高考常用的英语成语.doc

高考常见成语、片语一览表千载难逢 a rare chance精心计划 a careful plan归根结底 after all半途而废 give up half way一事无成 accomplish/achieve nothing若无其事 as if nothing had happened只言片语 a word or two问东问西 ask all kinds of questions引人入胜 attractive 三言两语 in a few words不知所措 be at a loss纯属偶然 by chance聚精会神 be absorbed in视而不见 be blind to一帆风顺 be always smooth如出一辙 be exactly the same as年富力强 be in ones prime不相上下 be about the same随叫随到 be available at any time首屈一指 be second to none怨天忧人 blame gad and man兴高采烈 be in high spirits引人注意 catch ones attention爱不释手 cant bear standing part with/putting it down /leave it aside粗心大意 carelessness日新月异 change with each passing day不由自主 cant help doing出人意料 contrary to ones expectations颠倒黑白 call black white自以为是 consider oneself in the right有始有终 carry sth. to the end在所难免 can hardly be avoided为所欲为 do whatever one likes to见多识广 experienced and knowledgeable同工同酬 equal pay for equal work/equal pay equal work日益增长 ever increasing十有八九 eight or nine cases out of ten忧心忡忡 feel anxious有效方法 effective ways无忧无虑 forever free from cares of any kind缕缕失败 failure after failure合情合理 fair and reasonable千篇一律 follow the same pattern身临其境 feel on the scene自始至终 from beginning to end挨家挨户from door to door吹毛求疵/找岔子 find fault with周而复始go round and round由浅入深 go from the easy to the difficult and complicated家喻户晓/众所周知 it is known to all不容置疑 it can not be doubted that无可置疑 undoubtedly毫无疑问 There is no doubt that.梦寐以求 It is ones greatest dream to do 一朝一夕 in one morning or evening振奋人心 inspire people with hope一意孤行 keep on like this一窍不通 know nothing about/lack the slightest knowledge of与时俱进 keep pace with the times/change with the times坚守岗位 keep to ones post不辞而别 leave without saying good-bye坐失良机 lose/miss the golden change/opportunity刮目相看 look at sb. differently/with new eyes/regard sb. in a totally different light简明扼要 make a long story short欢欣鼓舞 make somebody happy and encouraged说一不二 mean what one say坚忍不拔 perseverance世代相传 pass on from generation to generation固执己见 persist in/always stick to ones own opinion后悔莫及 regret一无是处 regard sb. as completely bad单亲家庭 single-parent family同甘共苦 share happiness and sorrows/hardships两全其美 satisfy both sides适者生存 survival of the fittest趁热打铁 strike while the iron is hot不遗余力 spare no efforts/pains表现自我 show yourself加强合作 strengthen ones cooperation开诚布公 talk openly改过自新 turn over a new leaf团队精神 team spirit时代精神 the spirit of the age/times拒之门外 turn away from虚度年华 waste ones time面目一新 take on a new look后来居上 the new generation will surpass the old熟视无睹 take no notice of左思右想 think from different angles千差万别 vary from one another因人而异 vary from person to person入乡随俗 when in Rome as Romans do 忙得不可开交 be fully engaged一寸光阴一寸金/分秒必争 every second counts落伍、落后 fall/leave behind欲速则不达 more haste, less speed成功来自勤奋