animal phrases.docx

1、animal phraseslet the cat out of the bag 泄密a fat cat 大款,很有钱的人be catty 爱搬弄是非的,爱诽谤人的bell the cat 为别人利益冒险的chicken out(on) 逃脱chicken-livered/hearted 胆小的,胆怯的count the chickens before they are hatched 高兴得过早be chicken 害怕,显得胆怯cat around 寻花问柳run around like a chicken with its head cut off 晕头转向turkey cock 装腔作

2、势之人a sly dog 阴险的a lucky dog 幸运儿a dog in the manger 占着茅坑不拉屎dog-eat-dog 竞争激烈的love me,love my dog 爱屋及乌dog days 热天,三伏天go th the dogs 破产under dog 走狗every dog has his day 终有出头(翻身)之日lead a dogs life 过着非人生活a wolf in a sheeps clothing 披着羊皮的狼eat like a wolf 狼吞虎咽be foxy 吹毛求疵have a tiger by the tail 骑虎难下lion he

3、arted 非常勇敢的the lions share 绝大部分ass in a lions skin 说大话的胆小鬼bold as an Essex lion(irony) 勇敢如埃塞克斯之狮Cant the leopard change its spots? 本性难移beat a dead horse 争论已经解决的问题folg a dead horse 做无用功,耽误功夫on a horse 快马加鞭ride on ones high horse 趾高气扬 a dark horse 意想不到的胜者,黑马hold ones horse 耐心点,别急Jack ass 愚蠢的人get ants

4、紧张,烦躁jail bird 关在监狱里的人stool pigeon 卧底,内鬼Feather makes a fine bird. 美人美衣.Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚.a lame duck 不能继续任职的人,没有前途的人.in a pigs whisper 说话声音小,轻声细语at a snails pace 慢吞吞的smell a rat 察觉事情不对劲mall rats 商场里年轻的不买东西的逛客pig out 狼吞虎咽地大吃pig headed 愚蠢的Buy a pig in poke. 草率地同意或接受,隔山买老牛a can(b

5、ag) of worms 复杂而麻烦的难题a black sheep 败家子,害群之马like a lamb 逆来顺受的bull shit 吹牛皮,废话bull dyke 同性恋中的男性角色a social butterfly 交际花busy like a bee 忙忙碌碌的to be a jelly fish 做事无头脑的have other fish to fry 另有要事要做plenty fish in the sea 人才济济cold fish 性情怪僻不合群的人Fish begins to rot(stink) from the head. 上梁不正下梁歪.play camels 喝

6、多了,醉醺醺的em07Bear 熊 bear market 空頭市場 Winnie - the Pooh 小熊維尼 You cant have your cake and eat it too. 魚與熊掌不可兼得TopBird 鳥類 A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 A little bird (=someone 某人) told me. 我聞風，我聽說 a birds-eye view 鳥瞰；綜覽 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚 eat like a bird 吃的很少；食量

7、小 Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣裝，佛要金裝 give a person the bird (對人) 發噓聲；喝倒采 Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鳥 the birds and the bees 有關性的基本常識 The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 newbie 菜鳥TopBull (未閹割的公牛), calf (小牛), cattle (牛總稱),cow (母牛), ox (已閹割的公牛) bull market 多頭市場 bull session 閒聊；男性間的交

8、談 Grab the bull by the horn. 立刻處理問題 like a bull in china shop 笨手笨腳 to milk the bull 緣木求魚 You cant sell the cow and drink the milk. 魚與熊掌不可兼得 Why buy the cow when the milk is free. 何必為了一棵樹而放棄整片森林 Take the bull by the horns. 勇敢地克服困難；挺身而出 as dumb as an ox 像公牛一樣地沉默 as strong as an ox 像牛般強狀 drink like a f

9、ish 牛飲 as stubborn as a mule (騾) 牛脾氣 (牛牽到北京也是牛) talk horse (馬) 吹牛 to eat like a horse 食量大如牛 to lead a dogs (狗) life 牛馬不如的生活 to cast the pearls before swine (豬) 對牛彈琴TopCat 貓, kitten (小貓) A cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命；貓不容易死亡 cat-and-mouse 玩弄，折磨 cat burglar 蜘蛛盜 cat house 妓院 cat nap/sleep 小睡 Cat got your

10、tongue? 你舌頭打結嗎？ bell the cat 做危險的事 cats and dogs (關係) 形同水火 Curiosity killed the cat. 勿多管閒事 Let the cat out of the bag 洩漏機密 live a cat-and-dog life 爭吵度日 It rains cats and dogs 傾盆大雨 There is not even enough room for swing a cat. 無足夠轉身之地 She is a scary cat (很容易受驚 jumpy). While the cat is away, the mice

11、 will play. 貓去鼠嬉TopChicken, cock (公雞), hen (母雞), rooster (公雞) a hen party 女性聚會 chicken pox 水痘 chicken out 膽怯而罷手；臨陣脫逃 cock-eyed (adj. sl.) 歪斜的，斜眼的 henpeck 對丈夫作威作福 Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? 雞生蛋，蛋生雞的問題 better to be the head of a duck than the ass of a horse 寧為雞首不為牛後TopDog, doggie (小狗),

12、 puppy (小狗) a dog in the manger (馬槽) 鳩佔鵲巢；佔著毛坑不拉屎 an old dog cant learn new tricks 老狗，學不了新招 Barking dogs seldom bite. 會叫的狗不會咬人 doggy bag 剩菜袋 dogs life. 生活艱難 dog-eat-dog world. 狗吃狗的世界 dog tired 累得像隻狗 a dog chance 極有限的一點機會 (希望) dogs days 很熱的日子 dog-eared 書頁摺了角 dog eat dog 無情而野蠻的競爭 dog sleep 小寐 Every do

13、g has its day. 狗也有出頭日 Let sleeping dog lie 少惹麻煩 Love me, love my dog. 愛屋及烏 put on the dog 裝腔作勢；擺架子 red dog beer 私家釀造 top dog 人上人 paparazzi 狗仔隊 bite the hands that feed one 狗咬呂洞賓，不知好人心 You cant make a silk purse out of a sows (母豬) ear. 狗嘴裏吐不出象牙TopFish cold fish 冷淡的人 drink like a fish 酒喝得很多；酗酒 There a

14、re other fish in the sea. 天涯何處無芳草TopGoat, lamb, sheep, kid (小羊) as gentle as a lamb 像綿羊般溫和 a black sheep 害群之馬 follow like sheep 盲目順從 separate the sheep from and the goats 辨別好人與壞人 Lock the stable door after the horse (馬) is stolen. 亡羊補牢TopGoose, gander (公鵝) as silly as a goose 像鵝般愚蠢 Fair for the goos

15、e is fair for gander 對你公平的事不一定對我就公平 . goose bump 雞皮疙瘩 goose egg 考零分 gooseflesh 雞皮疙瘩 Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. 殺雞取卵，本末倒置TopHog (食用而被閹的雄豬), pig (豬), swine (豬的集合語), sow (母豬) road hog 道上沙豬；擋路的自私駕駛 bleed like a stuck pig 大量出血 eat like a pig 吃得很多且吃相不好 make a pig (豬) of oneself 狼吞虎嚥、猛吃大吃 Pi

16、g may fly. Or to milk the bull 緣木求魚TopHorse, pony (小馬) Dont put the cart before the horse. 不要本末倒置 Dont ride the high horse. 不要騎高頭大馬 (忘自尊大), high horse 為軍馬 Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest. 每匹馬都認為自己的擔子最重 (工作是自己的重，薪水是別人的多) It is useless to flog a dead horse. 鞭策死馬，徒勞無功 Lock the stable after the

17、 horse has gone. 亡羊補牢 Dont look a gift horse in the mouth. 受贈之馬，勿探其齒 (別人送的禮不該挑剔) Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. 沒有知識只有狂熱，有如脫韁野馬 Dont change horses in mid-stream. 渡河之際，莫換騎 eat like a horse 吃得很多 a horse of a different color 不同的事；完全不一樣；另當別論 a dark horse 黑馬 from the horses mouth 第一手消息 horse

18、sense = common sense 常識 I can eat a horse. 我餓扁了食量非常之大 one-horse town 小鎮 You can lead a horse to water, but you cant make him drink. 師父領進門修行在個人 Cruise chick(s) 泡馬子 All lay loads on a willing horse. 馬善被人騎 leapfrog 跳馬背 piggyback fight 騎馬打仗TopLion as brave as a lion 像獅子般勇敢 That software designer still c

19、ontrols the lions share of the market. 那位軟體設計師仍然握有大部份的市場。 lion-hearted 勇氣十足的 Put (place) ones head into the lions mouth. 自願冒險；冒大險TopMonkey monkey/ horse/ idle/ fool around 鬼混 monkey business 惡作劇；欺騙 monkey on the back 某事已成了負擔 Monkey see, monkey de. 有樣學樣 monkeys uncle 吃驚TopMouse, rat as poor as a chur

20、ch mouse 像教堂老鼠一樣地窮 rat fink 報馬仔、密告者 a rug rat 地毯老鼠，指還不會走路的小嬰兒 I can smell the rat. 我覺得事有蹊蹺。 Rats! 胡說八道；該死；可惡TopSnake a snake in the grass 口蜜腹劍的人 Once bitten twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬, 十年怕草繩 to cherish a snake in ones bosom (胸懷) 養虎貽患 crawl 蛇行 overdo it 畫蛇添足TopTiger, cub (幼虎) ride the tiger 騎虎難下 the ass (驢) in

21、 the lions (獅) skin 狐假虎威 to cherish a“snake (蛇) in ones bosom 養虎貽患 How can one get the tiger cubs if one does not enter the tiger den? 不入虎穴，焉得虎子TopOther Animal Expressions as big as a whale 像鯨魚一樣地 as blind as a bat 像扁蝠般盲目 as busy as a bee 像蜜蜂般忙 as proud as a peacock 像孔雀般驕傲 as slow as a turtle 像烏龜般慢

22、as slow as a snail 像蝸牛一樣地慢 as sly as a fox 像狐貍般狡滑 as stupid as a donkey 像驢子般笨 as stubborn as a mule 像騾子一樣地固執 as wise as an owl 像貓頭鷹般聰明 butterfly (蝴蝶) effect 連鎖影響 to have or get butterflies (蝴蝶) in ones stomach 非常緊張 The last straw breaks camels (駱駝) back. 忍無可忍了 crocodile (鱷魚) tears 假慈悲；不真誠的同情 eat cro

23、w (烏鴉) 不得已認錯 A deer caught in the headlight. 手足無措 eagle-eyed 眼力好 mad as a March hare 瘋如三月兔 A leopard cant change his spots. 江山易改本性難移 pet peeve 不能忍受的事 stag (雄性動物) party 男人的聚會 stool pigeon (鴿子) 愛打小報告的人；奸細 One swallow (燕子) does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏 (凡事不可以偏概全) swan (天鵝) song 最後作品 white elephant (象) 昂貴而無用的東西；大而無當之物