辐射4开始画面无限载入:成语~B

三句不离本行to talk shop

三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮Two heads are better than one.

三番两次This guy is at me time after time.(time and again; time and time again.)

三缄其口You'd better hold your peace, or you'll ask for trouble.

千钧一发to hang by a hair thread / at the critical time

千锤百炼A good nail does not fear the hammer. (steeled and tempered; gone through fire and water)

千载难逢It only happens once in a blue moon. (It chances in an hour that happens not in seven years.)

千变万化The unexpected always happens.

大刀阔斧It's said that the new executive will go the whole hog (reform in a big way.)  

小Car笔记：
at me：找我茬
ask for：要，要求，找
chance：偶然发生，碰巧，冒 ... (的险)【常用短语】①chance on 碰巧遇见, 偶然发现 ②a fat chance n. <俚>微小的机会

大同小异much of muchness：The two articles are much of muchness ( be alike with minor difference ; There's not a pin to choose between the two ) in appearance and quality.

大言不惭blow your own trumpet：You really blow your own trumpet. (talk big; overshoot oneself)

大快朵颐They are so delicious that I ate my fill. (gorge oneself; tuck in at; have/take one's fill.) 

大功告成The big project finally came off with honors (bring home the bacon; come through with flying colors).

大智若愚He who cannot play the fool is not a wise man.

大器晚成Rome was not built in a day.

大海捞针needle in a haystack：Finding your lost contact lens is just like looking for a needle in a haystack.

山穷水尽at the end of one's resources

山中无老虎，猴子称大王Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cat's away, the mice will play.

小题大做Make a mountain out of a molehill. ( fuss about trifles; a tempest in a teapot; a storm in a teacup; break a butterfly on a wheel )

小Car笔记：
much of a muchness：大同小异very much the same
tuck：<俚>大吃，通常后面接away/in
come off：实现，发生
bring home the bacon：成功，也有养家糊口，谋生的意思
play the fool：干蠢事，演滑稽角色 
contact lens：隐形眼镜

小不忍则乱大谋Patience is a virtue.

小Car笔记：
in time：及时
unto：作介词，表示直到，到……为止。【常用短语】①a law unto oneself 独断独行②sick unto death 病得厉害 
rattle on：喋喋不休的讲话

口蜜腹剑A honey tongue, a heart of gall. ( be nasty-nice; Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails. )

久别情疏Out of sight, out of mind. (Far from eye, far from heart. Long absent, soon forgotten. Seldom seen, soon forgotten.)

不告而别French leave

不要不自量力Don't put a quarter into a pint pot.

不要厚此薄彼Don't make fish of one and flesh of another.

不畏艰难Take the bull by the horns.

不战而屈人之兵The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

不入虎穴焉得虎子How can one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tiger's lair.

不经一事，不长一智Experience is the mother of wisdom.

不胜其烦a pain in the neck：Your little brother is a pain in the neck.  

小Car笔记：
nasty-nice：笑里藏刀的
French leave：悄悄离去，不辞而别。这个用法来自于18世纪法国风俗，不通知主人而自己离开。

不可一世I really don't know why she is always as proud as a peacock.

不可救药His deep-rooted bad habits are simply beyond remedy.

不由自主in spite of oneself：He is often absent-minded and dozed off in spite of himself in class.

不自量力If he does so, he really goes beyond his depth. No one can beat that guy. (overrateone's abilities)

不屈不挠Although he has failed several times, he still keeps his chin up. (as steady as a rock; firm and unyielding; fight for tooth and nail; hang on by the eyelashes; stick to one's color)

不知死活John is really heedless of consequences. I believe some day he will ask for trouble.

不知好歹Take my advice into consideration. Don't know chalk from cheese.

不耻下问To improve your studies, you got to be not above asking questions.

不假思索He is good at speech. He often speaks impromptu.

不偏不倚You should believe that the judge held the scales even.  

小Car笔记：

beyond remedy：不可救药，病入膏肓
dozed off：打瞌睡(打盹儿)
ask for trouble：自找麻烦，自讨苦吃

不期而遇I came across an old friend of mine in a department store. (chance to meet，bump into，come upon，meet...accidentally/unexpectedly/by chance/by accident)

不速之客You are really a thick-skinned and gate-crasher.

不义之财Don't be envious. Ill-gotten money comes easily and goes easily too.

不谋而合see eye to eye：Do you see eye to eye with him on that plan?

不厌其烦takes the trouble：The teacher often takes the trouble to instruct his pupils.

不遗余力But the conspirators leave no avenue unexplored to re-establish contact with Britain.

不择手段by hook or by crook：He just did the work by hook or by crook.

不翼而飞Did you see that plane? It seems that it just vanished from sight.

不声不响as quiet/silent/still as a mouse：She was as quiet/silent/still as a mouse and left.

不识抬举Bring a cow to the hall and she will run to the byre. (fail to appreciate sb's kindness/not know how to appreciate favor)

小Car笔记：

thick-skinned： 厚皮的，厚脸皮的，不敏感的

万物之灵thelords of creation

万事开头难Everything is difficult at the start

万无一失not a single miss in a thousand times.

落井下石to hit a person when he's down

隔墙有耳Pitchers have ears; walls have ears.

开夜车/挑灯夜战Burn the midnight oil.

开诚布公He always opens his heart to his spouse when he has a problem.

盗亦有道Dog does not eat dog.

善有善报One kindness is the price of another.

损人利己to enrich oneself at others expense  

小Car笔记：
spouse：配偶 【例句】He never mentioned his spouse. 他从来不提自己的妻子。
enrich oneself：自肥，利己

置之死地而后生Put the troops in death ground and they will live.

道高一尺魔高一丈While thepriest climbs a foot, the devil climbs ten.

预防胜于治疗Prevention is better than cure.

新官上任三把火New brooms sweep clean.

塞翁失马焉知非福Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.

路遥知马力日久见人心A distant journey tests the strength of a horse and a long task proves the character of a man.

沧海一栗a drop in the bucket

盖棺论定Judge none blessed before his death.

岁月不饶人Time and tide wait for no man.

经验即良师Experience is the teacher.  

小Car笔记：
in disguise：伪装, 假装, 乔装
tide：潮汐 【常用短语】turn the tide vi. 扭转局势

微不足道a drop in the ocean：The police crackdown on speeding is just a drop in the ocean in solving Taiwan's traffic problems.

勤能补拙Diligence can make up for lack of intelligence.

寿终正寝to die a natural death (to die in one's bed)

寡不击众There is no contending against odds.

对牛弹琴to cast pearls before swine

祸不单行Misfortunes never come single.

饱食终日无所事事to eat the bread ofidleness

慷他人之慨to be free with other's money

远亲不如近邻Distant kinsmen mean less than close neighbors. / A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin.

种瓜得瓜种豆得豆You must reap what you have sown. / As you sow, so shall you reap.  

小Car笔记：
natural death：生理死亡; 自然死亡
kinsman：男亲戚  【例句】The bride's kinsman gathered to make preparations for the wedding. 新娘的男亲属们聚集在一起为婚礼做准备。

乐极生悲After joy comes sadness.

说曹操到曹操就到Talk of the devil and the devil comes.

团结就是力量Union is strength.

需要为发明之母Necessity is the mother of invention.

满招损，谦受益Haughtiness invites ruin; humility receives benefits.

恶有恶报He that does evil shall find evil.

恶事传千里Bad news travels quickly.

熟能生巧Practice makes perfect.

缓兵之计a fabian policy

缘木求鱼to get water from a flint  

小Car笔记：

haughtiness：傲慢, 不逊 【例句】She called him on his haughtiness.她责备他傲慢无礼。
Fabian：adj. 费边式的, 拖延时间的 n. 费边主义 【常用短语】①Fabian tactics：慎重待机的策略; 缓进军略   ②Fabian Society：ph. 费边协会, 费边社(1884年在伦敦由英国资产阶级知识分子组成的一个政治组织, 主张采取温和缓进的办法改造社会), n. 费边社

适者生存the survival of the fittest

穷寇莫追A cornered animal is a dangerous foe.

积少成多Every little makes a mickle. (Every little helps.)

脍炙人口in everyone's mouth

钱可通神Money can move even the gods.

谋事在人成事在天Man proposes and God disposes.

学无捷径There is no royal road/shortcut to learning.

机不可失Opportunity seldo knocks twice.

优胜劣败The weakest goes to the wall.

声东击西to look one way and row another  

小Car笔记：

shortcut：捷径，近路，抄近路，走捷径。【例句】①We saved time by taking a shortcut.我们走捷径以节省时间。

②He was always looking for a shortcut to fame and fortune.他总是在找成名发财的捷径。

螳臂挡车to kick against the pricks

鞠躬尽瘁to give the last measure of devotion

聪明反被聪明误to suffer for one's wisdom

旧调重谈to harp on the same string

礼尚往来Courtesy on one side cannot last long.

礼多必诈full of courtesy, full of craft

声嘶力竭He was talking at the top of his voice.

覆水难收What's done cannot be undone./There is no use crying over spilt milk.

转石不生苔A rolling stone gathers no moss.

转败为胜to convert defeat into victory 

小Car笔记：

courtesy：礼貌, 好意, 恩惠 【常用短语】①courtesy light：礼貌灯, 门控车室照明灯  ②courtesy title：礼貌性的尊称

鞭长莫及beyond one'sgrasp

关公门前耍大刀There's no need to teach a fish to swim.

严以责己宽以待人to be severe with oneself and lenient with others

铁石心肠a heart of steel

听天由命to be guided by destiny

骄者必败Pride goes before a fall. 

小Car笔记：

lenient：宽大的, 仁慈的  【例句】①Lenient parents; lenient rules.仁慈的父母; 宽松的规章制度  ②In your case, we are prepared to be lenient.根据你的情况，我们拟予从宽处理