高考英语专题总复习写作习语
碍于情面 for fear of hurting sb’s feelings
居安思危 be mindful of possible danger in time of peace
安分守己 act proper to one’s status
安于现状 be content with things as they are
循序渐进 learn to walk before you run
班门弄斧 teach a dog to bark
本末倒置 put the cart before the horse
闭门造车 work on some project without reference to what the world requires
避重就轻 avoid the crucial point and take the minor
标本兼治 put things right once and for all
表里如一 one’s outer and inner selves are in harmony
冰冻三尺非一日之寒
a tree will not fall at one blow
病急乱投医 a drowning man will catch at a straw
不得要领 be beside the point
不分轻重缓急 have no sense of priority
不顾大局 be regardless of the whole situation
不顾事实 have no regard for the truth
不经灾难不知福 misfortune tells us what fortune is
不经一事不长一智 experience is the best teacher
不破不立 there is no making without breaking
不求甚解 be content with a superficial understanding
不以规矩不能成方圆 rules and regulations must be adhered to in handling affairs
操之过急 catch the ball before the bound
差之毫厘谬以千里 one false step will make a great difference
拆东墙补西墙 reinforce one place at the expense of another
成竹在胸 have well-thought-out ideas
尺有所短寸有所长 everyone has his shortcomings and merits
好出风头 like to be in the spotlight
出工不出力 lie down on the job
触类旁通 grasp a typical example and you will grasp the whole category
穿凿附会 force words into a sense
吹毛求疵 pick on sth to find fault with
聪明反被聪明误 cleverness may overreach itself
从中渔利 cash in on other people’s efforts
达观知命 take things as they are
打击别人抬高自己 raise oneself by dirtying other’s name
打破常规 break away from conventional practices
打如意算盘 indulge in wishful thinking
打肿脸充胖子 try to satisfy one’s vanity when one cannot really afford to do so
大处着眼小处着手 keep the general goal in sight while taking hold of the daily tasks
众人拾柴火焰高 there is strength in numbers
大局为重 put the interest of the whole above everything else
大是大非 right and wrong on vital questions
大树底下好乘凉 under the protection of people of power and influence one can profit
但知其一不知其二 have a one-sided view
当断不断反受其乱 he who hesitates is lost
当局者迷旁观者清 lookers-on see more than the players
当一天和尚撞一天钟 do just enough to get by
蹈规循矩
be on the straight and narrow
得不偿失 not worth the cost
颠倒是非 confuse right and wrong
独木不成林 an individual is too weak in strength to accomplish a great task
对症下药 solve problems according to objective realities
多此一举 hold a candle to the sun
尔虞我诈 double-cross each other
二人同心其利断金 union is strength
不可偏废 neither should be overemphasized at the expense of the other
凡事预则立不预则废 preparedness ensures success and unpreparedness spells failure
防患于未然 take preventive measures
放长线钓大鱼 adopt a long-term plan to secure sth big
放马后炮 do sth which no longer needs to be done
分清是非 distinguish right from wrong
覆水难收 there is no use crying spilt milk
刚柔并济 exercise a combination of inflexibility and yielding
纲举目张 when the general plan is laid out,the details are easy to arrange
高不成低不就 be unable to achieve one’s heart’s desire but unwilling to accept less
高瞻远瞩 look far ahead and aim high
隔靴搔痒 fail to strike home
工欲善其事必先利其器 better tools make good work
固守成规 stick to old rules
固步自封 be satisfied with old practices and cease to make progress
顾全大局 bear the whole situation in mind
顾小失大 suffer a big loss for a little gain
好高骛远 reach for what is beyond one’s grasp
华而不实 have all one’s goods in the window
画蛇添足 spoil things by going to extremes
换汤不换药 make a superficial change
讳疾忌医 conceal one’s fault for fear of criticism
急功近利 seek quick success and instant benefits
疾风知劲草 strength of character is tested in a crisis
己所不欲勿施于人 do as you would be done by
兼听则明偏信则暗 you will be enlightened by listening to both sides
见利忘义 disregard moral principles in pursuit of profit
骄者必败 pride goes before a fall
矫枉过正 go beyond the proper limits in righting a wrong
脚踏实地 in a down-to-earth way
身正不怕影斜 a clean conscience is a sure card
近朱者赤 keep good men company and you shall be of the number
精益求精 seek for ever greater perfection
井底之蛙 a person with a very limited outlook
九层之台起于垒土 from small beginning come great things
口是心非 consent outwardly but disagree inwardly
滥竽充数 make up a number without active work
乐极生悲 extreme joy gives rise to sorrow
两害相权取其轻 between two evils choose the lesser
临渊羡鱼不如退而结网 one should have a down-to-earth style of working to attain one’s goal
律己正人 he that would command must serve
满招损谦受益 humility often gains more than pride
没有规矩不成方圆 rules and regulations must be adhered in handling affairs
名实不符 have an undeserved reputation
宁缺毋滥 put quality before quantity
弄巧成拙 make a full of oneself in trying to be smart
盘根究底 try to get to the heart of a matter
棋错一招满盘皆输
a false step may lose the whole game
千里之堤毁于蚁穴 a small leak will sink a great ship
千里之行始于足下 step by step one goes far to Rome
轻重缓急 order of priority
求大同存小异 seek common ground on major questions while reserving minor differences
取长补短 draw on the strong points of others to make up for one’s own weak points
取其精华去其糟粕 absorb what is good and reject what is bad
权衡轻重 weigh the comparative importance
人云亦云 echo the views of others
融会贯通 gain a thorough understanding of the subject through mastery of all relevant material
舍本逐末 pay attention to trifles but neglect essentials
慎思而后行 second thoughts are best
实事求是 seek truth from facts
随大流 follow the general trend
损人利己 profit at the expense of others
团结就是力量 union is strength
外强中干 strong in appearance but weak inside
外柔内刚 gentle in manner but firm indeed
妄自菲薄 have an undue sense of inferiority
物极必反 no extreme will hold long
相辅相成 be inseparably interconnected
言必有信 be as good as one’s words
眼高手低 have sharp eyes in criticizing others but clumsy hands in doing things oneself
一步登天 have a sudden rise in life
一孔之见 one-sided view
一劳永逸 once and for all
一叶障目不见泰山 have one’s view of the important overshadowed by the trivial
一知半解 know only superficially
以己度人 judge others by oneself
以其人之道还治其人之身 fight fire with fire
因材施教 suit the instruction to the student’s level
因噎废食 give up doing sth necessary for fear of a slight risk
欲速则不达 more haste, less speed
纸上谈兵 indulge in empty talk