心不在焉”，汉语成语，意思是心思不在这里，指思想不集中。可以翻译为absent-minded，distrait或inattentive”等。例句：上课时心不在焉Be absent-minded in class她心不在焉地读着一本小说。She was reading a no...
添砖加瓦”，汉语成语，原指建房屋时不断地给添砖块加瓦片（add bricks and tiles to a building）。后比喻做一些工作，尽一点力量。可以翻译为do one's bit，do what little one can to help”等。例句：我...
今天我们给大家介绍一个地道的英文表达，相当于中文里的石沉大海”。fall on the deaf ears▼ 历史典故这个用语据说起源于15世纪，本身不难理解：fall on the deaf ears 表达(一个声音)落在了聋的耳朵上”，那结果自然是听不到的。有点像中国的谚...
1. piece of cake大家对这个习语很熟悉啦，和中文里的小菜一碟”类似，形容非常容易的事情。The exam was a piece of cake.考试很简单。还有一个有趣的习语easy as pie，像做馅饼一样简单，也形容很容易，不费吹灰之力。2. have your c...
6. be (as) flat as a pancakepancake的意思是薄煎饼”，它的特点就是又平又圆又薄。这个习语就形容非常平坦，平坦如镜。The land in that area is as flat as a pancake.剑桥周围的乡村地势平坦如砥。7. that...
1. 大家最了解home家；家庭”这个名词含义，它衍生出来的习语挺多的。①home from home这个习语形容像家一样舒适的地方。The hotel was a real home from home.那家宾馆真的像家里一样舒服。②be/feel at home这个习语比较常见，感觉...
因小失大”，汉语成语，字面意思是lose a great deal through trying to save a little”，比喻为了小的利益而失去大的利益，得不偿失”，可以翻译为suffer a big loss for a little gain&rd...
小巫见大巫”，汉语成语，意思是小巫法术小，大巫法术大，小巫的法术在大巫面前显得微不足道（a small sorcerer in the presence of a great one -- pale into insignificance by comparison）”。后比...
卧薪尝胆”，汉语成语，字面意思是sleep on the brushwood [sticks] and taste the gall”，形容一个人忍辱负重，发愤图强（put up with an insult in order to take revenge，endure h...
世外桃源”，汉语成语，原指与现实社会隔绝、生活安乐的理想境界，表示a place that is extremely beautiful and where everything seems perfect, especially a place far away from modern...