摇尾乞怜指狗向主人摇尾讨好的样子。比喻人卑躬屈膝讨好别人的丑态。语出唐韩愈《应科目时与人书》：“若俯首帖耳，摇尾而乞怜者，非我之志也。”英abjectly beg for pity(mercy); wag the tail ingratiatingly;[查看详情]

望洋兴叹本义指在伟大的事物面前感叹自己的微小今多比喻想做一件事而又无能为力无可奈何。英lament one's littleness before the vast ocean -bemoan one's inadequacy in the face of a great task;[查看详情]

自暴自弃自暴，犹言自害；自弃，不求上进。指不求上进甘心落后。英be backward and have no urge to make progress; abandon oneself to despair; give oneself up as hopeless;[查看详情]

自惭形秽因在相貌方面不如他人而感到惭愧泛指惭愧。英have a sense of inferiority or inadequacy; feel unworthy;[查看详情]

虚怀若谷胸怀像山谷那样深而且宽广善于接受别人意见和观点。例此诚我皇上虚怀若谷从谏弗咈之盛心也。——《清史稿柴潮生传》英be extremely open-minded; have a receptive mind as a hollow mountain arouses echoes;[查看详情]

平易近人性情平和态度可亲使人容易接近。例态度坦率平易近人，性子有点急躁但是也容易安抚。英easy to approach;形容文字深入浅出容易理解。例欲为平易近人诗，下笔清深不自持。——清龚自珍《杂诗》[查看详情]