相关的习语.docx

1、相关的习语MOUTH口 born with a silver spoon in ones mouth生于富贵之家 butter wouldt melt in sbs mouth看起来老老实实（其实并不见得） by word of mouth口头上 down in the mouth沮丧，情绪低落 from the horse mouth（指劝告，情报等）来自直接参与者的，从可靠的人那里获得 live from hand to mouth紧能满足眼前的需要（尤指食物方面） out of the mouths of babies and sucklings黄口小儿的话也有道理 put ones m

2、oney where ones mouth is以实际行动支持，并非说空话 shoot ones mouth off夸张，吹牛 take the bread out of sbs mouth使某人无以为生 EYE眼 the apple of sbs eye心爱的人或物，掌上明珠 cry ones eye out痛哭 do sb in the eye伤害某人，羞辱某人 an eye for an eye以眼还眼，报复 sbs eye are bigger than his stomach眼大肚小 feast ones eyes饱眼福 have an eye for sth有眼力，有眼光 all

3、my eye瞎说see eye to eye with sb完全一致，有相同的看法 with ones eyes shut轻易地 EAR耳 be all ears倾听 go in one ear and out the other左耳进右耳出 have a word in sb.s ear和某人说悄悄话 make a pigs ear of sth弄乱某事物 music to ones ear佳音 out of ones ear突遭驱除、开除、解雇等 smile from ear to ear眉开眼笑 walls have ears隔墙有耳 with half an ear不很注意地 NOSE

4、鼻 be no skin of ones nose与己无关，满不在乎 by a nose以少许之差 cut off ones nose to spite ones face想报复别人而害了自己 follow ones nose一直往前走，凭直觉行事 have ones nose in sth.专心地阅读某物 pay though the nose为某时花前过多 plain as the nose on ones face一清二楚 with ones nose in the air非常傲慢 keep ones nose clean不做讨厌，违法的事 stick ones nose in sth.

5、管闲事 FACE脸 be staring sb.in the face就在某人面前，十分明显 fly in the face of sth.与某事物相悖 keep a strange face绷着脸，忍住不笑 laugh on the other side of ones face转喜为忧 on the face of it就表面判断 shut the door in sbs face拒绝与某人谈话 a slap in the face冷落，侮辱 till one is blue in the face努力和持久到了极点 wipe sth.off the face of thr earth彻底

6、消除某事物 set ones face against sb./sth.坚决反对某人或某物 再加： up to ones eyes in work非常忙 with the naked eye用肉眼 be a real eye opener使人大开眼界的经历 have ones eye on留心着 in ones minds eye在脑海里 keep an eye on照看，留神 turn a blind eye to sth.对视而不见与动物有关的英语习语 1.Bird (1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕；一举两得。 (2) A bird in th

7、e hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 (3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。 (4) Its an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。 (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

8、都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏） (8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。） (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. 知人知面不知心。 (3) All cats are grey in the dark. 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。（人未出名时看起来都差不多。） (4) A gloved cat catches no

9、mice. 戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。） (5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。） (6) Who will bowl the cat? 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？） (7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 猫偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。（掩耳盗铃） (8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking i

10、t with butter. 杀猫的办法很多。（达到目的的途径很多。） (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凶不起来tough up 猫守鼠洞at guarding the rat holes不动声色without batting an eyelid 猫不吃死耗子Cats do not eat dead mouse假斯文shedding Sven 猫嘴里的老鼠The cat in the mouth of the mous

11、e跑不了 not run away 猫捉老鼠CAT clutchs the mouse本分事this thing 3. Chicken (1) Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。（不要过早乐观。） 4. Crow (乌鸦) (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

12、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 dont (seldom) bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。 (7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。 (8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。 (9) All

13、are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。（不要以貌取人。） (10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。 (11) Dont be a dog (lying) in the manger. 莫学狗占马槽不吃草。（不要占着茅坑不拉屎。） (12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。 (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,an

14、d a dog never shuns its owners home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。 6. Frog (1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知大海。 7. Fox (1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。 (2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。（兔子不吃窝边草。） (3) When the fox preach

15、es, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。 (4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, its time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。 英语中有关动物的谚语（下） 8. Fish (1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。 (2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。 (3) Go to the sea, if you would fish we

16、ll. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 (4) Theres as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是。 (5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次档。 (6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼。（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). 不

17、能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追。（人不应两面讨好。） (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 cant make him drink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。 (2) Dont ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。(3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好马不会毛色差。 (4) A horse may stum

18、ble 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) Dont put the cart before the horse. 不要将大车套在马前面。（处理问题应按先后次序，不要本末倒置。） (7) The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马，掌子最差。 (8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢） (9) Dont look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈

19、赠之马，勿看牙口。 (10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horses tail. 一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。（水滴石穿） 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. 只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。 (3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。 12. Shee

20、p (1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力量是无穷的。 (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，必然喂豺狼。 13.Swallow (1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不报春。 (2) One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕

21、不成夏。 14. Tiger (1) If you dont enter a tigers den, you cant get his cubs. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 15. Wolf (1) Dont trust a goat with the kitchen-garden, or a wolf with sheepfold. 不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。 (2) Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl. 和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。 (3) Man is a wolf to man. 人对人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人） (4) A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼