汉英对照成语600个概要1.docVIP

1. 出人头地 honored and distinguished among a group ；Mainly to refer to position, as well as skill, achievements, etc. 2. 单枪匹马Play a hand without the assistance of a partner/ all by oneself 3. 独一无二Singular of its kind/ superior to all others 4. 欢天喜地Extremely delighted/ as happy as a king 5. 日复一日Day by day 6. 一无所有Have nothing at all/ not have a stiver 7. 一言既出，驷马难追What is said cannot be unsaid. / A bargain is a bargain./ You should be a king of your word. 8. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利It is the third party that benefits from the tussle. / The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. / 9. 白头偕老(of a married couple) live to a good old age/ Darby and Joan 10. 望梅止渴Have an imagined satisfaction/ Barmecide feast （说明：此处并非错误，而是英文习语） 11.背井离乡to leave ones home town; to stay on a strange land 12.不知不觉 Unwittingly 13.一诺千金a promise that will be kept; a solemn promise 14．全力以赴Make an all-out effort 15. 自言自语 to talk (or speak) to oneself; to say sth. to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize 16.津津有味(to eat) with appetite and relish; (to read or listen) with great interest; (to eat or do sth.) with gusto (or zest) 17.得心应手skilfully; proficiently 18.妙语连珠 Quips 19.千方百计 in a thousand and one ways; by every possible means; by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook 2. to use all sorts of wiles and methods; to take every possible measure; to leave no stone unturned; to pull out all the stops 20.名列前茅 to head the list of successful candidates; to come out on top; to be in the first (or top) flight 21.无可奈何to have no way out; to have no alternative; to have to；powerless; helpless 22.自由自在 leisurely and carefree; free and unrestrained; footloose and fancy-free; (as) free as the air; (be) on the loose；to take ones ease; to be at ones ease; to be at liberty 23.画蛇添足Ruin the effect by adding sth. Superfluous/ overdo 24 了如指掌 to know sth. like the palm of ones hand; to be thoroughly familiar with 25目瞪口呆stupefied; dumbstruck; open-mouthed; wide-eyed; speechless; dumbfounded；to gape; to stare in open-