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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 留鸟、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、被辞退; 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;
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. . . a ladybird 瓢虫;
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 不畏困难; 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 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;没有经历的人,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,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/school称王称霸的人; go off at half cock 仓促行动,超之过急;
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. . . live like fighting cocks 吃得好,吃最好的东西; set (the) cock on (the) hoop 纵饮、放纵不羁; 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 卑劣的家伙、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! 别做放纵的人! go to the dogs 堕落、消灭; 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;
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、得意的物/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;
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