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英语·俗语大全

吉米老师查俗语时偶然看到这个网站,总结的挺好,按A-Z排列整理在这。

Agree

Two of a trade never agree. 意思指同行之间大家谈不来,同行是冤家。

All are agreed! 全体通过、赞成!

I agree to your proposal or terms. 我答应,承认你的提议、条件。

I agree with your opinion or thinking. 我赞同你的意见、想法。

<注意:agree to 和agree with 的意思不一样>

Beat

Beat a man black and blue. 把人打得青一块、紫一块。

beat back 击退

beat up on someone 殴打人

beat it! 走为上策,快跑掉的口头语

Believe

Seeing is believing. 意思为不见不信,百闻不如一见。

Believe it or not! 信不信由你!

I see. 我明白了。清楚了。原来如此。

Bird

Early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃,一日之计在于晨,把握时间者,必有所得。

Tom is an early bird. 指Tom是早起之人

He is an old bird. 指人老谋深算(不是赞美之词)

Birth

Birth is much, but breeding is more. 意思指教养、比门第出身更重要(出身好固然重要,配合好的家庭教养栽培就更出色了)

a man of noble birth 出生高贵的人

give birth to a baby boy 生了一个男婴

birth mark 出生胎记

birth place 出生地

birth rate 人口出生率

birth stone 象征诞生月份的宝石

birthright 长子继承权

Break

the war breaks out 战争突发

the day breaks 破晓

break up 分手

break even 打成和局

breaks surface (潜水艇)浮出水面

give me a break! 不要烦我

break in to a house 入屋偷窃

Breeding 

a man of fine breeding 指有教养、文化的人

breeding pond 养鱼池

cross breeding 异种繁殖法

ill bred 形容人教养不良

well bred 指人的教养好

Cat

Lead a cat-and-dog life.  过着猫狗生活,特指感情恶劣的夫妇生活,经常吵架,水火不容。

A cat has nine lives.  猫有九命,指命大。

It is raining cats and dogs. 正大雨倾盆。

Shoot the cat. 饮酒过多而呕吐 (口语)

Cloud

Every cloud has a silver lining. 意思为黑暗的背后就是光明,不用悲观。用cloud 来代表阴暗,silver lining 代表光明的一面。

cloud a cloud of dust 漫天灰沙,黄尘万丈

Cloud kissing: that building is almost cloud kissing. 比喻建筑物高耸入云,摩天大楼。

Cast a cloud on the project. 这一工作计划投下阴影,可能计划不乐观。

Consist

Happiness consists in contentment.  幸福快乐在乎知足,知足者常乐也。

consist in 指存在,在于;consist of 指共有、组成;consist with 指共存
the house consists of 5 rooms 房子共有5 间屋
Wealth does not necessarily consist with health. 财富与健康不一定是共存的。

Cross

It crossed my mind. 令我想起。

Cross swords with 斗剑,交战,争论,论战

The Grand Cross 大十字勋章(英国)

cross bencher (英国)中立议员,中立人士

cross examination 律师对对方所谓证人的反讯盘问

cross talk 电话的另一条线上漏过来的话

crossbreed 杂种,a cross between a Malay and a Chinese 一个马来人和中国人的混血儿

go on the cross 指人走错路、入邪道

Deep

Still waters run deep.  水静河深,大智若愚,深谋者寡言,或形容看似不起眼的人原来深有城府。

drink deep 狂饮
talked deep into the night 谈话到深夜
deep in debt 周身是债
deep drinker 酒量大的人
deep fishery 深海渔业

in the deep of winter 在隆冬
wonders of the deep 深海下的奇景(指鱼类,各类景物的美妙)

Dog

Every dog has its day.  富贵无常,凡人皆有得意的时候。(一个潦倒的人,以前也可能风光过,做人要厚道,不能看低别人。)

love me, love my dog.  爱屋及乌(打狗就是欺主了)

a sly dog 指人滑头、奸猾

walk the dog everyday. 每日带狗散步

dog leash 狗链

dog collar 狗项圈

Dull

All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. 只用功而不去玩,聪明孩子也会变迟钝。

a dull child 头脑迟钝的孩子
dull talk 沉闷的话
dull town 沉闷的市镇
dull edge 指刀口钝
He is dull of hearing. 耳朵不灵

Eye

What the eye does not see, the heart does not grieve over.  眼不见心不悲伤,眼不见心不烦。

have an eye for the beautiful . 有审美眼光。

keep an eye on your bag. 小心你的手袋。

his eyes are bigger than his belly. 指人眼阔肚窄,不自量力。

eyes in the potatoes 马铃薯出芽

Fair

All is fair in love and war. 恋爱和战争一样都是不择手段的

fair and square 光明正大的
fair play 公正的比赛
fair haired 金发的

fair face 好看美丽的人
fair trade 公平贸易(国与国之间)

Fat

fat salary 高薪

fat dividend 红利丰厚

fat year 丰年

You know a fat lot about it! 口头语,作反语用,即指你一点也不知道。

skim milk has no fat at all. 脱脂牛奶是没有脂肪的。

Father

The wish is father to the thought. 愿望是思想的根源,有意愿才能有想法

like father, like son. 有其父就有其子

The child is father of the man.  三岁定八十岁,从少看老,也是江山易改,本性难移的写照。

Feed

Well fed, well bred. 意谓有足够的温饱,便可有好的教养栽培,正是衣食足,然后礼义兴。

He is poorly fed. 他吃不饱,吃的不好。
Horses feed on grass. 马靠吃草过活。
fed up with someone 形容对某人腻透了
feeding bottle 奶瓶
bird feeder 户外喂鸟的容器

Foul

It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 指家有不肖子孙,家丑不可外扬。

foul smell 臭味

foul language 粗鄙话

foul tongue 说话难听的一张嘴

foul ball or foul strike (棒球,指打过线的球)

claim a foul 声明对方犯规胜利无效副词

hit foul 拳击时,犯规的击打

play foul 用卑鄙的手段待人

Gain

No gains without pains / No pains, no gains 意思是没有不劳而获的事,不劳则无获。

His investment brought him no gains at all. 他的投资没有带给他任何收益。

She worked to gain her living. 她工作挣生活费

My watch gains 5 minutes. 我的表快5分钟

gained an upper hand 占上风

gained control of something 指控制某些事

Gather

Gather roses while you may (can) 有花堪折直需折,莫待无花空折枝。指要抓紧时机。

gather strength 增加力量
gather ground 得势
gather oneself up 打起精神
dusk is gathering 暮色渐浓
demand gathered weight 要求的呼声渐高

Glass

Those who live in a glass house should not throw stones. 住在玻璃房子里的人最好不要向他人投掷石头,否则后果自负。因为别人也可以向玻璃房投掷石头,从而自食其果。意指不要说他人的是非长短,因为自己也有缺点。

Tom enjoys a glass now and then with his buddies. 汤姆常常喜欢和老友一起喝酒。A glass 指杯中物,即a glass of wine ,经常用a glass 代替。

glassware 玻璃器皿

glasswork 玻璃制品

glassworks 玻璃制造业

glass culture 温室栽培

Gift

Do not spoil your child with too many gifts. 不要送太多礼物,以免宠坏孩子。

Tom is a person of many gifts. 汤姆是个多才的人。

We are all gifted with conscience. 我们都有天赋的良心。

Goose
I am goose all over. 形容浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。
goose phrases 陈腐的句子,滥调
a wild goose chase 无益的追求
goose step 德国阅兵式的鹅步操,直膝直腿的步操

Grow

grow a beard 留胡子

grow rich 有钱起来了

grow up 长大了

grow out of it 戒掉,或对某些东西不感兴趣了。又可指身体长大了,衣服不合穿之意。

Hard

Hard words break no bones. 指骂人者认为粗暴严厉的说话不会伤害别人。如果骂人者都能够为对方设想,对下属、妻子、丈夫、朋友、子女说话时,会收到更好的效果。

hard labour 苦工

hard winter 严冬

a hard drinker 指酒量大的人

his body is as hard as brick. 他的身体很结实

think hard, try hard! 努力思考,努力尝试

Hay

Make hay while the sun shines (or while sun is hot) . 趁太阳高照,将干草整理好。意思是指趁热打铁,不要拖延耽误时机。

Hay-fever 指花粉症

Haystack 一捆草

Hayfork 一个义草把

Hold

Who holds the purse rules the house. 意谓谁握有钱袋,就有话语权。

hold it! 停!

hold you tongue! 别出声!

hold on! 等一等!

hold on to something 不要放松

The room can hold 50 people. 那间房间能容纳50人。

The rope does not hold! 绳子承受力不够。

Horse

Eat like a horse. 指大吃的人

Work like a horse. 做事苦干、实干

Tell that to the horses! 指这些话只能骗外行去吧!

Horse gear 马具

Horse master 驯马师

Horsewhip 马鞭

Ill

ill got, ill spent. 意谓来历不明的钱财来得快,去得也快。

speak ill of someone 说某人坏话
think ill of someone 对某人有误会,不喜欢
behave ill 没规矩形容词,指不健康,病,不好,恶劣
ill health 不健康
ill manner 没礼貌
ill feeling 没好感

Inch

Kill

Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟、一举两得、一箭双雕。

Killed in action 指士兵战死沙场

Killed a bill 否决议案

do something to kill time 做某些事以消磨时间

She is dressed to kill. 她穿的十分迷人

The food really killed my appetite. 那食物令我胃口大倒

The wallpaper kills the furniture. 好好的家具被墙纸衬得不好看了

Laugh

Laugh and grow fat 常笑多福,心宽体胖

laugh at 看见或听见什么而发笑

laugh away 付之一笑

have a good/healthy laugh 好好大笑一顿

hold your laugh 忍住笑

Lay

Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. 意谓杀鹅取金蛋,竭泽而鱼,指因短视而失去长远利益,或造成败局,如同拔苗助长,欲速则不达。

lay the table for dinner 预备摆桌子开晚饭
lay a trap for 设陷阱害他人
lay the blame on someone 嫁祸给某人
the storm laid the crops 暴风把庄稼吹倒

Layman 指门外汉,外行

layoff 解雇

layout 设计、形势

Lead

lead the way 带路

lead an army 带一支军队

lead him by the nose 指使人盲从,乖乖就范服从

vanity can lead to greed 虚荣心会导致贪婪

take the lead in swimming 领先

gain the lead in a race 在赛跑中领先

Leap

Look before you leap. 意思指跳之前要看清楚,做事要三思而后行。

leap for joy 高兴得跳起来

leap at an opportunity 抓住机会

leap over the fence 跳过篱笆

a leap in the dark 不顾前后的行动,冒险之举

Learn

An old dog cannot learn new tricks. 老狗学不了新把戏,比喻人老了,难以学习新东西。

learn by experience. 通过经验而学乖

learn by mistakes 通过犯错而学精明。
learn by heart 谙记,用心去记住
a learned man 学者

a learner 初学者

Least

(The) least said (the) soonest mended. 话少错少,修补快。还指做人的修为,即修口,不随便不经思考而乱说话,以免犯了难以弥补错误。

the least said the better 说得越少越好,与上句意思一样

I am not in the least afraid to die. 我一点也不怕死

There is not the least wind today. 今天一点风也没有

the soonest the best 最快最好!最早最好!(不过,习惯用 the sooner the better, 越快越好,越早越好)

Live

Live and let live. 意谓待人宽容如待己,自己过得轻松,也让他人同样过得轻松。

live on rice 以米为日常饮食

live from hand to mouth 过着做一天吃一天的生活,得过且过

live single 独身生活

live through crisis 度过危机

live in 指住在东家处,如女佣

live out 外宿工作过活

Log 指未经刨削的长圆木头,也可指笨重、愚蠢的人
log cabin 圆木小屋(加拿大北面沿湖有时看到这类古典的渡假屋)
sleep like a log 指睡得像死人(木头)一样

Love

Love is in the eyes of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。

Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的,和上句意思一样。

Love token 爱情纪念品

Love sickness 相思病

One-sided love 单恋

Fall in love with 爱上某人

Man

(So) many men, (so) many minds. 人多主意多,十人十心(不一定就是贬义,褒义指人多力量大,贬义指人多也会手脚乱,主意多,无法作决定。)

Be a man! 拿出大丈夫气概来!
like master, like man 有其主必有其仆
a man of men 丈夫中之丈夫,了不起的人物
a man of word (honor) 守信的人,可靠的人
a man of his hand 手艺灵活的人,精通手艺的人

Handy man 能干活的
a man in the moon 空想虚构的人物
best man 男傧相,伴郎

Mare

Money makes the mare go. 指钱能使母马向前行,正是有钱能使鬼推磨。

grey mare 灰母马,比喻胜过丈夫的女人

the grey mare is the better horse.  指女人胜过男人

win the mare or lose the halter 比喻做事孤注一掷,一是成功或失败,如同一是捉到马,一是捉不到马,连套马的绳索也赔上了。

Meat

dark meat 指鸡腿肉部份

white (light) meat 指鸡胸肉、翅膀的肉

strong meat 难消化的食物,或难了解的教养的形容

meat tea 英国式的high tea,有肉的午后小餐

meat grinder 绞肉机

Mend

It is never too late to mend. 意谓过则勿惮改,指知错能改,永不言迟。

mend the matter 改善事态
mend the relationship 改善修补双方关系
mend one’s way 改好(坏行为)
mend a fire 加柴或炭在火里名词用
on the mend 指事态在好转

Mickle

Every little makes a mickle. 意谓积少成多,集腋成裘。

many a mickle makes a muckle 意思和上句一样,muckle是指更加大量的。

public mind 舆论
get out of my sight 滚开
speak your mind out 直接说出你的意见
mind your head (or step) 小心你的头或脚,提醒他人时用
mind your own business 不用你多管闲事

never mind 不要紧

never mind him 不要管或介意他(口头语)
mind what I tell you 留意我的话

Need

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 指急需帮助时,伸出援手的朋友才是真正的朋友,即患难朋友才是真朋友。

He is in need of water. 他很需要水的供应。

There is no need to hurry. 不用着急

have no need for money 不需要钱

in case of need… 在紧急的时候

He is indeed a great man. 他实在是一个伟人。

I am very glad indeed. 我实在很高兴。

indeed? 真的?和really 同义,英式英语好用indeed ,美式用really 。

News

No news is good news.  没有消息就是好消息。

Is there any news? 有什么新闻没有?
That is no news. 那事并不新奇。

Bad news travels quickly. 坏事传千里。
news agency 通讯社

Pain

I have pains all over. 我全身疼痛

He is a pain in the neck. 他很令人讨厌。用来形容讨厌的人

My arm is paining. 我的胳膊痛

My tooth pains me. 我的牙痛

Pride

Pride goes before a fall 骄兵必败,自满骄傲者必会招致损失挫折。满招损,谦受益。

Tom is his mother’s pride. 汤姆是母亲的骄傲。
Camel is the pride of the desert. 骆驼是沙漠里不可缺少的东西。
in the pride of one’s years 在全盛时代
Peacock in his pride 指开屏的孔雀

Purse

the one who holds the purse 比喻那人掌管钱出入
tighten the purse 节省开支

Put

put milk to(in) tea 放牛奶在茶里

put baby to bed 把婴儿安顿睡觉

put a man in jail 把人关进牢里

put a child into his hands 把孩子托付给他

put on your glasses/jacket 戴上眼镜/穿上上衣

put away your shoes 拿开鞋子

put down a riot 镇压平息暴乱

put the mistake down to someone 将错误推给他人

Reap

One must reap what one has sown. 意思人种下什么,便收成什么。种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。种恶因得恶果,种善因得善果。

reap experience 获得经验

reap the profit 获利

reap where one has not soon 收获非自己栽种的东西,指强占别人的功劳

reaping hook 收割镰刀

reaping machine 收割机

Roll

rolled the string into a ball 把线卷成一团
roll up your sleeve 卷起衣袖
rolling in money 埋在钱堆里(富豪生活)
rolled out verses 朗诵诗句
the train rolled along 火车隆隆开去
call the roll or roll call 指点名
roll of honor 阵亡者名单
her name is on the honor rolls 她的名字在优秀学生名册中

Rust

Talent left to rust. 空有才华,怀才不遇

rub/get the rust off the car 擦去车子上的锈

rustless 不锈的

Sight

Out of sight, out of mind. 意谓离久情疏,不一定指人与人之间的感情,对其他事物也可应用 - 眼不见,自然容易忘记。

in sight 看得见了
Peace is in sight. 和平不远了。
love at first sight 一见倾心
get out of my sight 滚开
a beautiful sight 美景


Silver

He was born with a silver spoon. 指他出生在极富裕家庭

Silver tongued 指口才流利,善辩的人

Silverware 银制品

silver plated 镀银的

Silver wedding 结婚25年的银婚庆祝

Silver screen 银幕,电影界

I like clothes with lining. 我喜欢有衬里的衣服。

Sound

A sound mind in a sound body. 有健全的身体才会有健全的思想。

have a sound sleep 睡一个好觉
I gave her a sound lecture. 我给她一顿严厉的教训。
Is he sound on free trade? 他对自由贸易的见解正确吗?
as sound as bell 形容如钟一样稳当

Sow

Get (take) a wrong sow by the ear 指抓错人,或拿错东西,或论断错误

sow seeds 播下种子

Split

split the soup or split the bean 指泄露出秘密
water split from the cup 杯中水溢出来

Stone

A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚动的石头是不会长青苔的!一方面指人不定心,反复改职业,故事业难有所成就;另一方面可指对待感情有点游戏人生、吊儿郎当、居无定所、成不了家。

Throw a stone at someone. 攻击或谴责他人

Trip over a stone (or something). 被石头或他物绊倒

Stone a person to death. 现今世界上还有一些不文明的地方采用石头打死犯人,作为死刑的一种。

Stoneware 石器皿

Stonework 石工(指铺石板路等类型的工作)

Stoneworks 石头制造业

Stone age 石器时代

Heart of stone 铁石心肠

Suck

suck out 吸出
suck dry 吸干
suck the blood of the poor 榨取穷人膏血
He was sucking at his pipe. 他在吸着烟斗。
He sucked in as much as he could in class. 他在班上尽量吸收知识。
Sucks! It sucks. 俗语, 口头语,指真差劲!表达情绪发泄
sucker 俗语, 指笨蛋,傻瓜,乳臭未干的小子

Tide

The tide is in/down 指现在是涨潮/退潮

go with the tide 顺从时势

catch the tide 趁机(指做生意)

The tide turned to him. 形势对他有利。(or against him. 指形势不利于他)

Time

Time and tide wait for no one. 岁月唏嘘不待人。苍天饶过谁!

Do you have the time? 现在几点了?

不是问你有没有空。区别在于句子中是否有「the 」,如果没有「the 」,意思便不同了。

What a time you have been! 你倒花了相当的时间在做某件事上。

Now is your time!  现在是你的机会!指你有所作为的时候到了。

He knows the time of day. 他什么都知道,指人什么都知道,不是糊涂人。

Behind the time 落在时代的后头

Behind time 指迟到,晚了

On time 准时

Take your time 慢慢来,不用急

Hard or bad times 指不景气,或社会不景气、经济不景气

Ancient times 古代

The remark he made was not well timed. 指某人说话不合时宜。

time one’s blow 伺机打击他人

time your work 对自己做的事有个时间预算

Trash

trash can 废料箱

trash ice 碎冰

Treasure

art treasure 贵重艺术品,指名画、著名雕刻等

treasurer 指司库员,出纳员,财政部出纳局长

Treasury Bill (or T-Bill ),即财政部证券

Trick

play dirty tricks on someone 对人玩卑鄙的手段
play a trick on him 跟某人开玩笑
know a trick or two 形容某人有点小聪明,相当有办法
trick flying (飞机) 花样飞行

Tom tricked Mary into believing that he was a millionaire. 汤姆欺骗玛丽以为他是百万富翁。

Venture

Nothing venture, nothing gain. 意谓冒险鼓起勇气前进,才会有收获。不入虎穴,焉得虎子。

Visit

The iniquity of the fathers is visited upon the children. 父亲造的孽报应到孩子身上来了。

Wall

Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳、壁有缝,提防消息走漏。

wallflower 指舞会中没有舞伴的女人,坐冷板凳

wall painting 壁画

Wear

Better wear out than rust out. 与其生锈坏了浪费掉,不如用坏了,指与其闲死,不如忙死。

His patience was worn out at last. 他终于忍不住了

the metal is wearing. 金属慢慢磨损了

His clothes became worn out. 他衣服穿得旧了、破了

Worth

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.  指凡是值得做的事情都应值得好好地做。

It is worth 10 dollars. 它值十元。

He is worth a million. 他身价百万。

It is not worth seeing. 不值得看。

终于把原文排好序了,总结这个的人真心厉害了,辣么多!不过多了解点总是好的,whatever is worth doing is worth doing well。现学现卖。

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