英语中的动物习语.doc
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1、. .英语中的动物习语英语中的动物习语1. 名词 1) ant 蚂蚁 have ants in ones pants (因焦急、气愤等)坐立不安,急于行动2) bear 熊、粗鲁的人、笨拙的人;股市中的空头一方;be a bear for punishment 能忍受粗暴待遇的、顽强的、倔强的;Sell the bears fur before one has caught the bear. 做事过早乐观了。3) bug 臭虫,狂热、癖好、迷;(贬)要人、名人 have a bug about 热衷于; a camera bug 摄影迷; a big bug (贬)大亨put a bug i
2、n sb.s ear 事先给某人暗示、警告4) bird 鸟,(俚)人、家伙、姑娘;(讽)非凡人物an old bird 老家伙、精明鬼; What a queer bird! 真是个怪人!a bird in the bush 未到手的东西、未定局的事(与a bird in the hand相对);a bird of ill omen 猫头鹰、报凶讯的人; a bird of Jove 鹰; a bird of Juno 孔雀;a bird of paradise 极乐鸟; a bird of passage 候鸟、飘泊不定的人;a bird of wonder=a secular bird
3、凤凰; a jail bird 囚犯; an early bird 早起的人;birds of a feather 一丘之貉; Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚,人以群分。A little bird told me/whispered to me. 有人私下告诉我。for the birds 荒唐可笑、毫无意义; get the bird 被喝倒彩、被解雇;It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 家丑不可外扬。kill two birds with one stone 一石双鸟;the birds an
4、d the bees (口)关于两性关系的常识;a ladybird 瓢虫;5)bull 公牛, 空话、蠢话;难事;(贬)人a lot of bull/throw the bull 胡说八道; a bull in a china shop 说话或行事鲁莽的人;shoot (the) bull 吹牛、空谈、说大话; take the bull by the horns 不畏艰难;bull-work 苦差事6) cat 猫, 撒旦的化身、巫婆的守护神、可悲的女人、恶妇; an old cat 脾气坏的老太婆; a black cat 令人深恶痛绝的人; a cat walk 狭窄的人行道、村道;
5、a cats paw 被人利用的人; let the cat out of the bag 泄露XX That cat wont jump. 这一手行不通。 See which way the cat jumps. 视情形再作决策。 A cat may look at a king. 小人物也该有些权利。7) chicken 小鸡、鸡肉,懦夫、胆小鬼;没有经验的人,年轻的女子a chicken head 笨蛋、蠢才They are some chickens. She is no chicken.Dont be a chicken, and you can do it. 别害怕,你能行的。Ne
6、ver count your chickens before they are hatched. 你千万别过早乐观了。8) cock 公鸡,首领、头目,神气十足的人,弟兄; Their cocks were making a project to rob the bank. Old cock! (旧时的称呼)老兄! a cock of the loft 在小天地里称王称霸的人;a cock of the walk/school称王称霸的人; go off at half cock 仓促行动,超之过急; live like fighting cocks 吃得好,吃最好的东西; set (the)
7、 cock on (the) hoop 纵饮、放荡不羁; That cock wont fight. 这话讲不通(那一手行不通)。9)dog 狗,无赖汉、坏蛋、废物;不受喜爱的人 a dirty dog 卑鄙的家伙、下流货; a sly dog 奸贼; a cat and dog life 争吵不休; a lucky dog 幸运儿; a dog in the manger 占着茅坑不拉屎的人; be top dog 处于支配地位=be under dog(反); Dont be a sad dog! 别做放荡的人! go to the dogs 堕落、毁灭; a sly dog 暗中寻欢的人
8、; a jolly dog 有趣的家伙; He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick. 欲加之罪,何患无辞。 Love me, love my dog! 爱屋及乌。 Let sleeping dogs lie. 别惹是非。 He is always putting on (the) dog. 他老爱摆架子/摆阔/摆威风。 Every dog has his day. 凡人都有得意的日子。 That day he was really in the dog house. 那天,他确实蒙羞了。 rain dogs and
9、 cats 飘泊大雨、倾盆大雨;10) donkey 驴,笨蛋,固执的人、顽固的人 as stubborn as a donkey 非常固执; What a donkey act! 太失策了!(蠢举之至!) I met him donkeys years back. 很久很久以前,我遇见过他。 11) duck 鸭,有吸引力的、可爱的物/人, 宝贝儿,零分a dead duck (注定)要完蛋的人; chance the duck 好歹要干一场;in two shakes of a ducks tail 立刻、马上;like a duck to water 如鱼得水、很自然地;make duc
10、ks and drakes of 浪费、挥霍=play ducks and drakes withWill a duck swim? 那还用问吗?当然愿意啦!a lame duck 残废之人、破产者、落选者,坏了的飞机、舰船、车辆等12)elephant 大象,(美俚)世面、世故;大壕沟/防空洞 What you did has really made us see the elephant. 你的所为真让我们长见识了。 The American soldiers were digging elephants.13)fish 鱼,冷血的人,对周围事物漠不关心; (贬)家伙;生手、笨蛋; a c
11、old fish 泠漠的家伙; as mute as fish 噤若寒蝉; a queer fish 怪人; a big fish in a little pond 矮子里的高子a loose fish 放荡者She is really a fishwife/fish-woman. 她简直就是个骂街的泼妇。 Alls fish that es to his net. 他这个人是来者不拒。 cry stinking(臭了的) fish 拆自己的台; drink like a fish 牛饮; have other fish to fry 另有他图 Fish begins to stink at
12、the head. 上梁不正下梁歪。 Never offer to teach fish to swim. 别班门弄斧! like a fish out of water 感到不自在; neither fish, flesh, nor fowl 不伦不类 The best fish smell when they are three days old. 久住招人嫌。14)fly 苍蝇,美中不足的人/事,(贬)人; a fly in the ointment 使人扫兴的小事; a fly on a wheel 自高自大的人; break a fly on the wheel 浪费精力、杀鸡用牛刀
13、; Dont let flies stick to your heels. 别拖拉了! There are no flies on him. 他很能干(他不会上当)。 a firefly 萤火虫;15)fox 狐狸,诡计多端的、狡猾的人/事 as sly as a fox 像狐狸一样狡猾;play (the )fox 行为狡诈 An old fox is not easily snared. 老狐狸是不会轻易被抓的。 When a fox preaches, take care of your geese. 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好心。16)goose 鹅,傻瓜 All his geese ar
14、e swans. 他总是言过其实。 a wild-goose chase 徒劳的搜索、无益的举动;be sound on the goose (美)抱正统观点; cook sbs goose 干掉某人、毁人名誉;kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 杀鸡取卵;make a goose of someone 愚弄、欺骗某人; shoe the goose 徒劳无益;The goose hangs high. (美口)前景、形势好。The old woman is plucking her geese. (儿语)下雪了。be goose flesh al
15、l over 浑身起鸡皮疙瘩17)hare 野兔,(英俚)坐车不买票的人; First catch your hare (then cook him).勿谋之过早。 run with the hare and hunt with the hounds 两面讨好; make a hare of somebody 愚弄某人;18) hen 母鸡,(美俚)爱管闲事的女人、泼妇,阴谋; This is a hen on. 这是一个策划中的阴谋。 He suspected there was a hen on. 他怀疑其中有诈。 (as) mad as a wet hen (美俚)非常生气; a wet
16、 hen 令人讨厌的女人、泼妇; like a hen on a hot girdle 极不舒服、安静的; like a hen with one chicken 大惊小怪、唠唠叨叨; sell ones hens on a rainy day 亏本出售19)horse 马,(美俚)粗鲁的家伙、笨蛋,(美俚)恶作剧;(贬)人 a dark horse 黑马、竞争中出人意料的获胜者; a horse of another/different color 完全另一回事; a horse on somebody 针对某人的恶作剧; as strong as a horse 壮如牛 back the
17、wrong horse (赛马中)下错赌注、支持失败一方; be on ones high horse 趾高气扬; hold ones horse 忍耐、镇静; flog a dead horse 白费力、事后再作无益的议论; e off ones high horse 不再骄傲自大; hitch horses together 情同意合; put the cart before the horse 本末倒置; talk horse 说大话、吹牛; You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 你不要逼迫一个人
18、做他不愿做的事。 Are you speaking horse-feathers! 你不会是在讲梦话吧!20)lion 狮子,勇猛彪悍的人、难办的事、名人、名胜(复数) a lion in the way/path 拦路虎; beard the lion in his den 太岁头上动土; twist the lions tail (美政治家言论)触犯英国; see the lions (英)游览名胜; the lions share 最大最好的份额; the lions skin 假勇气21)mouse 耗子,(俚)胆小害羞的人,(俚)姑娘、女人,眼部上的青肿块, (as) poor as
19、 a church mouse 一贫如洗; like a drowned mouse 样子狼狈的、处于窘境的; Mouse and man is born equal. 众生平等。 When the cat is away, the mice will play. 没了管制者,局面就要乱。23)pig 猪,自私、迟钝、贪婪、肮脏的人 pigs in clover 卑鄙、粗鲁的有钱人; the pig forces (美俚)警察; bring ones pigs to a fine market 卖得吃亏、失败、失算; buy a pig in a poke (未见实物而)瞎买东西; drive
20、 ones pigs to market 打鼾; please the pigs 如果运气好的话 teach a pig to play on a flute 赶鸭子上架、做荒谬的事; when pigs fly 永不、绝不可能23)pigeon 鸽子,(俚)傻瓜、易上当受骗的人,特别关心的人/事,(美)少妇/少女 Football is not his pigeon. Your sister is rather a lovely pigeon. He lives on by plucking a pigeon. 他靠诈骗傻瓜的钱财过日子。 make a pig of oneself 狼吞虎咽
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