英语动物习语

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 one’s 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 bear’s 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 bu g about… 热衷于……； a camera bug 摄影迷； a big bug (贬)大亨put a bug in 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 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。

关于动物的习语在英语学习的过程中，笔者积累了一些包含有动物名称的习语，他们在文章或日常口语中使用的频率颇高，愿与读者共享。

一、与“CA T”有关的习语和词组1、cat-and-dog life(在一起居住者)经常吵架的生活。

They lead a cat-and-dog life, so they decided to separated temporarily.他俩老是吵架，于是决定暂时分居。

2、let the cat out of the bag 无意中泄露秘密，露出马脚。

I wanted mother’s present to be secret, but my sister let the cat out of the bag. 给母亲的礼物我原想保密的，可是妹妹却露了马脚。

3、like a cat in hot bricks像热锅上的蚂蚁；如坐针毡。

He was like a cat in hot bricks before his driving test.他面临驾驶考试，紧张得像热锅上的蚂蚁。

4、play cat-and-mouse game with sb. 作弄某人，忽冷忽热。

Marry dumped her boyfriend because he always played cat-and-mouse game with her. 玛丽跟她男朋友分手了，因为他总是对她时好时坏。

5、put/set the cat among the pigeons 引来乱子、是非或麻烦。

The new security guard is a burglar—that will set the cat among the pigeons. 新来的守卫是小偷——这下子可要鸡犬不宁了。

6、no room to swing a cat 没有(生活，工作等)的足够空间。

There’s no room to swing a cat here. 这里地方过于狭窄。

英语中与动物有关的习语英语中与动物有关的习语1．go to the dogs 堕落The poor man went to the dogs after he lost his job．那可怜的人失业之后就堕落了。

2．make a pig of oneself 猛吃猛喝He always makes a pig of himself．他总是暴饮暴食。

3．smell a rat 感到不妙（rat老鼠）When he saw the policemen walking to him，he smelt arat．当他看到警察朝他走来时，就感到不妙。

4．hold one’s horses 耐心Hold your horses，we still have some time left．耐心点，我们仍然有时间。

5．get one’s goat 令某人生气／发火The students got his goat because they didn’t d o theirhomework．学生们因为没有做家庭作业使他很生气。

6．do the donkeywork 做呆板的例行工作(donkey驴)He had to do the donkeywork．他不得不做那些呆板的工作。

7．put one’s monkey up 使某人生气Your last word put his monkey up．你最后一句话使他很生气。

8．kill two birds with one stone 一举两得He killed two birds with one stone by shopping and seeing thefilm．他既买了东西又看了电影，真是一举两得。

9．rise up with the lark 早起（lark云雀）Every day my mother rises up with the lark．我母亲每天都早起。

英语中与动物相关的习语Fish 鱼1. Never offer to teach a fish to swim．［谚］不要班门弄斧。

2. He’s like a fish out of water．他感到生疏。

3. He drinks like a fish。

他喝起酒来不要命。

4. All’s fish that comes to his net。

凡是到手的他都要。

Bird 鸟1. He eats like a bird．他吃得很少。

2. Birds of a feather flock together．[谚]物以类聚，人以群分。

3. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush．［谚］双鸟在林不如一鸟在手eg. Bill has offered to buy my car for $4000.Someone else might pay more, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. (比尔愿出4000美元买我的车，也许有人会出更多，但有一只鸟在手胜过两面三刀只鸟在林子里。

4. That’s for the birds! 那毫无意义！5. It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest．「谚」家丑不可外扬。

6. A little bird told me．有人私下告诉我。

7. We’re all early birds in my family because we live on a farm.由于我们生活在农场，所以全家人都起得很早。

Chicken 小鸡1. Come on! Don’t be chicken! 来，别害怕！2. Well，she’s certainly no spring chicken．她当然不再是个小丫头了。

3. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched! 「谚」不要过早乐观!Owl 猫头鹰1. He is as blind as an owl．他真是个瞎子。

英语口语：由动物主演的习语英文中有不少由动物做主角的习惯用语，生动活泼地表达着你可能想象不到的意思。

一起来看几个吧！口语学习：1. Make a mountain out of a molehill英文里mole指的是鼹鼠，molehill是鼹鼠在地下挖洞时堆出来的泥土，看着像个小山一样，常用来比喻琐事，不重要的事情。

短语make a mountain out of a molehill说的就是小题大做的意思。

例：Come on, don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.行了啊，别小题大做了！2. Serve as a guinea pig豚鼠guinea pig常常被用来做实验，英文中如果说某个人做了guinea pig，也就是说他成了实验对象。

例：Students in fifty schools are to act as guinea pigs for these new teaching methods.五十所学校试用了这些新式的教学方法。

3. A cat gets ones tongue英文用舌头被猫叼去了来形容一言不发，不吭声。

这个短语通常可以用在小孩子身上。

例：What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?怎么了？为什么不吭声？4. Back the wrong horse这个习语来源于赛马文化。

支持了一匹失利的赛马，也就是下错了赌注，押错了宝。

例：The company has been losing money, and many investors are beginning to feel that they may have backed the wrong horse.公司一直在赔钱，不少投资人开始意识到自己下错了赌注。

5. Cast pearls before swine把珍珠放在猪的面前，猪并不会知道珍珠的珍贵。

英语含动物名的成语1.as busy as a bee忙碌至极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;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 shanks’s 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。

18.cast sheep’s 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.cat’s 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.don’t count one’s chickens before they are hatched不要过早乐观。

二.奇妙的“动物世界”。

a white cow 罕见的东西the dog days 大热天make a duck 零分a cat in the pan 叛徒a white elephant 沉重的负担a lazy dog 懒汉a dog `s age 很长的时间rain cats ahd dogs 下倾盆大雨a lion in the way 拦路虎a dog`s life 悲惨的生活1 chicken head -- 笨蛋2 to cock his nose --- 瞧不起人的样子3 a poor fish --- 倒霉而易上当的人4 a cock of the school --- 横行霸道的学生5 a cold fish --- 古怪的人动物是人类的好朋友，英语中有很多有趣的俚语和习语都与动物有关。

同学们，你们知道吗？我们一起来看一下吧！Doga dog in the manger 狗占马槽put on the dog 炫耀，摆阔go to the dogs 一蹶不振dog-eared books读得卷了边的书dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠dog watch夜班a sly dog偷鸡摸狗者a yellow dog 杂种狗,卑鄙可耻的小人a big dog看门狗,保镖；要人You are a lucky dog! 你真是个幸运儿！dog nose 啤酒与杜松子酒的混合酒a dog in a blanket葡萄卷饼或卷布丁Cat like a cat on hot bricks 非常紧张，象热锅上的蚂蚁set the cat among the pigeons引来可能招惹是非或麻烦的人或事物more than one way to skin a cat 剥猫皮各有巧妙不同（另有办法）rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨a cat nap 打个盹儿let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中猫（泄漏秘密）Kitty corner 小猫的角落(斜对角)Fishplenty of other fish in the sea海里鱼儿多的很（天涯何处无芳草）fish in troubled waters 浑水摸鱼bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸（有更重要的事情要办）like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖）Birdthe early bird catches the worm早起的鸟才能捉到虫（捷足先登）an early bird 早到或者早起的人a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush一鸟在手胜过两鸟在林birds of a feather flock together羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚）Horse white horse 白浪put the cart before the horse 车在马前（本末倒置）straight from the horse’s mouth 听马说的（根据最可靠的消息来源）a willing horse 积极工作的人hold one’s horses 等一下，忍耐，控制自己的感情eat like a horse吃得很多beat a dead horse 鞭打死马（徒劳）do n’t look a gift horse in the mouth赠马不看牙（收人礼物别嫌好道歹）Bear like a bear with a sore head 易怒的，脾气坏的a bear garden 嘈杂，喧闹的场所或者会议Sheepmake a sheep’s eyes at somebody 傻乎乎地向某人送秋波separate the sheep from the goats 把好人同坏人分开其他：a fly in the ointment 扫兴的人或者事物at a snail’s pace 极慢的a snake in the grass 伪装成朋友的阴险小人rabbit punch （用掌边对某人颈背的）重击a white elephant 无用而累赘之物monkey business 猢狲把戏（胡闹）monkey on one’s back 背上的猴子（难以摆脱的负担）straw that broke the camel’s back压倒骆驼脊梁的稻草（最后致命的一击）when pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能）a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交际，会应酬的人）ants in one’s pants 坐立不安bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛（笨拙的人）butterflies in one’s stomach 肚里有只蝴蝶（七上八下）like pulling hen’s teeth 跟拔母鸡的牙一样（艰苦不堪）关于马的谚语:You can take a horse to the water, but you can';t make him drink. 策马溪边易,逼马饮水难.A horse may stumble on four feet. 人有失足,马有漏蹄.A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无须鞭策.Don';t put the cart before the horse. 不要把车套在马前.(不要本末倒置.)The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马掌最差.Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之后锁马厩.(亡羊补牢.)Hair by hair you will pull out the horse';s tail. 一根一根拔,拔光马尾巴.(水滴石穿.) 关于狐狸的谚语:The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可以变灰,但是本性难改.(江山易改,本性难移.)The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食,远离洞府.(兔子不吃窝边草.)When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教,当心鹅群被盗.When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it';s time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素时,母鸡要注意.有关狼的谚语:Don';t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden, or a wolf withsheepfold. 不能请羊管菜园,不能请狼管羊圈.有关羊的谚语:If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 一只羊跨过沟,其它羊也会跟着做.(榜样的力量是无穷的.)有关老鼠的谚语:It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟.A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎,坏了一锅粥.有关鸡的谚语:Don';t count your chickens before they';re hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出,先别数小鸡.(不要过早乐观.) 有关兔的谚语:You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds. 不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追.(人不应两面讨好.)4. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

妙趣横生的动物习语英语习惯用语英语中也有许多与动物相关的习语、谚语和典故，它们生动而又贴切，精巧而诙谐，彰显着西方文化和民俗中的智慧与风情，英语因之变得面目可亲、妙趣横生。

今天我们就来看看英语中一些有趣的习惯用语。

dog1. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌“爱屋及乌〞，说明狗已经被当成和人一样的家庭成员来对待了。

2. Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时I have seen ordinary people suddenly become important. This is a case of every dog has his day.我曾经看过普通人突然之间成了大人物的情况，这就是所谓“人人皆有得意时〞。

“三十年河东，三十年河西〞，“风水轮流转〞也可以表示不太好的意思。

比方，某人考试作弊却没被教师发现，因此得了高分，许多人知道以后都愤愤不平，觉得很不公平。

可是，下面这个人就很看得开，他说：Don’t worry about her. Every dog has his day. She will eventually suffer f or all the bad things she is doing.不要管她。

每个人的那一天总会降临的。

最终她会为她如今所作的坏事付出代价的。

所以，every dog has his day完好的意思应该是每个人都有那个他该得到的时刻。

这个时刻也许是好, 也许是坏。

这个习语也可以说成every dog has its day，意思是一样的。

3. to be in the doghouse失宠或遭受困难字面上看就是把一个人放进狗窝，而实际的意思就是失宠或遭受困难外国人是很爱狗的，通常把狗养在家里与孩子一起，当做家庭一分子。

假如父母对狗不好，就把狗赶到外面的犬舍〔doghouse〕里，不准再进家里。

所以这句习语，后来也有一种处分或冷落的意味。

动物类谚语和习语Barking dogs do not bite.吠犬不咬人The best fish swim near bottom.好鱼居深渊To kill two birds with one stone.一石二鸟To ride the tiger.骑虎难下To shed crocodile tears。

掉鳄鱼眼泪Dog doesn’t eat dog。

虎毒不食子If the shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game.鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利Love me, love my dog。

爱屋及乌A lion in the way.拦路虎A rat in a hole。

瓮中之鳖As wet as a drowned rat.湿如落汤鸡Like a cat on hot bricks.像热锅上的蚂蚁When the cat is away，the mice will play。

山中无老虎,猴子称大王To lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊补牢Better a living dog than a dead lion。

好死不如赖活着Birds of a feather flock together。

物以类聚，人以群分It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest.家丑不可外扬To beard the lion in his den.太岁头上动土The best fish smell when they are three days old。

久住招人嫌Fish begins to stink at the head。

上梁不正下梁歪Fight dog, fight bear。

不获全胜不收兵The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.掩耳盗铃The leopard can’t change its sports.本性难移May as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb。

一．谚语1.Bird(1) Kill two birds with one stone. 箭双雕；举两得(2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟林鸟手(3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物类聚人群分(4) It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑外扬(5) Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装马要鞍(6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟闻言识人(7) Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱（自我欣赏）(8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉住老鸟（有经验人难骗）(9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐2. Cat(1) A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命；吉人天相(2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面知心(3) All cats are grey in the dark.. 黑暗之猫都灰色（人未出名时看起来都差多）(4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套猫老鼠抓（愿吃苦人成了大事业）(5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲好事情）(6) Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃（谁愿意大家冒风险）(7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油时候总闭着眼睛（掩耳盗铃）(8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 杀猫办法多（达目途径多）(9) Care kill a cat. 忧虑愁死猫猫披老虎皮Cat wearing tiger-skin——抖威风shaking down to size猫肚子放虎胆Cat belly Tiger tank——凶起来tough up猫守鼠洞at guarding the rat holes——动声色without batting an eyelid猫吃死耗子Cats do not eat dead mouse——假斯文shedding Sven猫嘴里老鼠The cat in the mouth of the mouse——跑了not run away猫捉老鼠CAT clutchs the mouse——本分事this thing3. Chicken鸡蛋未孵出先别数小鸡（要过(1) Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.早乐观）4. Crow(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改本性难移5. Dog(1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪何患无词.(2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪何患无词.(3) Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌.(4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗(5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时(6) Barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite. 爱叫狗少咬人(7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非(8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗咬人(9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗见了叫定都贼（要貌取人）(10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗家门口成了狮子(11) Don’t be a dog (lying) in the ma nger. 莫学狗占马槽吃草（要占着茅坑拉屎）(12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类相残(13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁(14) A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.儿嫌母丑狗嫌家贫6. Frog(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙知大海7. Fox(1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色变灰本性难移(2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食远离洞府（兔子吃窝边草）(3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教当心鹅群被盗狐狸说吃素(4) When t he fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out.时候母鸡得注意8. Fish(1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常水底游(2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 要班门弄斧(3) Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 入虎穴焉得虎子(4) There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里好鱼多(5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者上两次档(6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮水无鱼（夸夸其谈者无真才实学）9. Hare(1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(猎狗). 能既和野兔起跑又和猎狗起追（人应两面讨好）(2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懒觉乌龟跑赢了10. Horse(1) You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink.带马河边容易逼马饮水难(2) Don’t ride the high horse. 勿摆架子(3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好马会毛色差(4) A horse may stumble on four feet. 马有四条腿亦有失蹄时(5) A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无需鞭策(6) Don’t put the cart before the horse. 要大车套马前面（处理问题应按先次序要本末倒置）(7) The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马掌子差(8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之锁马厩（亡羊补牢）(9) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之马勿看牙口根根拔拔光马尾巴（水滴石穿）(10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail.11 . Mouse(1) It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟(2) The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有洞老鼠快被抓住(3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 粒老鼠屎坏了锅粥12. Sheep(1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样力量无穷(2) A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重(3) He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做绵羊必喂豺狼13.Swallow(1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕报春(2) One swallow does not make a summer. 燕成夏14. Tiger(1) If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs.入虎穴焉得虎子15. Wolf(1) Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold. 能请羊管菜园能请狼管羊圈(2) Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl. 和狼起会学狼叫(3) Man is a wolf to man. 人对人狼（人心狠人吃人）(4) A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年轻人成长吃起饭来像饿狼小练习：关于英语动物习语的翻译1.Love me, love my dog.2.I wanted mother's present to be secret, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.3.He was like a cat in hot bricks before his driving test.4.The plan is a dead duck: there is no money.5.My new car goes like a bird. It runs fairly well.6.You can talk till the cows come home; you'll never make me change my mind.7.I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful.8.They lead a cat-and-dog life, so they decided to get separated.来自沪江英语一些与动物有关的俗语。