英语高频四字汉语词汇的翻译
1. 挨家挨户 from door to door
例题：医生挨家挨户上门巡访，省去了许多老年人去医院的麻烦.(save)
Doctors’ door-to-door visits save many old people’s trouble of going to hospital.
2. 爱不释手
can't bear standing part with/putting it down /leaving it aside
例题：这部有关第一次世界大战的历史小说引人入胜，我简直爱不释手。(so…that)
The historical novel about/describing World War I / the First World War is so attractive that I can’t bear (to do …)/stand parting with it / putting it down (back ,aside )/ leaving it aside .
3. 安于现状
be satisfied with reality/ present situation
例题：我们高中生应该有远大的志向，不应该只满足于现状。(satisfy)
We senior high students should have great ambition and (should) not be satisfied with reality/present situation.
4. 摆脱烦恼
get rid of/ to be free from worries
例题：得知他心情不好，我建议他与朋友聊聊天，以去除烦恼。(suggest)
Knowing (that) he is in a bad mood, I suggest his chatting with friends to get rid of /to be free from worries.
5. 彼此埋怨 be to blame each other
例题：遇到困难的时候，我们需要的不是彼此埋怨，而是相互帮助。(not…but)
When (we are) in difficulty / When we meet with difficulties, what we need is not to blame each other but to help each other.
6. 别无选择 have no choice but to do
例题：当时，那位出租车司机别无选择，只能求助于游客。(choice)
At that time the taxi driver had no choice but to turn to the tourist/traveler (for help).
7. 不得而知 remain unknown
例题：玛丽是否参加这次英语晚会尚不得而知。(remain)
It remains unknown whether Mary will attend the English Evening.
8. 不辞而别 leave without saying good-bye
例题：我们对他的不辞而别感到很惊讶。(without)
We were greatly surprised that he has left without saying goodbye.
9. 不可估量 beyond measure
例题：尽管付出的努力不可估量，但那些偏远山城都已通车，这让全国人民感到无比自豪。(accessible)
Although the efforts made are beyond measure, those remote mountainous cities have been accessible to cars, which makes all the Chinese people / the whole nation feel very proud/full of pride.
10. 不甚感激 appreciate it very much
例题：如果你一收到消息就能给我答复的话，我将不胜感激。(the moment)
I would appreciate it very much if you could reply to me/give me a reply the moment you receive the message.
11. 不懈努力 great effort
例题：尽管各国政府已做出了不懈的努力，但要应对日益严重的全球性气候变暖问题还需制定更有效的措施。(despite)
Despite the great effort made by governments, more effective measures should be made to deal with the ever worsening problem of global warming.
12. 不假思索 without hesitation
例题：吉姆不假思索地回答了老师的问题。(hesitation)
Jim answered his teacher’s question(s) without (any) hesitation. Jim answered the question(s) asked by his teacher with no hesitation.
13. 不尽如人意 be far from satisfactory
例题：这个地区的经济发展得很快，可使某些市民的素质还不尽如人意。(quality)
The economy of this area develops very fast but some citizens’ qualities are far from satisfactory.
14. 不容忽视 should not be ignored/ neglected
例题：这个事故使我们意识到安全问题不容忽视。(realize)
This accident made us realize that safety problems should not be ignored.
例题：防火意识不容忽视，不然的话会对生命和财产造成不可估量的损失。(neglect)
(The sense of) Fire protection should not be neglected (We should not neglect fire protection), or great damage might be caused to the lives and property.
15. 不知所措 be/ feel at a loss
例题：网络在我们日常生活中起了举足轻重的作用，以至于当不能上网时人们感到无所适从。(loss)
Internet plays such an important role in our daily life that people feel at a loss when they can’t go online/ surf the Internet/ don’t have access to the Internet.
例题：消费者对冷冻食品失去信心的事实令生产厂家一筹莫展。(loss)
The fact that consumers have lost confidence in frozen food makes the manufacturers at a loss.
16. 彻夜未眠
didn't fall asleep last night/ be awake all night
例题：只喝一杯咖啡就会使我整晚睡不着。(keep)
Drinking only a cup of coffee will keep me awake all night.
例题：昨晚听到他喜欢的足球获胜的消息，他兴奋得彻夜未眠。(too…to…)
Hearing the news that his favorite team won the match, he was too excited to fall asleep last night.
17. 催人泪下 people are moved to tears
例题：昨晚残疾人的演出非常成功，让观众们感动得流下了眼泪。(so…that…)
The performance put up by the disabled/ The disabled people's performance last night was so successful that many people were moved to tears.
18. 寸步难行 can do nothing without
例题：电脑已触及到每个人的日常生活，难怪有人说当今世界不懂电脑，就寸步难行。(no wonder)
The computer has touched on everyone’s daily life. No wonder someone says that you can do nothing without the knowledge of computer / its knowledge.
19. 大为惊叹 be greatly amazed/ impressed
例题：这些十八世纪的油画保存得这样好, 使参观者大为惊叹。(so …that)
These eighteenth-century oil paintings have been/are preserved so well that the visitors are greatly amazed/ impressed.
20. 放任自流 let him be
例题：父母经常面对这样的选择：要么做他们认为有利于孩子发展的事情，要么对其放任自流。(either)
Parents often faced the choice that either they did what they felt was good for the development of the child or they just let him be.
21.孤身一人，无亲无故
be single and has no friends or relatives
例题：虽然她孤身一人，无亲无故，但邻居们都向她伸出了援助之手。(offer)
Though she is single and has no friends or relatives, all the neighbors offer her help/
a helping hand /to help her.
22.固执己见 always stick to one's own opinion
例题：我发现很难与那些一贯固执已知的人合作。(…it…)
I find it (is) hard to cooperate with those who always stick to their own opinions.
23.刮目相看 look at sb. differently/ with new eyes/ regard sb. in a totally different light
例题：他进公司后不久就独立完成了一项艰巨的任务，同事们对他刮目相看。(so)
He finished a difficult task on his own/independently soon/ shortly after he entered the company, so his colleagues looked at him differently/ with new eyes/regarded him in a totally different light.
24.毫不费力
have no difficulty/ trouble (in) doing sth.
例题：他们毫不费力第就找到了那位好心人。(difficulty)
They had no difficulty finding the warm-hearted man/person.
25.毫无疑问，不容置疑
There is no doubt that…/ It cannot be doubted that
例题：毫无疑问，旅行使人开阔眼界，增长知识。(doubt)
There is no doubt/ It can’t be doubted that travelling broadens one’s mind and enlarge/ improve/ increase one’s knowledge.
26.后悔莫及regret doing
例题：他很后悔失去了获得奖学金的机会。(regret)
He regretted losing/having lost the chance to win a scholarship.
27.后来居上 catch up with sb.
例题：上周因为生病我缺了一些课，但是我会努力赶上大家的。(miss)
Because of illness/Being ill last week, I missed some lessons, but I will try to catch up with others.
27.加强合作
strengthen/ enhance one's cooperation
例题：如果队员之间不加强配合，我校篮球队就不可能在决赛中战胜对手。(unless)
Our school basketball team will not beat the opponents in the final match/final(s) unless the team members strengthen their cooperation / cooperate well with each other.
28.家喻户晓/众所周知
As is known to all, …/ It is known to all that
例题：众所周知，成功来自于勤奋，不努力则一事无成。(without)
As is known to all, success comes from hard work/diligence, and nothing can be achieved without efforts/hard work.
例题：众所周知，他的成功完全是努力的结果。(due to)
It is known to all that his success is entirely/totally/completely due to his hard work.
29.坚守岗位 keep to one's post
例题：无论风多大、雨多急，警察一直坚守在岗位上。(no matter …)
No matter how hard the rain falls and the wind blows, the police keep to their posts.
30.竭尽所能 do/ try ones best to do
例题：我们应该竭尽所能是城市变得更美丽.(try)
We should try our best to make the city more beautiful.
