英语中的动物习语

英语中的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 bug 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! 真就是个怪人！

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。

kill two birds with one stone 一石双鸟;

the birds and the bees (口)关于两性关系的常识;

a ladybird 瓢虫;英语中的动物习语

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; a cat’s paw 被人利用的人;let the cat out of the bag 泄露机密

That cat won’t 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、

Don’t be a chicken, and you can do it、别害怕,您能行的。

Never count your chickens before they are hatched、您千万别过早乐观了。

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) cock on (the) hoop 纵饮、放荡不羁;英语中的动物习语

That cock won’t 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);

Don’t 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; 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、别惹就是非。

He is always putting on (the) dog、她老爱摆架子/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,她确实蒙羞了。

rain dogs and 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 donkey’s yearsback、很久很久以前,我遇见过她。

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 duck’s tail 立刻、马上;

like a duck to water 如鱼得水、很自然地;

make ducks and drakes of…　浪费、挥霍……=play ducks and drakes with…英语中的动物习语

Will a duck swim? 那还用问不？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、您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 cold 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、她简直就就是个骂街的泼妇。

All’s fish that comes to his net、她这个人就是来者不拒。

cry stinking(臭了的) fish 拆自己的台; drink like a fish 牛饮;

have other fish to fry 另有她图

Fish begins to stink at 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;

Don’t let flies stick to your heels、别拖拉了！There are no flies on him、她很能干(她不会上当)。英语中的动物习语

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、老狐狸就是不会轻易被抓的。

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 are swans、她总就是言过其实。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 sb’s 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 all 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、这就是一个策划中的阴谋。

He suspected there was a hen on、她怀疑其中有诈。

(as) mad as a wet hen (美俚)非常生气; a wet hen 令人讨厌的女人、泼妇;

like a hen on a hot girdle 极不舒服、安静的;