考研英语常用成语(123个)

考研英语常用成语（123个）

1.爱屋及乌

Loveme,lovemydog.

2.百闻不如一见（眼见为实）

Seeingisbelieving.

3.比上不足比下有余

worseoffthansome,betteroffthanmany;tofallshortofthebest,butbebetterthant

heworst.

4.笨鸟先飞

Aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart.

5.不眠之夜

whitenight

6.不以物喜不以己悲

notpleasedbyexternalgains,notsaddenedbypersonallosses

7.不遗余力

sparenoeffort;goallout;doone'sbest

8.不打不成交

Nodiscord,noconcord.

9.拆东墙补西墙

robPetertopayPaul

10.辞旧迎新

bidfarewelltotheoldandusherinthenew;ringouttheoldyearandringinthenew

11.大事化小小事化了

tryfirsttomaketheirmistakesoundlessseriousandthentoreduceittonothingatall

12.大开眼界

openone'seyes;broadenone'shorizon;beaneye-opener

13.国泰民安

Thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace

14.过犹不及

goingtoofarisasbadasnotgoingfarenough;beyondisaswrongasfallingshort;to

omuchisasbadastoolittle

15.功夫不负有心人

Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.

16.好了伤疤忘了疼

onceonshore,onepraysnomore

17.好事不出门恶事传千里

Goodnewsnevergoesbeyondthegate,whilebadnewsspreadfarandwide.

18.和气生财

Harmonybringswealth.

19.活到老学到老

Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.

20.既往不咎

letbygonesbebygones

21.金无足赤人无完人

Goldcan'tbepureandmancan'tbeperfect.

22.金玉满堂

Treasuresfillthehome.

23.脚踏实地

bedown-to-earth

24.脚踩两只船

sitonthefence

25.君子之交淡如水

thefriendshipbetweengentlemenisaspureascrystal;ahedgebetweenkeepsfriends

hipgreen

26.老生常谈陈词滥调

cutanddried,cliche

27.礼尚往来

Courtesycallsforreciprocity.

28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧

Wherethereislife,thereishope.

29.马到成功

achieveimmediatevictory;wininstantsuccess

30.名利双收

gaininbothfameandwealth

茅塞顿开

besuddenlyenlightened

32.没有规矩不成方圆

Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsorstandards.

33.每逢佳节倍思亲

Onfestiveoccasionsmorethaneveronethinksofone'sdearonesfaraway.ltisonth

efestivaloccasionswhenonemisseshisdearmost.

34.谋事在人成事在天

Theplanninglieswithman,theoutcomewithHeaven.Manproposes,Goddisposes.

35.弄巧成拙

betoosmartbyhalf;Cunningoutwitsitself

36.拿手好戏

masterpiece

37.赔了夫人又折兵

throwgoodmoneyafterbad

38.抛砖引玉

amodestspurtoinduceotherstocomeforwardwithvaluablecontributions;throwa

sprattocatchawhale

39.破釜沉舟

cutoffallmeansofretreat;bumone'sownwayofretreatandbedeterminedtofightt

otheend

40.抢得先机

takethepreemptiveopportunities

41.巧妇难为无米之炊

Ifyouhavenohandyoucan'tmakeafist.Onecan'tmakebrickswithoutstraw.

42.千里之行始于足下

athousand-lijourneybeginswiththefirststep—

thehighesteminenceistobegainedstepbystep

43.前事不忘后事之师

Pastexperience,ifnotforgotten,isaguideforthefuture.

44.前人栽树后人乘凉

Onegenerationplantsthetreesinwhoseshadeanothergenerationrests.Onesowsand

anotherreaps.

45.前怕狼后怕虎

fearthewolfinfrontandthetigerbehindhesitateindoingsomething

46.强龙难压地头蛇

Evenadragon(fromtheoutside)findsithardtocontrolasnakeinitsoldhaunt-Po

werfuloutsiderscanhardlyaffordtoneglectlocalbullies.

47.强强联手

win-winco-operation

48.瑞雪兆丰年

Atimelysnowpromisesagoodharvest.

49.人之初性本善

Man'snatureatbirthisgood.

50.人逢喜事精神爽

Joyputsheartintoaman.

51.人海战术

huge-crowdstrategy

52.世上无难事只要肯攀登

Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

53.世外桃源

afictitiouslandofpeaceawayfromtheturmoiloftheworld;

54.死而后已

untilmyheartstopsbeating

55.岁岁平安

Peaceallyearround.

56.上有天堂下有苏杭

Justasthereisparadiseinheaven,therareSuzhouandHangzhouonearth

57.塞翁失马焉知非福

Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.

58.三十而立

Amanshouldbeindependentattheageofthirty.Atthirty,amanshouldbeabletoth

inkforhimself.

59.升级换代

updatingandupgrading(ofproducts)

60.四十不惑

Lifebeginsatforty.61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖

Suchkindnessofwarmsun,can'tberepaidbygrass.

62.水涨船高

Whentheriverrises,theboatfloatshigh.

63.时不我待

Timeandtidewaitfornoman.

64.杀鸡用牛刀

breakabutterflyonthewheel

65.实事求是

seektruthfromfacts;bepracticalandrealistic;betruetofacts

66.说曹操,曹操到

Talkofthedevilandhecomes.

67.实话实说

speaktheplaintruth;callaspadeaspade;tellitasitis

68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准

Practiceisthesolecriterionfortestingtruth.

69山不在高，有仙则名

Nomatterhowhighthemountainis,itsnamewillspreadfarandwideifthereisafai

ry-

70.韬光养晦

hideone'scapacitiesandbideone'stime

71.糖衣炮弹

sugar-coatedbullets

72•天有不测风云

Anythingunexpectedmayhappen,aboltfromtheblue

73.团结就是力量

Unityisstrength.

74.“跳进黄河洗不清”

'eveifonejumpedintotheYellowRiver,onecannotwashoneselfclean—

there'snothingonecandotoclearone'sname'

75.歪风邪气

unhealthypracticesandevilphenomena

76.物以类聚，人以群分

Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.

77.往事如风

Thepasthasvanished(frommemory)likewind.;Whatinpast,ispast.

78.望子成龙

holdhighhopesforone'schild

79.屋漏又逢连阴雨

Misfortunesnevercomesingly.Whenitrainsitpours.

80.文韬武略militaryexpertise;militarystrategy

81.唯利是图

drawwatertoone'smill

82.无源之水，无本之木

waterwithoutasource,andatreewiithoutroots

83.无中生有

makecreatesomethingoutofnothing

84.无风不起浪

Therearenowaveswithoutwind.There'snosmokewithoutfire.

85.徇私枉法

bendthelawforthebenefitofrelativesorfriends

86.新官上任三把火

anewbroomsweepsclean

87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后

Modestyhelpsonegoforward,whereasconceitmakesonelagbehind.

88.蓄势而发

accumulatestrengthforatake-off

89.心想事成

Mayallyourwishcometrue

90.心照不宣

haveatacitunderstanding;givetacitconsent;tacitunderstanding91.先入为主

Firstimpressionsarefirmlyentrenched.

92.先下手为强

catchtheballbeforethebound

93.像热锅上的蚂蚁

likeanantonahotpan

94.现身说法

warnpeoplebytakingoneselfasanexample

95.息事宁人

pouroilontroubledwaters

96.喜忧参半

mingledhopeandfear

97.循序渐进

stepbystep

98.一路平安，一路顺风

speedsomebodyontheirway;speedthepartingguest

99.严以律己宽以待人

bestrictwithoneselfandlenienttowardsothers

100.鱼米之乡

landofhoneyandmilk

101.有情人终成眷属

JackshallhaveJill,allshallbewell.

102.有钱能使鬼推磨

Moneymakesthemarego.Moneytalks.

103.有识之士

peopleofvision

104.有勇无谋

usebrawnratherthanbrain

105.有缘千里来相会

Separatedaswearethousandsofmilesapart,wecometogetherasifbypredestinatio

n.

106.与时俱进

advancewithtimes

107.以人为本

peopleoriented;peopleforemost

108.因材施教

teachstudentsaccordingtotheiraptitude

109.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

'toascendanotherstoreytoseeathousandmilesfurther;Ascendfurther,wereyouto

lookfarther;Wouldeyeembraceathousandmiles?Goup,oneflight.'alandofmilk

andhoney

110.欲速则