在英语中,常会出现两个近义和相对的词用and或or连接构成成对的英语短语,它们经常出现在一起,有些同汉语的位置相同,有些同汉语不同,下面就向大家介绍一些类似的短语。

1. 同汉语位置相同的短语

aches and pains周身不适 affable and kind和善

ancient and modern古今 arts and science文理

bag and baggage提包和行李,全部财物   black and white黑白

bucket and spade桶和锹       brothers and sisters兄妹

bow and arrow弓和箭      bread and butter面包和黄油

crack and roar咆哮      cup and saucer杯子碟子

drunk and sober酒汉与清醒者       fair and square公正

far and away无疑地,肯定地 far and near远近,四面八方

fire and sword火与箭 first and foremost首先

first and last始终,完全 fish and chips炸鱼和薯条

free and easy轻松自在 friend and foe朋友和敌人

forward and backward前后,来回 fun and pleasure娱乐

wife and children妻子和儿童 good or ill好歹(善恶)

great and small大小 hale and hearty健壮

ham and egg火腿鸡蛋 hammer and sickle锤子与镰刀

heart and soul全心全意地 heaven and earth天地万物

hill and dale山谷 home and abroad国内外

horse and cart马车 house and home家居

hue and cry喊叫 husband and wife夫妻

hustle and bustle熙熙攘攘 ifs and buts假设和转折

in and out进进出出 whole and all全体

import and export进出口 internal and external内外

judge and jury法官与陪审团 king and queen国王与皇后

ladies and gentlemen女士与先生 knife and pork刀叉

kith and kin朋友和亲戚 land and sea陆海

law and order法律与秩序 lean and lanky瘦长

leaps and bounds跳跃 light and shade光阴

man and woman男女 meek and mild温和

sweet and sour酸甜苦乐 more or less或多或少

mother and child母子 null and void无效

odds and ends零碎 officers and soldiers官与兵

old and trial久经考验 Oxford and Cambridge牛津剑桥

out and away远远地,大大地 past and present过去与现在

weight and measures重量与尺寸 pick and choose选择

pots and pans坛坛罐罐 puffing and blowing吐烟吹气

profit and loss盈亏 pros and cons正反,利弊

rack and ruin损坏 right and wrong正误

rough and tumble杂乱,混战 rules and regulations规章制度

true or false真假 safe and sound安全

short and sweet简短扼要 skin and bone皮包骨

slow and sure慢而准 sooner and later早晚

sports and games运动与游戏 stocks and shares股票

stuff and nonsense胡说八道 tea and coffee清茶和咖啡

then and there当时当地 thick and thin厚薄

this and that这那 thunder and light雷电

time and tide岁月 to and fro来回

town and country城市和乡村 twists and turns曲折

up and down上下 ups and downs盛衰

vice and virtue罪恶与美德 ways and means方法

wear and tear磨损