成语~ A

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳

Once bitten, twice shy.

一言既出，驷马难追
A word spoken is past recalling.

一见钟情 
to fall in love at first sight

一箭双鵰/一举两得 
Kill two birds with one stone.

一寸光阴一寸金
Time is money.

一失足成千古恨
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.

一将功名万骨枯
What millions died that Caesar might be great.

一年之计在于春，一日之计在于晨 
Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.

一人难称百人意 
You cannot please everyone.

一气呵成 
Never make two bites of a cherry. 

一白遮三丑

A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults.

一知半解

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

一心一意

John is a person who always works with undivided attention.

一丘之貉

These people are cut from the same cloth./are tarred with the same brush.

一目了然

His words just leapt to the eye. Do you need me to explain it?

一帆风顺

His business has gone off without a hitch.

一刻千金

You have to make good use of time. After all, every time counts.

一事无成

I am happy to know that all have ended in smoke about him.

一败涂地

The outcome of the election just bit the dust.

一针见血

His comment on the current affairs always hits the right nail on the head.

一清二楚

The accounts seem to be as clear as crystal.

一意孤行

That boy is always going his own way. He won't listen to his parents' advice.

一落千丈

My son's schoolwork has gone to pot. He really lets me down.

一鸣惊人

His performance at school really comes as a bombshell.

一诺千金

He never goes back on his word. He is as good as his word.

一时兴起

Don't always do things by fits and snatches.

一蹴可几

You should know that it is impossible to make it at one stroke.

一筹莫展

I really have no idea what to do. Now I am at my wit's end.

一览无遗

If you stand here looking down at the city. The wonderful scene will be in full view.

一窍不通

What you said is all Greek to me.  

一视同仁

He treats everyone across the board.

一模一样

These twins look as like as two peas.

一时兴起

He does everything on the spur of the moment.

九死一生

to have a hair-breadth escape

九牛一毛

Compared with mine, his was simply a drop in the bucket.

人生如梦

Life is but a dream.

人生自古谁无死

Death comes to all men.

人生百岁古来稀

It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.

人定胜天

Man can conquer nature.

人不可貌相

Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a book by its cover.  

小Car笔记：
across the board：包括一切地, 全面地
on the spur of the moment：一时冲动地, 立刻
a drop in the bucket：沧海一粟
conquer：征服，占领，战胜，得胜。
【常用短语】①divide and conquer：分步解决，分治
                 ②stoop to conquer： 降低自己的身分去...

人生而平等

All men are created equal.

人山人海

a sea of faces：How many people are there in the stadium? Believe it or not, a sea of faces. 

人之常情

human nature：It's human nature for me to help those who need help.

人云亦云

echo others' words：Don't echo others' words. Sometimes you've got to find out the truth.

人去楼空

Regretful to say, when the master was absent, his mansion was dead.

人面兽心

a wolf in sheep's clothing：He is cruel enough to kill that girl; he's really a wolf in sheep's clothing.

人言可畏

Opinion rules the world：Always remember what I say to you. Opinion rules the world. 

十年风水轮流转

Every dog has its day.

十全十美

leave nothing to be desired：The show just leaves nothing to be desired.

十拿九稳

We have winning the game in the bag.  

小Car笔记：
believe it or not：信不信由你
find out the truth：查明真相

十万火急

in hot haste：I am writing in hot haste to let you know that I will be there on time.

了无瓜葛

have nothing to do with：That politician claimed that he had nothing to do with thatscandal.

力不从心

my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak：A:Can you do me a favor? B:Sorry, my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak.

力挽狂澜

try to stem the tide：He tried to stem the tide, but in vain.

入境随俗

Do in Rome as the Romans do.

入木三分

It actually gave a vivid picture of cut the quick. (leave an indelible impression)

七上八下

to be sixes and sevens：Don't talk to me now because I am all at sixes and sevens. (with one's heart going pitapat)

七窍生烟

He was in a great fury (fuming with anger; in a great rage; terribly furious) and swore to get even with the opposite(跟对方报复).

七零八落

After the quake, the buildings went to rock and ruin.

八面玲珑

smooth and able to win favour on all sides. 

小Car笔记：
in vain：徒劳
all sides：各方面

夜以继日

day and night：The nurse was with the patient day and night.

英雄所见略同

Great minds think alike.

于事无补

Complaining is of little(no) avail. It is better for you to take action now.

姻缘天注定

Marriages are made in heaven.

逆来顺受

to make the best of a bad bargain

流芳百世

a niche in the temple of fame

为虎作伥

to act as guide to a tiger

孤注一掷

to put all one's egg in one basket

勇者不惧

A brave man will not shrink from dangers.

洗心革面

to turn over a new leaf 

小Car笔记：
avail：有利，有助于，益处 【常用短语】①avail oneself of 利用 ②of no avail：完全没有用，完全无效
niche：壁龛，适当的位置 【常用短语】①niche market 瞄准机会的市场， 缝隙市场 ②trophicniche 营养龛，营养小生态
shrink：收缩，畏缩，萎缩 【常用短语】①shrink from 退避，在 ... 前面畏缩 ②shrink ring 扣环

美中不足

a fly in the ointment

背道而驰

to run counter

赴汤蹈火

to go through fire and water

风烛残年

to have one foot in the grave

风声鹤唳，草木皆兵

to apprehend danger in every sound

活到老学到老

It's never too late to learn./ Live and learn.

前事不忘后事之师

Remember the past and it will guide your future.

星星之火可以燎原

A single spark can start a prairie fire.

待人宽容如待己

Live and let live.

按部就班

Learn to walk before you run.  

小Car笔记：
ointment：药膏，油膏，软膏  【常用短语】①zinc ointment [药]氧化锌软膏  ②eye ointment 眼膏
counter：与……相反的，相反的  【常用短语】①counter force 对抗力  ②counter current 反向电流，逆流

南辕北辙

cross purposes：The salesmen were working at cross purposes with their supervisor.

病从口入祸从口出

Illness comes in by mouth and comes out by it.

笑里藏刀

a smile to hide one's hate

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

Where there's life there's hope

海底捞月

to fish in the air

海底捞针

to look for a needle in a bundle of hay

差之毫厘失之千里

A miss is as good as a mile

既往不咎

Let the dead bury their dead.

杀身成仁

to sacrifice one's life to preserve one's virtue complete

杀鸡焉用牛刀

Take not a musket to kill a butterfly 

小Car笔记：
a bundle of：一捆(一扎，一包)
as good as：和 ... 几乎一样
virtue：德行，贞操，美德 【常用短语】①public virtue 公德 ②make a virtue of necessity 把非做不可的事装成出于好心才做的  ③of easy virtue 不贞节的，水性扬花的

饥不择食
A good appetite is a good sauce.

害群之马 
black sheep

家丑不可外扬
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.

恩威并济 
alternate weakness with severity

旁观者清 
The outside sees the best of the game. /Lookers-on see most of the game.

时运不济 
to have a bad time

殊途同归
All roads lead to Rome.

众志成城/团结就是力量 
Union is strenth.

疾风知劲草 
Adversity reveals genius.

设身处地 
Sometimes you have to learn to be in my shoes. 

小Car笔记：
dirty linen：家丑，隐私
alternate：交替，轮流 【常用词组】①alternate current 交流电 ②alternate motion 往复运动，交变运动
reveal：显示，透露，揭示，展现 【常用词组】①reveal itself 出现(呈现) ②reveal one's hand 摊牌

 

 

 

 

 

 莫在太岁头上动土

Let sleeping dogs lie.

毕恭毕敬

cap in hand：He always treats his boss cap in hand.

得意忘形

to leap out of one's skin

捷足先登

The early bird catches the worm.

欲速则不达

Haste makes waste./More haste, less speed.

欲加之罪，何患无辞

Give a dog a bad/an ill name and hang him.

混水摸鱼

to fish in troubled waters

贪小失大

penny-wise and poundfoolish

习惯成自然

once a use forever a custom

挂羊头卖狗肉

cry up wine and sell vinegar  

小Car笔记：
troubled waters：混乱状态，波涛汹涌的水
poundfoolish：省小钱吃大亏的，因小失大的
cry up：夸奖(称颂)

贫无立锥之地

as poor as a church mouse

雪中送炭真君子/患难见真情

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

异想天开

to give loose to one's fancy

集思广义

Two heads are better than one.

得过且过

to live from hand to mouth

情人眼里出西施

Love is blind.

情有独钟

had eyes only for：All the girls liked Kevin, but he had eyes only for Mary.

冤家宜解不宜结

Better remove enmity than contract it.

眼不见为净

Out of sight, out of mind.

脱口而出

A slip of the tongue can sometimes land you in trouble.  

小Car笔记：
a church mouse：一贫如洗的人
slip of the tongue：失言， 疏漏，小错误，口误

 智者千虑，必有一失

Homer sometimes nods.

胜不骄败不馁

to be not elated by success nor disturbed by failure

富贵在天

Riches and honors come from heaven.

智者不惑

A wise man is free from perplexities.

无风不起浪

There is no smoke without fire. (Where there is smoke, there is fire.)

画蛇添足

to paint the lily

趁火打劫

to fish in troubled waters

量入为出

to cut one's coat according to one's cloth/ make both ends meet

阳奉阴违

ostensible obedience

跑了和尚跑不了庙

The monk may run away, but the temple can't run with him.

小Car笔记：
Homer：n. 荷马(希腊诗人)
lily：百合花,纯白的
troubled waters：混乱状态, 波涛汹涌的水