“画蛇添足”这个成语比喻做了多余而不恰当的事,反而把事情弄糟了。画蛇添足【翻译】Drawing a snake and Adding Feet. [查看全文]
“狐假虎威”这个成语用来比喻倚仗别人的势力去欺压人或吓唬人。狐假虎威 【翻译】Basking in Reflected Glory. [查看全文]
后来,人们就用“囫囵吞枣”,来形容一个人不动脑子,只是死记硬套,照搬规定的做法。囫囵吞枣 【翻译】Gulping down a whole date. [查看全文]
从此以后,江淹就再也写不出美妙的文章了。因此,人们都说江郎的才华已经用尽了。江郎才尽 【翻译】Official Jiang Uses Up His Talent. [查看全文]
后世将“结草”“衔环”合在一起,流传至今,比喻感恩报德,至死不忘。结草衔环 【翻译】To Knot Grass and Carry a Ring. [查看全文]
嗟来之食 【翻译】Food Handed out in Contempt.此故事讲的是一个怀有强烈自尊心的人,宁可饿死也不肯接受人轻视。现在这个成语泛指带有侮辱性的施舍。 [查看全文]
故事出自《史记·孟尝君列传》。成语“鸡呜狗盗”比喻卑下的技能或具有这种技能的人 [查看全文]
井底之蛙 【翻译】The Frog in the Shallow Well. [查看全文]
惊弓之鸟【翻译】 1.A bird startled by the mere twang of a bow-string.2.A badly frightened person; a panic-stricken person. [查看全文]
精卫填海 【翻译】 Jingwei fills up the sea. It's widely considered as a symbol of dogged determination and perseverance in the face of seemingly impossible odds. [查看全文]