英语翻译成语

词目 爱屋及乌发音 ài wū jí wū 释义 因为爱一个人而连带爱他屋上的乌鸦。比喻爱一个人而连带地关心到与他有关的人或物。 出处 《尚书大传·大战》：“爱人者，兼其屋上之乌。” 爱屋及乌的故事 示例 子存宠上了小老婆，未免“爱屋及乌”，把他也看得同上客一般。（清·吴趼人《二十年目睹之怪现状》第十四回） 近义词 相濡以沫 反义词 爱莫能助 殃及池鱼

apple of one's eye

“掌上明珠”，汉语成语，字面意思是拿在手掌里的珠子（a pearl in the palm）。比喻极钟爱的人，多用来专指父母特别疼爱的女儿。可以翻译为“ one's beloved daughter，或apple of one's eye”。

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他的小女儿是他的掌上明珠。His youngest daughter is the apple of his eye.

it differs from man to man，it varies from person to person，vary with each individual

“因人而异”，汉语成语，意思是因人的不同而有所差异。可以翻译为“it differs from man to man，it varies from person to person，vary with each individual”。

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治疗方式因人而异。Treatment depends on the individual involved.

对疼痛的耐受程度因人而异，差别很大。The levels of tolerable pain vary greatly from individual to individual.

never to be seen or heard of again，disappear forever

“石沉大海”，汉语成语，字面意思是像石头掉到大海里一样（like a stone dropped into the sea），不见踪影，比喻始终没有消息。可以翻译为“never to be seen or heard of again，disappear forever”。

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建议提出后却如石沉大海。After the proposal was put forward it simply remained a dead letter.

求职信将决定你是能得到面试机会还是简历会石沉大海。Your cover letter may make the difference between obtaining a job interview and having your resume ignored.

爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog. 百闻不如一见Seeing is believing. 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 笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start. 不眠之夜white night 不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one\'s best 不打不成交"No discord, no concord. 拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 大开眼界open one\'s eyes; broaden one\'s horizon; be an eye-opener 国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace 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 功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits. 好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more 好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.

“快马加鞭”，汉语成语，意思是跑得很快的马再加上一鞭子，使马跑得更快（whip the flying horse to an even swifter speed）。比喻快上加快，加速前进。可以翻译为“accelerate the speed，go faster”。

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要赶超世界先进水平，我们还得快马加鞭。

In order to catch up with and surpass the advanced world levels, we'll have to accelerate our speed.

这项工作必须快马加鞭地进行。

This work must be carried out at top speed.

“贼喊捉贼”，汉语成语，意思是指做贼的人喊捉贼（a thief crying "Stop thief"）。坏人为了自己逃脱，故意转移目标，把别人说成是坏人。可以翻译为“a thief posing as judge，play the trick of thief crying ‘Stop thief’”。

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这完全是贼喊捉贼、颠倒黑白，是典型的“此地无银三百两”。

Like a thief posing as judge, it is distorting facts driven typically by a guilty conscience.

“铁石心肠”，汉语成语，意思是心肠硬得像铁和石头一样（heart of stone）。形容心肠很硬，不为感情所动。可以翻译为“be iron-hearted，be heartless”。

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我没想到他会这么铁石心肠。

I had no idea he could be so cold-hearted.

约翰的父亲是个铁石心肠的人。

John's father is a man with a hard heart.