关于动物的英语习语
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关于动物的习语一下是一些收集的关于动物的习语。
有些没有翻译的分两种情况,一是从字面意思很容易看出来,而写出来不一定准确的;另外一类是我还不确定其真正的含义。
Bear 熊bear market 熊市-空头市场You can't have your cake and eat it too.鱼和熊掌不可兼得Bird 鸟A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A little bird told me. 有人私下告诉我 a bird's-eys view鸟瞰Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚 eat like a bird吃的很少,食量小Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣装,佛要金装。
give a person the bird 喝倒彩Kill two birds with one stone.一石二鸟 the birds and the bees有关性的基本常识The early birds catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃 newbie菜鸟Bull,calf,cattle,cow,ox牛 bull market 牛市-多头市场bull session 闲谈,男性之间的谈话 like a bull in china shop笨手笨脚 to milk the bull缘木求鱼You can't sell the cow and drink the milk.与和熊掌不可兼得 why buy the cow when the milk is free.Take the bull by the horns.勇敢的客服困难,挺身而出 as dumb as an ox像公牛一般沉默 as strong as an ox像牛般强壮 drink like a fish牛饮as stubborn as mule牛脾气talk horse吹牛to eat like a horse食量大如牛to lead a dog's life 牛马不如的生活 to cast the pearls before swine对牛弹琴Cat, Kitten猫A cat has nine lives.cat-and-mouse玩弄,折磨cat burglar蜘蛛盗 cat house妓院 cat nap/sleep小睡Cat got you tongue?舌头打结 bell the cat做危险的事 cats and dogs形同水火Curiosity killed the cat.勿多管闲事 Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏机密live a cat-and-dog life争吵度日 It rains cats and dogs.倾盆大雨There is not even enough room for swing a cat.无转身之处 She is a scary cat.很容易受到惊吓While the cat is away, the mice will play.猫去鼠嬉Chicken ,cock, hen, rooster鸡 a hen party女性聚会 chicken pox水痘chicken out临阵脱逃 cock-eyed斜眼的henpeck对丈夫作威作福Which comes first, the chicken or the eggs?better to be the head of duck than the ass of a horse宁为鸡头不为凤尾Dog, doggie, puppy狗a dog in the manger 鸠占鹊巢 an old dog can't learn new tricksBarking dogs seldom bite.会叫的狗不咬人 doggy bag剩菜袋 dog's life生活艰难 dog-eat-dog world dog tireda dog chance极有限的一点希望 dog's day很热的日子 dog-eared书页的折角dog eat dog无情而野蛮的竞争 dog sleep小寐Every dog has its day.狗也有出头的日子 Let sleeping dog lie.少惹麻烦Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌 put on the dog装腔作势 red dog beer私家酿酒top dog人上人 paparazzi狗仔队bite the hands that feed one狗咬吕洞宾,不知好人心You can't make a silk purse out of sow's ear.够最终吐不出象牙Fish鱼cold fish冷淡的人 drink like a fish酗酒There are other fish in the sea天涯何处无芳草 Goat,lamb,sheep,kid羊as gentle as a lamb像绵羊一样温和 a black sheep害群之马 follow like sheep盲目顺从separate the sheep from and goats辨别好人与坏人 Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊补牢Goose鹅as silly as goose像鹅般蠢Fair for the goose is fair for gander goose bump鸡皮疙瘩 goose egg考零分 gooseflesh鸡皮疙瘩Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.杀鸡取卵Hog,pig,swine,sow猪road hog挡道的自私驾驶 bleed like a stuck pig大量出血 eat like a pig吃的多而且吃相不好 make a pig of oneself狼吞虎咽 Pig may fly.Or to milk the bull. Horse,pony马Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置 Don't ride the high horse.不要妄自尊大 Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest.It is useless to flog a dead horse.鞭策死马,徒劳无功 Lock the stable after the horse has gone.亡羊补牢Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.受赠之马,勿探其齿 Zeal without knowledge is runaway horse. Don't change horses in mid-stream. a horse of a different color a dark horse黑马from the horse's mouth第一手消息 horses sense常识 I can eat a horse. one-horse town小镇You can lead a horse to water,but you can't make him drink.师傅领进门,修行在个人 Cruise chicks泡马子All lay loads on a willing horse马善被人骑 leapfrogpiggyback fight骑马打仗 Lion狮子as brave as a lion像狮子般勇敢That software designer still the lion's share of the market.那位软件设计师人人握有大部分的市场Put one's head into the lion's mouth自愿冒险 Monkey猴子monkey/horse/idle/fool around鬼混 monkey business恶作剧monkey on the back某事已成了负担 Monkey see,monkey de.有样学样 monkey uncle吃惊Mouse,rat鼠as poor as church mouse rat fink告密者a rug rat指不会走路的小婴儿I can smell the rat.我觉得事有蹊跷。
有趣的动物英语谚语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 do 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。
10.have a bee in one’s head 神经不正常、胡思乱想It seems that the woman has a bee in her head.那妇女看起来神经有点不正常。
与动物的习语英语中,许多习语与动物相关,下面几条最为常用!小伙伴们快点记下,和朋友们聊天秀起来!1. Monkey business1.猢狲把戏silly or deceitful behavior; stupid or time-wasting activity愚蠢行为或欺骗行为;毫无意义或浪费时间的举动Our accountant has been fired as there was some monkey business with the books.会计师对账单做了手脚,已经遭到解雇。
Are you still fiddling about with those old tools? Stop the monkey business and get some new ones.还在摆弄这些旧工具吗?别浪费时间了,换套新的吧。
2. Rat race2.激烈的竞争an exhausting routine, a hectic struggle for success累人的工作,为了成功拼命奋斗I’m so tired of the rat race. I’d love to retire and move to the country.这里竞争过于激烈,让人感到精疲力竭。
我打算退休,移居乡下了。
She started to work from home as she couldn’t stand the rat race at the office.由于不能忍受办公室激烈的竞争环境,她开始在家办公了。
3. Cat burglar3.飞贼a stealthy burglar who climbs into buildings, usually through upper windows, skylights, etc.鬼鬼祟祟的盗贼,通常通过窗户、天窗进入建筑物内Grandfather’s old telescope has disappeared from the loft. It must have been a cat burglar that took it.阁楼里祖父珍藏已久的望远镜不见了,一定是飞贼把它偷走了。