数典忘祖据《左传》记载春秋时晋国大夫籍谈没有回答好周天子的提问而被周天子讽刺为“数典而忘其祖”。后比喻忘掉自己本来的情况或事物的本源。英give all the historical facts except those about one's own ancestors; forget one's ancestors and ancestral tradition;[查看详情]

削足适履为了将大脚塞进小鞋而把脚削小。喻指不根据实际情况而盲目套用。例譬犹削足而适履杀头而便冠。——《淮南子说林训》英cut the feet to fit the shoes; act in a procrustean manner;[查看详情]

照猫画虎照着猫画虎。比喻只是依样画葫芦实际上并不理解。英draw a tiger with a cat as a model—copy;[查看详情]

生吞活剥喻指生硬地搬用别人的言论、文辞。现泛指不联系实际生搬硬套别人的理论、经验、方法等。例他们从欧美日本回来只知生吞活剥地谈外国。——《改造我们的学习》英uncritically;[查看详情]

囫囵吞枣把枣整个儿吞下去不加咀嚼不辨滋味。英swallow a date whole;比喻做事不加思考笼统含混。英to do a thing without thought; read without understanding;[查看详情]

生拉硬拽按主观愿望办事而不管别人的意愿或客观的条件是否允许。英drag sb. along kicking and screaming;比喻牵强附会。英draw a forced analogy;[查看详情]

死搬硬套指不顾实际情况机械地运用别人的经验照抄别人的办法。[查看详情]

鹦鹉学舌鹦鹉学人讲话。常指那些人云亦云无所创新的人，含有贬义。英repeat mechanically in the manner of a trained parrot; parrot;[查看详情]

亦步亦趋《庄子田子方》：“夫子步亦步夫子趋亦趋。”比喻处处模仿、追随别人。英tread in sb's steps; ape sb.at every step; imitate sb.'s every move;[查看详情]

东施效颦《庄子天运》中故事美女西施因病而皱着眉头邻居丑女见了觉得很美就学西施也皱起眉头，结果显得更丑。后人称这个丑女为东施。用“东施效颦”比喻盲目模仿别人结果适得其反。英play the ape; blind imitationwith ludicrous effect; look all the uglier by miimicking[查看详情]

按图索骥骥：好马、千里马；索：寻找。原指按照伯乐的《相马经》去寻求好马。英look for a noble steed with the aidof its picture; look for sth.according to information at one's disposal; look for sth.by a plan chart;引申为依照既得的线索去寻找目的物。讽喻拘泥成[查看详情]