英语词汇学-英语习语分类集锦.docVIP

英语习语分类集锦 一.英汉习语所用设喻相似而意义相近的 Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同； Courtesy costs nothing.礼多人不怪； Lovers’ quarrels are soon mended.夫妻无隔夜仇； The higher up, the greater the fall. 攀高跌重： know something like the palm or back of one’s hand 了如指掌； constant dropping wears the stone 滴水穿石； fish in troubled water 混水摸鱼； Great oaks from little acorns grow. 合抱之木，生于毫末； pour oil on the flame 火上加油； Give somebody an inch and he’ll take an mile. 得寸进尺； lie down on the job. 磨洋工； Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁； Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳； The tailor makes the man. 人靠衣服马靠鞍； a yes man 应声虫（跟屁虫）； at one’s wit’s end 才穷智尽； hang by a thread 千钧一发； plain sailing 一帆风顺； follow in sb’s footsteps 步人后尘； bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂； The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足； wash one’s hands of 洗手不干； Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施； run sb. to earth 钻入地缝也要抓到某人； skin deep 肤浅。 二.英汉习语所用设喻形象各异，意义却相近的 When a man is going downhill, everyone will give him apush. 墙倒众人推； silken tongue 巧舌如簧； a flash in the pan 昙花一现； don’t cry over spilt milk 生米已成熟饭； put all one’s eggs in one basket. 孤注一掷； hold a wolf by the ears 骑虎难下； between the devil and the deep sea 进退维谷； kick the bucket 翘辫子，蹬腿儿（死了）； The longest day must have an end. 世上没有不散的宴席； like a rat in the hole 瓮中捉鳖； A good conscience is a soft pillow. 白天不做亏心事；半夜不怕鬼敲门； birds of a feather 物以类聚，人以群分（一丘之貉）； You can’t judge a tree by its bark.人不可貌相，海水不可斗量； All is fish that comes to one’s net. 抓到篮里便是菜； cherish a snake in one’s bosom 养虎为患； diamond cut diamond 棋逢对手，将遇良才，（或针尖对麦芒）； New brooms sweep clean.新官上任三把火； It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行； hit the nail on the head 一针见血； apple of one’s eye 掌上明珠； a lion in the way 拦路虎； The pot calls the kettle black. 乌鸦笑猪黑（五十步笑一百步）； bury one’s head in the sand 掩耳盗铃；