汉语中同义反复词的翻译.doc

挨门逐户：from house to house / from door to door;
唉声叹气：heave a deep sigh / sigh in despair / moan and groan
安家落户：make one’s home /settle
安然无恙：safe and sound
按部就班：follow the prescribed order / keep to conventional ways of doing things.
跋山涉水：scale mountains and ford stream / travel across mountains and rivers
百孔千疮： riddled with gaping wounds / afflicted with ills.
半半拉拉：incomplete / unfinished
半夜三更：in the depth of night / late at night
报仇雪耻：avenge oneself / take revenge
抱残守缺：cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn—be conservative; be an anachronism
背井离乡：leave one’s place / be away from home.
背信弃义：break faith with sb / be perfidious
笨口拙舌：awkward of speech / slow of speech / inarticulate
笨手笨脚：clumsy / awkward
毕恭毕敬：reverent and respectful / extremely deferential
标新立异：start sth. New just in order to be different / do sth. Unconventional or unorthodox / create sth new and original
冰天雪地：a world of ice and snow
捕风捉影：chase the wind and clutch at shadows – speak od act on hearsay evidence
不慌不忙：unhurried / calm / leisurely
不痛不痒：scratching the surface / superficial / perfunctory
不屈不饶：unyielding / indomitable / dauntless
才疏学浅：have little talent and less learning
藏污纳垢：shelter evil people and countenance evil practices
沉默寡言：taciturn / uncommunicative / reticent
陈词滥调：hackneyed and stereotyped expressions
陈谷子烂芝麻：old millet and stale sesame
称心如意：after one’s own heart
打家劫舍：loot / plunder
大吹大擂：make a great fanfare / make a big noise/ beat the drum
大慈大悲：infinitely compassionate and merciful
呆头呆脑：stupid—looking
殚精竭虑：tax one’s ingenuity / rack one’s brains
刀山火海：a mountain of swords and a sea of flames—most dangerous places; most severe trials
登峰造极：reach the peak of perfection / have a very high level / reach great heights
低声下气：speak humbly and under one’s breath / be meek and subservient / be obsequious
涤瑕荡垢：remove the stains and cleanse the filth—eradicate bad habits and customs
颠沛流离：drift from place to place, homeless and miserable / wander about in a desperate plight / lead a vagabond life
吊儿郎当：careless and casual / slovenly
丢三落四：forget this and that / be always forgetting things
东奔西窜：flee in all direction
东奔西跑：run around here and there / bustle about / rush about
东倒西歪：leaning / unsteady / tottering
东拉西扯：drag in irrelevant matters / talk at random / ramble
东鳞西爪：odds and ends / bits and pieces / fragments
多才多艺：versatile / gifted in many ways
多愁善感：sentimental and susceptible
发号施令：issue orders / order people about
繁荣昌盛：thriving and prosperous
改朝换代：change of dynasty or regime / dynastic change
鬼斧神工：uncanny workmanship / superlative craftsmanship
鬼鬼祟祟：doings of ghosts and god—unexpected happenings; a curious coincidence
海枯石烂：the sea run dry and the rocks crumble
呼朋引类：gang up
狐群狗党：a pack of rogues / a gang of scoundrels
胡思乱想：go off into flights of fancy / give way to foolish fancies / let’s one’s imagination run away with one
胡言乱语：talk nonsense / rave
胡作非为：act wildly in defiance of the law or public opinion / commit all kinds of outrages / run amuck
花言巧语：sweet words / fine words / flattery/ blandishments
见多识广：experienced and knowledgeable
金枝玉叶：golden branches and jade leaves—of imperial lineage
筋疲力尽：exhausted / played out / worn out/ tired out / all in / dead—beat/ dog—tired
精疲力竭 ：exhausted / worn out / tired out / spent
镜花水月：flowers in a mirror or the moon in the water—an illusion
酒囊饭袋：wine skin and rice beg / fair—weather friends
开天辟地：the creation of heaven and earth – the beginning of history
看菜吃饭量体裁衣：fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure –act according to actual circumstances
靠山吃山靠水吃水：those living on a mountain live off the mountain, those living near the water live off the water—make use of local resources
狼心狗肺：rapacious as a wolf and savage as a cur / cruel and unscrupulous / brutal and cold—blooded / heartless and ungrateful
离经叛道：depart from the classics and rebel against orthodoxy
厉兵秣马：sharpen the weapons and feed the horses—get ready for battle
临深履薄：as if the brink of chasm, as if treading on thin ice—with caution and care
灵丹妙药：miraculous cure / panacea
流水不腐户枢不蠹：running water is never stale and a door—hinge never gets worm – eaten
流言蜚语：rumors and slanders
龙盘虎踞：a coiling dragon and a crouching tiger—a forbidding strategic point
龙潭虎穴：a dragon’s pool and a tiger’s den—a danger spot
龙腾虎跃：dragons rising and tigers leaping—a scene of busting activity
龙争虎斗：a fierce struggle between well—matched opponents
路遥知马力：distance tests a horse’s stamina
卖儿鬻女：sell one’s children
卖官鬻爵：sell official posts and titles
米珠薪桂：rice is as precious as pearls and firewood as costly as cassia—exorbitantly high cost of living
木雕泥塑：like an idol carved in wood or mould in clay—as wooden as a dummy
能工巧匠：skilful craftsman / dab hand
能说会道：have the gift of thee gab / be a glib talker
匿影藏形：hide from public notice / conceal one’s identity / lie low
攀龙附凤：play up to people of power and influence / put oneself under the patronage of a bigwig
盘根究底：get to the heart of a matter / get to the bottom the things / inquiry deeply into sth
旁敲侧击：attack by innuendo / make oblique reference
抛头露面： show one’s face in public
片言只语： only a few words
破釜沉舟：break the cauldrons and sink the boats retreat; burn one’s boats
欺世盗名：gain fame by deceiving the public / fish for undeserved fame
奇谈怪论：absurd argument / strange tale
奇形怪状：grotesque or fantastic in shape or appearance
奇珍异宝：rare treasures
奇装异服：exotic costume / bizarre dress / out—Landis clothes
千奇百怪：all kinds of strange things / an infinite variety of fantastic phenomena
千辛万苦：innumerable trails and tribulations / untold hardships
千言万语：thousands and thousands of words
千真万确：absolutely true
牵肠挂肚：feel deep anxiety / be very worried / be on tenterhooks
轻描淡写：touch on lightly / mention casually
穷兵黩武：use all one’s armed might to wage wars of aggression / wantonly engage I military
穷途末路：be in an impose / have come to a dead end
全心全意：whole—heartedly / heart and soul
如火如荼：like a raging fire
如饥似渴：as if thirsting or hungering for sth / eagerly
如胶似漆：stick to each other like glue or lacquer / be deeply attached to each other
如狼似虎：ad ferocious as wolves and tigers / like cruel beasts of prey
如临深渊如履薄冰：as though on the brink of an abyss, as though treading on thin ice—acting with extreme caution
三更半夜：in the dead of night
三令五申：repeatedly give injunctions
三心二意：be of two minds / shilly—shally / half—hearted
三言两语：in a few words / in one or two words
丧魂落魄：driven to distraction / shaken to the core
搔头弄姿：stoke one’s hair in coquetry / posture and preen oneself
骚人墨客：literary men / men of letters
赏心悦目：find the scenery pleasing to both the eye and the mind
伤风败俗：offend public decency / corrupt public morals
山穷水尽：where the mountains and the ricers end—at the end of one’s rope
山南水北：south of the mountains and north of the seas—far away; far and wide
山盟海誓：make a solemn pledge of love
山明水秀：green hills and clear waters—picturesque scenery
身败名裂：loss all standing and reputation / bring shame and upon oneself / be utterly discredited
深仇大恨：bitter and deep—seated hatred / profound hatred
深更半夜：at dead of night / in the depth of night / in the middle of the night
深谋远虑：think deeply and plan carefully / be circumspect and far sighted
深情厚谊：profound sentiments of friendship / profound friendship
深思熟虑：careful consideration
审时度势：judge the hour and size up the situation
生拉硬扯：drag sb. Along against his will / stretch the meaning
生龙活虎：doughty as a dragon and lively as a tiger—brimming with energy; full of vim and vigor
手忙脚乱：in a rush / in a hurry
寿终正寝：die in bed of old age / die a unexpected favor / feel extremely flattered
受苦受难：live in misery / have one’s fill of sufferings
殊深轸念：express deep solicitude / feel deeply concerned
鼠窃狗偷：filch like rats and snatch like dogs—play petty tricks on the sly
水有源树有根：every river has its source and every tee its roots—everything has its origin
说长道短：gossip
说东道西：chatter away on a variety of things
说三道四：make irresponsible remarks
缩手缩脚：shrink back in apprehension / be over—cautions
缩头缩脑：be timid / be fainted—hearted shrink from responsibility
探头探脑：pop one’s head on and look about
腾云驾雾：riding the clouds and mounting the mist—feel giddy
提纲挈领：take a net by the head rope or a coat by the collar—concentrate on the main points; bring out the essentials
提心吊胆：have one’s heart in one’s mouth / be on tenterhooks
天崩地坼：heaven feeling and earth rending—violent political or social upheavals
天不怕地不怕：fear neither heaven nor earth / fear nothing on earth / nothing daunted
天长地久：enduring as the universe / everlasting and unchanging
天翻地覆：heaven and earth turning upside down
天高地厚：as high as the heavens and as deep as the earth—profound
天公地道：absolutely fair
天寒地冻：the weather is cold and the ground is frozen
天昏地暗：murky heavens over a dark earth / dark all round
天经地义：the principles of heaven and earth—right and proper; perfectly justified
天旋地转：the sky and the earth were spinning round / dizzy
天涯海角：the ends of the earth / the remotest corners of the earth
天造地设：created by nature / heavenly / ideal
添油加醋：ass color and emphasis to / ass highly colored details to
添枝加叶：embellish a story
添砖加瓦：so what little one can to help
恬不知耻：not feel ashamed / have no sense of shame / be shameless
甜言蜜语：sweet words and honeyed phrases / fine—sounding words
挑肥拣瘦：pick the fat or choose the lean—choose whatever is to one’s personal advantage
挑三拣四：pick and choose / be choosy
条条框框：rules and regulations / regulations and restrictions / conventions and taboos
调皮捣蛋：mischievous / troublesome
通都大邑：a large city / metropolis
通风报信：furnish secret information / tip. sb off
通宵达旦：all night long / all through the night同呼吸共命运：share a common fate / throw in one’s lot with sb.
同流合污：wallow in the mire with sb./ associate with an evil person / go along with sb. In his evil deeds
同心同德：be of one heart and one mind
同心协力：work in full cooperation and with one heart purpose / work together with one heart
铜墙铁壁：a bastion of iron—an impregnable
痛心疾首: with bitter hatred
偷偷摸摸：furtively covertly
投机倒把： engage in speculation and profiteering
投机取巧：seize every chance to gain advantage by tricky
涂脂抹粉：apply power and paint—prettify
推本溯源：trace the origin
推波助澜：make a stormy sea stormier
推三阻四：decline with all sorts of excuses
推心置腹：repose full confidence in sb.
脱胎换骨：be reborn / cast off one’s old self
忘恩负义：devoid of gratitude
为非作歹：do evil / commit crimes
问寒问暖：inquire with concern about sb’s well—being
乌七八糟：in a horrible mess
无边无际：boundless / limitless
无尽无休：incessant
无拘无束：unrestrained
无牵无挂：have no cares
无穷无尽：endless / inexhaustible
无时无刻：all the time
无依无靠：have no one to depend on / be helpless
无影无踪：without trace
无缘无故：without cause or reason / without rhyme or reason
无源之水无本之末：water without a source , a tree without roots
熙熙攘攘：bustling with activity / with people bustling about
先知先觉：a person of foresight / having foresight
小恩小惠：little favors
心驰神往：one’s thought fly to
心慈手软：soft—hearted
心烦意乱：be terribly upset
心甘情愿：be most willing to
心慌意乱：be alarmed and confused
心惊胆战：tremble with terror
心惊肉跳：be jumpy / have the jitters
心领神会：understand tacitly
心满意足：be perfectly content
心平气和：even—tempered and good humors
心猿意马：a heart like a capering monkey and a mind like a galloping horse—restless
辛辛苦苦：take a lot of trouble
兴风作浪：stir up trouble
兴师动众：move troops and stir up people—draw in many people
形单影只：a solitary form, a single shadow—extremely lonely
幸灾乐祸：take pleasure in other people’s misfortune
虚情假意：false display of affection
嘘寒问暖：inquire after sb’s well being
悬崖峭壁：sheer precipices and overhanging rocks
寻根究底：get to the bottom of things
循规蹈矩：observe rules, obey orders
养精蓄锐：conserve strength and store up energy
养尊处优：enjoy high position and live comfort
妖魔鬼怪：demons and ghosts
摇头晃脑：wag one’s head—look pleases with oneself
咬文嚼字：pay excessive attention to wording
一点一滴：every little bit
一举一动：every act and every move
一模一样：exactly alike
一生一世：all one’s life / throughout one’s life
一丝一毫：a tiny bit / an iota
一心一意：heart and soul
疑神疑鬼：be terribly suspicious
隐姓埋名：conceal one’s identity / keep one’s identity hidden
永生永世：for ever and ever
油腔滑调：glib
油头滑脑：slick
油嘴滑舌：glib—tongued
有凭有据：fully substantiated / well—documented
愚昧无知：benighted
原原本本：from beginning to end
贼头贼脑：behaving stealthily like a thief / furtive behaving stealthily like
招灾惹祸：court disaster
朝秦暮楚：serve Qin in the morning and Chu in the evening—be quick to switch sides
朝三暮四：blow hot and cold
朝思暮想：yearn day and night
志士仁人：people with high ideals
志同道合：cherish the same ideals and follow the same path
智穷才尽：at end of one’s resources
字斟句酌：choose one’s words with words with care
自吹自擂：blow one’s own trumpet
自言自语：talk to oneself / think aloud
自由自在：leisurely and carefree / free and unrestrained
自怨自艾：be full of remorse / repent
走南闯北：journey north and south / travel widely
罪魁祸首：chief culprit
左思右想：think over from different angles / turn sth over in one’s mind