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1、-与动物相关的英语成语-第 8 页与动物相关的英语成语2. as merry as a cricket/grig.非常高兴；非常快活。3. as slippery as an eel.油滑；不可靠。4. at one fell swoop.一举；一下子；刹那之间。5. beard the lion 捋虎须；奋勇还击；在太岁头上动土。6. bell the cat.猫脖子拴铃铛；为了大家的利益承担风险。7. bird of passage.漂泊不定的人。8. birds of feather.一丘之貉。9. black sheep.败家子；害群之马；无用之辈。10. dark horse.黑马；

2、竞争中出人意料的获胜者。11. break a butterfly on a wheel.小题大做；杀鸡用牛刀。12. buy a pig in a poke 买下没有看的东西；隔山买老牛。13. a pig in a poke 上当之货。14. by/on shankss mare. 骑两脚马-徒步，步行。15. cannot make a silk purse out of a sow ear.朽木不可雕也。坏材料做不出好东西。16. cannot say bo/both/boo to a goose. 胆小如鼠。17. cast peals before swine.明珠暗投；对牛弹琴。

3、18. cast sheeps eyes 送秋波；抛媚眼；以目传情。19. the cat among the pigeons. 猫在鸽群中-人为刀俎，我为鱼肉。20. cats paw. 被人当爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。21. a cock-and-bull story.无稽之谈；荒诞的故事。22. cock-a-hoop.（俚）得意扬扬；自鸣得意。23. cock of the walk. 称王称霸的人。24. dont count ones chickens before they are hatched.不要过早乐观。25. Dont count your chickens!不要打如

4、意算盘。26. crocodile tears.假慈悲。27. cry wolf.发假警报。28. dog in the manger.自己不干也不让别人干；自己能享受也不让别人享受的人。29. dogs life.悲惨的景况。30. lead a dogs life.过者悲惨的生活。31. dog-tired.累极了；疲惫之至。32. donkey-work 沉重的苦活儿；呆板的例行工作。33. donkeys years 多年；很久。34. drink like a fish.大饮；牛饮；狂饮；酩酊大醉。35. even a worm will turn.人急造反，狗急跳墙；人急了也会咬人

5、。36. an/ones ewe lamb.唯一的宝贝；唯一的孩子；最珍贵的东西。37. fine feathers make fine birds.人配衣裳，马配鞍；（讽刺）好的衣裳只能打扮出一个好的外表。38. fish out of water.离水之鱼；不得其所；感到生疏，不适应。39. flog a dead horse.徒劳；白费力气；事后再做无益的议论。40. fly in the face of 公然违抗；悍然不顾。41. fly in the ointment. 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅汤；美中不足之处；使人扫兴的小事。42. fly on the wheel. 狂妄自大的人； 盲

6、目自大的人。43. get ones monkey up.生气；发脾气。44. get someones goat.（俚）触怒某人；惹某人发火；使某人失去自制力。45. give someone the bird. 喝倒彩。46. get the (big) bird.喝倒彩。47. go to the dogs.毁灭；失败；堕落；江河日下。48. gone coon.不可救药的人；没有希望的人。49. gone goose. （同上）50. grin like a Cheshire cat.咧嘴傻笑。51. white elephant.无用的而且累赘的赠品；沉重的负担。52. wild-g

7、oose chase. 徒劳的搜索；无益的追求。53. wild horse would/could not drag it from/out of some.休想从某人那里探到口风；无论使用什么手段，不能从某人那里探听到虚实。54. a wolf in sheeps clothing.披着羊皮的狼；口蜜腹剑的人。55. ugly ducking.丑小鸭。56. take a hair of the dog that bite you.以毒攻毒。57. talk the hind leg off a donkey/horse/dog.唠叨不休；说的天花乱坠。58. talk a dogs hi

8、nd leg off.（同上）59. till/until the cows come home.遥遥无期；无限期。60. hang-dog look.卑鄙的摸样；惭愧的脸色；垂头丧气的样子。61. have a bee in ones bonnet/head/brain.胡思乱想；想入非非；有某种根深蒂固的怪念头。62. horse-play 胡闹；恶作剧；闹哄哄的游戏。63. keep the wolf from the door.勉强度日；免于饥饿。64. kettle of fish.糟糕透顶；乱七八糟。65. kill the goose that lays the golden e

9、ggs.杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔。66. kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕；一举两得。67. lame duck 损坏的东西；落选的议员；可怜虫。68. let the cat out of the bag.露出马脚；泄露秘密。69. let sleeping dog lie.莫惹是非。70. wake a sleeping dog.惹是生非。71. like a bull in a china shop.非常笨拙卤莽。72. like a red rag to/at a bull.使人生气的事。73. like water off/on a duck back.

10、不起作用；毫无作用；漠不关心；犹如耳旁风。74. lion in the path/way.难点；拦路虎。75. lions share.最大和最好的部分。76. a little bird told me.有人私下告诉我；我自然知道；我不告诉你我是怎么知道的。77. live like fighting cock.丰衣足食的日子。78. the loaves and fishes.物质利益。79. cock the stable door after the horse is stolen. 亡羊补牢80. 80.look a gift horse in the mouth.对.吹毛求疵。8

11、1. look like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.惊慌失措。82. mad as a March hare.疯疯癫癫。83. neither fish nor fowl.不伦不类；非驴非马。84. not to have/stand a dogs chance.毫无机会；毫无希望。85. one-horse show.规模很小的；简陋的。86. other fish to fry.另有要事；有更重要的事要干。87. pull dog, pull cat.激烈的比赛；加把劲。88. put/set the cart before the horse.本末倒置

12、；到行逆施。89. queer fish.怪人；疯子。90. rain cats and dogs.倾盆大雨。91. scotch the snake.使危险的东西不能为害。92. see how the cat jumps.观望形势；窥探虚实。93. wait for the cat to jump. （同上）94. see which way the cat jumps. （同上）95. find out which way the cat has jump. （同上）96. (as) sick as a cat/dog.病危；生大病。97. smell a rat.发觉可疑之处；感到事情

13、不妙。98. throw a sprat to catch a mackerel/whale.出小本，赚大钱；吃小亏占大便宜。99. swan song.临死哀歌；绝笔；最后的演出。与动物相关的英语谚语 鱼:The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游.Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要教鱼去游泳.(不要班门弄斧.)Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子.Theres as good fish in the sea as ever came out of

14、it. 海里的好鱼多的是.(强中更有强中手.)It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 笨鱼才会咬两次钩.(智者不上两次当.)If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼.(夸夸其谈的人没有真才识学.)猫:A cat has nine lives. 猫有九命.(吉人自有天相.)Cats hide their claws. 猫总是藏起自己的爪子.(知人知面不知心.)处的猫都是灰色的.(人未出名时看起来都是差不多.)A gloved cat catches no

15、mice. 戴手套的猫抓不到老鼠.(不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业.)When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲没好事.Who will bell the cat? 谁去给猫系铃铛?(谁愿为大家冒风险?)The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 猫偷吃奶油时总是闭着眼.(掩耳盗铃,自欺欺人.)There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 杀死猫的办法不

16、仅仅是用黄油噎死它.(达到目的的途径很多.)狗:He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪,何患无辞.Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌.Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时.Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗不咬人.All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗见了叫的不一定都是贼.(不要以貌取人.)Dont be a dog lying in the manger.莫学狗占马槽不吃草.(不要占着茅坑不拉屎.)

17、Dog does not eat dog. 狗不吃同类.(本是同根生,相煎何太急?)A son never thinks his mother ugly, and a dog never shuns its owners home however shabby it is. 儿不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家贫。狮子lion 豹leopard 熊猫panda 老虎tiger 狼wolf 斑马zebra 公牛bull 母牛cow 小牛calf 水牛buffalo 山羊goat 绵羊sheep 羊羔lamb 熊bear 骆驼camel 鹿deer 大象elephant 狐狸fox 长颈鹿giraffe 马hor

18、se 猪pig 狗dog 猴子monkey 蝙蝠bat 猫cat 袋鼠kangaroo 刺猬hedgehog 松鼠squirrel 兔子rabbit 老鼠rat 海豚dolphin 鲸whale 海豹 seal 乌龟tortoise 鳄鱼crocodile 河马hippopotamus 鱼fish 虾shrimp 螃蟹crab 龙虾lobster 蜗牛snail 蛙frog 蛇snake 蚯蚓worm 公鸡cock 母鸡hen 小鸡chick 鸭子duck 小鸭duckling 鹅goose 蜘蛛spider 蚂蚁ant 蜜蜂bee 蝴蝶butterfly 蜻蜓dragonfly 老鹰eagl

19、e 猫头鹰owl 乌鸦crow 鸽子dove 鸟bird 驼鸟ostrich 鹦鹉parrot 燕子swallow 麻雀sparrow 甲虫beetle 天鹅swan 鹤crane 孔雀peacock 企鹅penguin 蚕silkworm 苍蝇fly 蚊子mosquito 蟑螂roach 蚱玛grasshopper 火鸡turkeys 晰蜴lizard 獾badger 蟾蜍toad 鼹鼠mole Mouse 鼠 rat 大老鼠cow 母牛Tiger 虎Rabbit 兔Dragon 龙Snake 蛇 Horse 马sheep 绵羊 Monkey 猴子 Chicken 鸡 Dog 狗 cat 猫

20、Pig 猪Bird 鸟 eagle 老鹰 pigeon 鸽子 dove 鸽子owl 猫头鹰 gull 海鸥 sparrow 麻雀Parrot 鹦鹉 Penguin 企鹅 goose 鹅 duck 鸭 Bat 蝙蝠Frog 青蛙 cricket 蟋蟀 Bee 蜜蜂 butterfly 蝴蝶 fly 苍蝇 flea 跳蚤 Bear 熊 panda 猫熊 Elephant 大象 Deer 鹿 hippo 河马 wolf 狼Donkey 驴子 kangaroo 袋鼠 koala 无尾熊Giraffe 长颈鹿 zebra 斑马 lion 狮子 Crab 螃蟹 shrimp 虾fish 鱼whale 鲸鱼 dolphin 海豚turtle 乌eel 鳗鱼starfish 海星 sea horse 海马 Dinosaur 恐龙 jellyfish 水母squid 乌peacock 孔雀