1、英语作文中常见的中国成语大全英语作文中常见的中国成语大全 1.爱不释手fondle admiringly 2.百闻不如一见（眼见为实） Seeing is believing. 3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. 4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 5.不眠之夜 white night 6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by exter
2、nal gains, not saddened by personnal losses 7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do ones best 8. 不打不成交 No discord, no concord.9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake soun
3、d less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 12.大开眼界 open ones eyes; broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener 13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little
4、 15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. 19. 活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.20. 20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones21. 22. 21.金无足赤
5、人无完人 Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect.23. 24. 22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.25. 26. 23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth27. 28. 24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence29. 30. 25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green31. 32. 26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried,
6、clich33. 34. 27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.35. 36. 28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.37. 38. 29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success39. 40. 30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth41. 42. 31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened43. 44. 32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplishe
7、d without norms or standards.45. 46. 33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.47. 48. 34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.49. 50. 35.弄巧成拙
8、be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself51. 52. 36.拿手好戏 masterpiece53. 54. 37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad55. 56. 38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale57. 58. 39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn ones own way
9、 of retreat and be determined to fight to the end59. 60. 40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities61. 62. 41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you cant make a fist. One cant make bricks without straw.63. 64. 42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step-the highest eminence is to be gained
10、 step by step65. 66. 43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.67. 68. 45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something69. 7
11、0. 46.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.71. 72. 47.强强联手 win-win co-operation73. 74. 48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.75. 76. 49.人之初性本善 Mans nature at birth is good.7
12、7. 78. 50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man. 51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy 52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way. 53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; 54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating 55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round. 56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradis
13、e in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth 57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself. 59.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products) 60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖
14、 Such kindness of warm sun, cant be repaid by grass. 62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high. 63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. 64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel 65.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. 6
15、7.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 69.山不在高，有仙则名No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; 70.韬光养晦hide ones capacities and bide ones time 71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coat
16、ed bullets 72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue 73.团结就是力量Unity is strength. 74.“跳进黄河洗不清”eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean-theres nothing one can do to clear ones name 75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena 76.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a f
17、eather flock together. 77.往事如风The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas 78.望子成龙hold high hopes for ones child 79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours. 80.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy 81.唯利是图draw water to ones mill 82.无源之水,无本之木water with
18、out a source, and a tree wiithout roots 83.无中生有make create something out of nothing 84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. Theres no smoke without fire. 85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends 86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean 87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, wher
19、eas conceit makes one lag behind. 88. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off 89.心想事成May all your wish come true 90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. 92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound 93.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on
20、a hot pan 94.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example 95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters 96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear 97.循序渐进step by step 98.一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest 99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others 100鱼米之乡 101.有情人终成眷属Jack shal
21、l have Jill, all shall be well. 102.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. 103. 有识之士people of vision 104.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain 105.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. 106.与时俱进advance with times 107.以人为本people oriented; people
22、 foremost 108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude 109.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight. a land of milk and honey 110.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. 111.
23、优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 112.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. 113.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies. 114.冤假错案cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases 115.一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 116.招财进宝Money and
24、treasures will be plentiful 117.债台高筑become debt-ridden 118.致命要害Achilles heel 119. 众矢之的target of public criticism 120.知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat. 121. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist 122.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue
25、 sea 123. 纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.124. 繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous125. 126. 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.127. 128. 爱财如命skin a flea for its hide129. 130. 百里挑一one in hundred131. 132. 百折不挠be indomitable133. 134. 半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished135. 136. 包罗万象all-embracing all
26、-inclusive137. 138. 饱经风霜weather-beaten139. 140. 卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe141. 142. 悲欢离合vicissitudes of life143. 144. 背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction145. 146. 本末倒置put the cart before the horse147. 148. 笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early149. 150. 必由之路the only way151. 152. 闭关自守close the
27、country to international intercourse153. 154. 变本加厉be further intensified155. 156. 变化无常chop and change fantasticality157. 158. 变化无常chop and change fantasticality159. 160. 别开生面having sth. New161. 162. 别有用心have ulterior motives163. 164. 彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane165. 166. 兵不厌诈in war nothing is to
28、o deceitful167. 168. 博古通今erudite and informed169. 170. 不败之地incincible position171. 172. 不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from ones subordinates173. 174. 不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption175. 176. 不劳而获reap where one has not sown177. 178. 不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tena
29、city179. 180. 不速之客crasher uninvited guest181. 182. 不同凡响outstanding183. 184. 不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying185. 186. 不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains187. 188. 不以为然not approve object to189. 190. 不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness191. 192. 不亦乐乎extremely193. 194. 不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance195. 196. 不约而同happen to coincide197. 198. 不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul199. 200. 不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose ones head out of one
