打草驚蛇act rashly and alert the enemy
大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job
大公無私selfless
大海撈針look for a needle in a bottle of hay
大惑不解be extremely puzzled
大驚小怪a storm in a teacup foofaraw fuss like a hen with one chicken
大驚小怪的spoffish
大快人心affording general satisfaction
大名鼎鼎famous well known
大器晚成great minds mature slowly
大千世界the boundless universe
大失所望greatly disappointed
大同小異largely identical but with minor differences
大顯身手 大顯神通strut one"s stuff
大言不慚 夸夸其談fanfaronade rodomontade
大義凜然inspiring awe by upholding justice
大義滅親place righteousness above family loyalty
大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep
呆若木雞dumbstruck transfixed
待人接物the ways one gets along with others
殫思極慮rack one"s brains
膽小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose
膽戰(zhàn)心驚的funky
淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth
道貌岸然be sanctimonious
得過且過drift along muddle along
得天獨厚的advantaged
得心應(yīng)手handy with facility
得意忘形 得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success
得意洋洋elated elation exaltation jauntiness
得意揚揚ride high
得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop high-blown perky
得意揚揚的triumphant
德才兼?zhèn)鋒ave both ability and moral integrity
德高望重sainted saintlike
登峰造極reach the limit reach the peak of perfection
地大物博vast territory and abundant resources
顛倒黑白 顛倒是非 混淆是非call white black swear black is white
顛三倒四confused disorderly
雕蟲小技insignificant skill
調(diào)兵遣將move forces
調(diào)虎離山lure the enemy away from his base
掉以輕心treat sth. Lightly
喋喋不休blat cackle chackle harp harp on jaw-jaw rattle twitter wag
頂天立地of indomitable spirit
東施效顰blind imitation with ludicrous effection
東山再起bob up like a cork
獨具匠心show originality
獨樹一幟develop a school of one"s own
獨一無二in a class by oneself
獨一無二的unique unmatched unparalleled
度日如年one day seems like a year
斷章取義garble quote out of context
對牛彈琴whistle jigs to a milestone Cast pearls before swine
對癥下藥suit the remedy to the case
多才多藝versatility
多才多藝的accomplished all-round allround miscellaneous versatile
多愁善感sensitivity sentimentality
多愁善感的moonstruck spoony
多此一舉bring owls to Athens hold a candle to the sun
多多益善the more the better
咄咄逼人aggressive
脫胎換骨thoroughly remould oneself
阿諛奉承 趨炎附勢greasiness
恩將仇報 以怨報德 忘恩負(fù)義 bite the hand that feeds one
爾虞我詐each trying to cheat the other
發(fā)人深省的thought-provoking
發(fā)人深省set people thinking
發(fā)揚光大carry forward
翻山越嶺tramp over hill and dale
翻天覆地world-shaking
泛濫成災(zāi)overrun
飛黃騰達 青云直上come into one"s kingdom rise in the world strike oil
飛黃騰達的successful
飛禽走獸birds and beasts
廢寢忘食forget food and sleep
分道揚鑣part company,each going his own way
分化瓦解disintegrate divide and demoralize
分門別類classify
紛至沓來come in a continuous stream
紛至沓來的thick as hail
奮不顧身dash ahead regardless of one"s safety
憤憤不平be indignant
憤世嫉俗的cynical
豐富多彩rich and colorful
豐功偉績great achievement
豐衣足食have ample food and clothing
風(fēng)花雪月sentimental writings of the exploiting classes
風(fēng)馬牛幌嗉癰e totally unrelated
風(fēng)靡一時be the rage
風(fēng)平浪靜calm
風(fēng)起云涌like a rising wind and scudding clouds
風(fēng)雨同舟stand together regardless of situation
風(fēng)雨無阻in all weathers
鋒芒畢露make a showy display of one"s abilities
蜂涌而來pour
逢場作戲join in the fun on occasion
逢兇化吉trun ill luck into good
奉公守法law-abiding
敷衍了事make short shrift of palter scuffle
釜底抽薪take a drastic measure to deal with a situation
赴湯蹈火 出生入死go through fire and water
富麗堂皇magnificence
覆水難收spilt water cannot be gathered up again It is no use crying over spilt milk