21-40 成语 Flashcards

1
Q

沧海桑田
cāng sāng

A

time brings drastic changes to the world

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2
Q

长年累月

A

形容经过了很多年

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3
Q

长袖善舞

A

one will succeed if he is resourceful and full of strategies.

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4
Q

草木皆兵
jiē

A

if you are very nervous, you will think that everyone is an enemy (suspicion)

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5
Q

城门失火,殃及池鱼
yáng chí

A

when something bad happens, the innocent may get involved too

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6
Q

痴人说梦
chī

A

impossible dream

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7
Q

持之以恒

A

persevere

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8
Q

出尔反尔

A

go back on one’s words/ contradict oneself

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9
Q

出类拔萃
cuì

A

outstanding

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10
Q

出人头地

A

rise head and shoulders above others/ make something of yourself

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11
Q

吹毛求疵

A

find fault

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12
Q

垂涎三尺

A

让人流口水

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13
Q

唇亡齿寒

A

if two things are reliant on each other but one falls, the other will be in danger

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14
Q

粗制滥造
zhì

A

manufacture something in a slipshod way

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15
Q

打草惊蛇

A

act rashly and alert the enemy

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16
Q

大公无私

A

selfless

17
Q

大言不惭

A

boast shamelessly

18
Q

当机立断

A

decide quickly

19
Q

当仁不让

A

指遇到应该做的事就积极主动去做,不推让。

20
Q

德高望重

A

be of noble character