idiom

复数：idioms

1. [C]习语,成语 a group of words with a special meaning
2. [U](在语言等方面所表现的)风格,特色 use of language peculiar to a period or an individual

1. This idiom cannot be translated literally.
   这个成语无法照字面翻译。
2. From that story comes the idiom "Draw a snake and add feet to it".
   “画蛇添足”这个成语就是从这个故事来的。
3. "Let the cat out of the bag"is an idiom meaning to tell a secret by mistake.
   “让猫从袋子里跑出来”是惯用语，意思是无意中泄露秘密。
4. He spoke in the idiom of the New England countryside.
   他讲新英格兰乡下的方言。
5. I like the idiom of modern popular music.
   我喜欢现代流行音乐的风格。
6. It was an old building in the local idiom.
   这是一座具有当地特色的古建筑。