141-150 Flashcards
长袖善舞
做事有所依靠,就容易成功;善于钻营取巧。
cháng xiù shàn wǔ
take advantage of opportunities to gain success
城门失火,殃及池鱼
无缘无故受牵连而遭到祸害或损失
chéngmén shīhuǒ,yāngjí chíyú
implicate innocents in one’s troubles
痴人说梦
讽刺说无根据的荒唐话的人
chī rén shuō mèng
a person talking nonsense
出尔反尔
言而无信,前后自相矛盾
chū ěr fǎn ěr
contradictory words, inconsistent
吹毛求疵
故意挑毛病,找差错
chuī máo qiú cī
nitpick, purposefully find fault
垂涎三尺
口馋想吃;看到好的东西,十分羡慕,机想得到
chuí xián sān chǐ
to (literally: drool three metres) be very hungry at the sight of delicious food, or be very envious and want to have something
大言不惭
说大话不觉得羞惭
dà yán bù cán
brag shamelessly
当机立断
在关键时刻毫不犹豫地做出决定
dāng jī lì duàn
able to make decisions at critical moments without hesitation
雕虫小技
微不足道的技能
diāo chóng xiǎo jì
tasks of little difficulty, little skill required
独善其身
只管自己,不管别人,独自修养品德
dú shàn qí shēn
pay attention to only one’s moral standards, disregard others, lofty