2020届高考英语 专题总复习写作习语

2020;2020届高考英语专题总复习写作习语碍于情面 for fear of hurting sbs feelings居安思危 be mindful of possible danger in time of peace安分守己 act proper to ones status安于现状 be content with things as they are循序渐进 learn to walk before you run班门弄斧 teach a dog to bark本末倒置 put the cart before the horse闭门造车 work on some project without reference to what the world requires避重就轻 avoid the crucial point and take the minor标本兼治 put things right once and for all表里如一 ones outer and inner selves are in harmony冰冻三尺非一日之寒 a tree will not fall at one blow病急乱投医 a drowning man will catch at a straw不得要领 be beside the point不分轻重缓急 have no sense of priority不顾大局 be regardless of the whole situation不顾事实 have no regard for the truth不经灾难不知福 misfortune tells us what fortune is不经一事不长一智 experience is the best teacher不破不立 there is no making without breaking不求甚解 be content with a superficial understanding不以规矩不能成方圆 rules and regulations must be adhered to in handling affairs操之过急 catch the ball before the bound差之毫厘谬以千里 one false step will make a great difference拆东墙补西墙 reinforce one place at the expense of another成竹在胸 have well-thought-out ideas尺有所短寸有所长 everyone has his shortcomings and merits好出风头 like to be in the spotlight出工不出力 lie down on the job触类旁通 grasp a typical example and you will grasp the whole category穿凿附会 force words into a sense吹毛求疵 pick on sth to find fault with聪明反被聪明误 cleverness may overreach itself从中渔利 cash in on other peoples efforts达观知命 take things as they are打击别人抬高自己 raise oneself by dirtying others name打破常规 break away from conventional practices打如意算盘 indulge in wishful thinking打肿脸充胖子 try to satisfy ones vanity when one cannot really afford to do so大处着眼小处着手 keep the general goal in sight while taking hold of the daily tasks众人拾柴火焰高 there is strength in numbers大局为重 put the interest of the whole above everything else大是大非 right and wrong on vital questions大树底下好乘凉 under the protection of people of power and influence one can profit但知其一不知其二 have a one-sided view当断不断反受其乱 he who hesitates is lost当局者迷旁观者清 lookers-on see more than the players当一天和尚撞一天钟 do just enough to get by蹈规循矩 be on the straight and narrow得不偿失 not worth the cost颠倒是非 confuse right and wrong独木不成林 an individual is too weak in strength to accomplish a great task对症下药 solve problems according to objective realities多此一举 hold a candle to the sun尔虞我诈 double-cross each other二人同心其利断金 union is strength不可偏废 neither should be overemphasized at the expense of the other凡事预则立不预则废 preparedness ensures success and unpreparedness spells failure防患于未然 take preventive measures放长线钓大鱼 adopt a long-term plan to secure sth big放马后炮 do sth which no longer needs to be done分清是非 distinguish right from wrong覆水难收 there is no use crying spilt milk刚柔并济 exercise a combination of inflexibility and yielding纲举目张 when the general plan is laid out,the details are easy to arrange高不成低不就 be unable to achieve ones hearts desire but unwilling to accept less高瞻远瞩 look far ahead and aim high隔靴搔痒 fail to strike home工欲善其事必先利其器 better tools make good work固守成规 stick to old rules固步自封 be satisfied with old practices and cease to make progress顾全大局 bear the whole situation in mind顾小失大 suffer a big loss for a little gain好高骛远 reach for what is beyond ones grasp华而不实 have all ones goods in the window画蛇添足 spoil things by going to extremes换汤不换药 make a superficial change讳疾忌医 conceal ones fault for fear of criticism急功近利 seek quick success and instant benefits疾风知劲草 strength of character is tested in a crisis己所不欲勿施于人 do as you would be done by兼听则明偏信则暗 you will be enlightened by listening to both sides见利忘义 disregard moral principles in pursuit of profit骄者必败 pride goes before a fall矫枉过正 go beyond the proper limits in righting a wrong脚踏实地 in a down-to-earth way身正不怕影斜 a clean conscience is a sure card近朱者赤 keep good men company and you shall be of the number精益求精 seek for ever greater perfection井底之蛙 a person with a very limited outlook九层之台起于垒土 from small beginning come great things口是心非 consent outwardly but disagree inwardly滥竽充数 make up a number without active work乐极生悲 extreme joy gives rise to sorrow两害相权取其轻 between two evils choose the lesser临渊羡鱼不如退而结网 one should have a down-to-earth style of working to attain ones goal律己正人 he that would command must serve满招损谦受益 humility often gains more than pride没有规矩不成方圆 rules and regulations must be adhered in handling affairs名实不符 have an undeserved reputation宁缺毋滥 put quality before quantity弄巧成拙 make a full of oneself in trying to be smart盘根究底 try to get to the heart of a matter棋错一招满盘皆输 a false step may lose the whole game千里之堤毁于蚁穴 a small leak will sink a great ship千里之行始于足下 step by step one goes far to Rome轻重缓急 order of priority求大同存小异 seek common ground on major questions while reserving minor differences取长补短 draw on the strong points of others to make up for ones own weak points取其精华去其糟粕 absorb what is good and reject what is bad权衡轻重 weigh the comparative importance人云亦云 echo the views of others融会贯通 gain a thorough understanding of the subject through mastery of all relevant material舍本逐末 pay attention to trifles but neglect essentials慎思而后行 second thoughts are best实事求是 seek truth from facts随大流 follow the general trend损人利己 profit at the expense of others团结就是力量 union is strength外强中干 strong in appearance but weak inside外柔内刚 gentle in manner but firm indeed妄自菲薄 have an undue sense of inferiority物极必反 no extreme will hold long相辅相成 be inseparably interconnected言必有信 be as good as ones words眼高手低 have sharp eyes in criticizing others but clumsy hands in doing things oneself一步登天 have a sudden rise in life一孔之见 one-sided view一劳永逸 once and for all一叶障目不见泰山 have ones view of the important overshadowed by the trivial一知半解 know only superficially以己度人 judge others by oneself以其人之道还治其人之身 fight fire with fire因材施教 suit the instruction to the students level因噎废食 give up doing sth necessary for fear of a slight risk欲速则不达 more haste, less speed纸上谈兵 indulge in empty talk