蛙 a person with a very limited outlook
井然有序 apple-pie order eutaxy(井然有序)
井水不犯河水 one should care his own business
井蛙之见 tunnel vision(视野狭隘)
开天辟地 since the beginning of the history
the creation of world
开门见山 come straight to the point
开路先锋 trailbreaker
开诚布公 speak frankly(坦白地) and sincerely(真诚地)
刻不容缓 no time to delay(延迟)
刻骨铭心 remember to the end of one's life
口诛笔伐 condemn(声讨) both in speech and writing
口齿不清 a twist (扭曲)in one's tongue
口蜜腹剑 a Judas(犹太) kiss
口若悬河 eloquent(雄辩的)
口口声声 keep on saying
滥竽充数 be there just to make up the number
老调重弹 harp on the same string
老奸巨滑 a crafty old scoundrel(恶棍)
老生常谈 a home truth truism(真实性)
老马识途 an old hand is a good guide
老气横秋 arrogant (傲慢的)on account of one's seniority(资历)
老于世故 worldly-wise
老死不相往来 never in contact with each other
老态龙钟 senility anility
老羞成怒 be shamed (羞愧)into anger
老谋深算 experienced and astute(机敏的)
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