2021年英语中的动物习语
*欧阳光明*创编2021.03.07 英语中的动物习语英语中的动物习语 欧阳光明(2021.03.07) 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! 真是个怪人! *欧阳光明*创编2021.03.07 *欧阳光明*创编2021.03.07 a bird in the bush 未到手的东西、未定局的事(与 a bird in the han d相对); a bird of ill omen 猫头鹰、报凶讯的人; a bird of Jove 鹰;a bi rd 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; 5)bull 公牛, 空话、蠢话;难事;(贬)人 *欧阳光明*创编2021.03.07 *欧阳光明*创编2021.03.07 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 p aw 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 *欧阳光明*创编2021.03.07 *欧阳光明*创编2021.03.07 They are some chickens. She is no chicken. Don’t be a chicken, and you can do it. 别害怕,你能行的。 Never 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/sc hool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; 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; *欧阳光明*创编2021.03.07 *欧阳光明*创编2021.03.07 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 d ogs 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 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; *欧阳光明*创编2021.03.07 *欧阳光明*创编2021.03.07 What a donkey act! 太失策了!(蠢举之至!) I met him donkey’s 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 d uck 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 drake