與動(dòng)物相關(guān)的英語(yǔ)成語(yǔ).doc

與動(dòng)物相關(guān)的英語(yǔ)成語(yǔ)1. as busy as a bee.忙碌至極2. as merry as a cricket/grig.非常高興；非?？旎睢?. as slippery as an eel.油滑；不可靠。4. at one fell swoop.一舉；一下子；剎那之間。5. beard the lion 捋虎須；奮勇還擊；在太歲頭上動(dòng)土。6. bell the cat.貓脖子拴鈴鐺；為了大家的利益承擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。7. bird of passage.漂泊不定的人。8. birds of feather.一丘之貉。9. black sheep.敗家子；害群之馬；無(wú)用之輩。10. dark horse.黑馬；競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中出人意料的獲勝者。11. break a butterfly on a wheel.小題大做；殺雞用牛刀。12. buy a pig in a poke 買(mǎi)下沒(méi)有看的東西；隔山買(mǎi)老牛。13. a pig in a poke 上當(dāng)之貨。14. by/on shankss mare. 騎兩腳馬-徒步，步行。15. cannot make a silk purse out of a sow ear.朽木不可雕也。壞材料做不出好東西。16. cannot say bo/both/boo to a goose. 膽小如鼠。17. cast peals before swine.明珠暗投；對(duì)牛彈琴。18. cast sheeps eyes 送秋波；拋媚眼；以目傳情。19. the cat among the pigeons. 貓?jiān)邙澣褐?人為刀俎，我為魚(yú)肉。20. cats paw. 被人當(dāng)爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。21. a cock-and-bull story.無(wú)稽之談；荒誕的故事。22. cock-a-hoop.（俚）得意揚(yáng)揚(yáng)；自鳴得意。23. cock of the walk. 稱王稱霸的人。24. dont count ones chickens before they are hatched.不要過(guò)早樂(lè)觀。25. Dont count your chickens!不要打如意算盤(pán)。26. crocodile tears.假慈悲。27. cry wolf.發(fā)假警報(bào)。28. dog in the manger.自己不干也不讓別人干；自己能享受也不讓別人享受的人。29. dogs life.悲慘的景況。30. lead a dogs life.過(guò)者悲慘的生活。31. dog-tired.累極了；疲憊之至。32. donkey-work 沉重的苦活兒；呆板的例行工作。33. donkeys years 多年；很久。34. drink like a fish.大飲；牛飲；狂飲；酩酊大醉。35. even a worm will turn.人急造反，狗急跳墻；人急了也會(huì)咬人。36. an/ones ewe lamb.唯一的寶貝；唯一的孩子；最珍貴的東西。37. fine feathers make fine birds.人配衣裳，馬配鞍；（諷刺）好的衣裳只能打扮出一個(gè)好的外表。38. fish out of water.離水之魚(yú)；不得其所；感到生疏，不適應(yīng)。39. flog a dead horse.徒勞；白費(fèi)力氣；事后再做無(wú)益的議論。40. fly in the face of 公然違抗；悍然不顧。41. fly in the ointment. 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯；美中不足之處；使人掃興的小事。42. fly on the wheel. 狂妄自大的人； 盲目自大的人。43. get ones monkey up.生氣；發(fā)脾氣。44. get someones goat.（俚）觸怒某人；惹某人發(fā)火；使某人失去自制力。45. give someone the bird. 喝倒彩。46. get the (big) bird.喝倒彩。47. go to the dogs.毀滅；失敗；墮落；江河日下。48. gone coon.不可救藥的人；沒(méi)有希望的人。49. gone goose. （同上）50. grin like a Cheshire cat.咧嘴傻笑。51. white elephant.無(wú)用的而且累贅的贈(zèng)品；沉重的負(fù)擔(dān)。52. wild-goose chase. 徒勞的搜索；無(wú)益的追求。53. wild horse would/could not drag it from/out of some.休想從某人那里探到口風(fēng)；無(wú)論使用什么手段，不能從某人那里探聽(tīng)到虛實(shí)。54. a wolf in sheeps clothing.披著羊皮的狼；口蜜腹劍的人。55. ugly ducking.丑小鴨。56. take a hair of the dog that bite you.以毒攻毒。57. talk the hind leg off a donkey/horse/dog.嘮叨不休；說(shuō)的天花亂墜。58. talk a dogs hind leg off.（同上）59. till/until the cows come home.遙遙無(wú)期；無(wú)限期。60. hang-dog look.卑鄙的摸樣；慚愧的臉色；垂頭喪氣的樣子。61. have a bee in ones bonnet/head/brain.胡思亂想；想入非非；有某種根深蒂固的怪念頭。62. horse-play 胡鬧；惡作劇；鬧哄哄的游戲。63. keep the wolf from the door.勉強(qiáng)度日；免于饑餓。64. kettle of fish.糟糕透頂；亂七八糟。65. kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.殺雞取卵；竭澤而漁。66. kill two birds with one stone.一箭雙雕；一舉兩得。67. lame duck 損壞的東西；落選的議員；可憐蟲(chóng)。68. let the cat out of the bag.露出馬腳；泄露秘密。69. let sleeping dog lie.莫惹是非。70. wake a sleeping dog.惹是生非。71. like a bull in a china shop.非常笨拙鹵莽。72. like a red rag to/at a bull.使人生氣的事。73. like water off/on a duck back.不起作用；毫無(wú)作用；漠不關(guān)心；猶如耳旁風(fēng)。74. lion in the path/way.難點(diǎn)；攔路虎。75. lions share.最大和最好的部分。76. a little bird told me.有人私下告訴我；我自然知道；我不告訴你我是怎么知道的。77. live like fighting cock.豐衣足食的日子。78. the loaves and fishes.物質(zhì)利益。79. cock the stable door after the horse is stolen. 亡羊補(bǔ)牢80. 80.look a gift horse in the mouth.對(duì).吹毛求疵。81. look like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.驚慌失措。82. mad as a March hare.瘋瘋癲癲。83. neither fish nor fowl.不倫不類；非驢非馬。84. not to have/stand a dogs chance.毫無(wú)機(jī)會(huì)；毫無(wú)希望。85. one-horse show.規(guī)模很小的；簡(jiǎn)陋的。86. other fish to fry.另有要事；有更重要的事要干。87. pull dog, pull cat.激烈的比賽；加把勁。88. put/set the cart before the horse.本末倒置；到行逆施。89. queer fish.怪人；瘋子。90. rain cats and dogs.傾盆大雨。91. scotch the snake.使危險(xiǎn)的東西不能為害。92. see how the cat jumps.觀望形勢(shì)；窺探虛實(shí)。93. wait for the cat to jump. （同上）94. see which way the cat jumps. （同上）95. find out which way the cat has jump. （同上）96. (as) sick as a cat/dog.病危；生大病。97. smell a rat.發(fā)覺(jué)可疑之處；感到事情不妙。98. throw a sprat to catch a mackerel/whale.出小本，賺大錢(qián)；吃小虧占大便宜。99. swan song.臨死哀歌；絕筆；最后的演出。與動(dòng)物相關(guān)的英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ) 魚(yú):The best fish swim near the bottom. 好魚(yú)常在水底游.Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要教魚(yú)去游泳.(不要班門(mén)弄斧.)Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子.Theres as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好魚(yú)多的是.(強(qiáng)中更有強(qiáng)中手.)It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 笨魚(yú)才會(huì)咬兩次鉤.(智者不上兩次當(dāng).)If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中無(wú)魚(yú).(夸夸其談的人沒(méi)有真才識(shí)學(xué).)貓:A cat has nine lives. 貓有九命.(吉人自有天相.)Cats hide their claws. 貓總是藏起自己的爪子.(知人知面不知心.)All cats are grey in the dark.黑暗處的貓都是灰色的.(人未出名時(shí)看起來(lái)都是差不多.)A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的貓抓不到老鼠.(不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè).)When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黃鼠狼和貓結(jié)親沒(méi)好事.Who will bell the cat? 誰(shuí)去給貓系鈴鐺?(誰(shuí)愿為大家冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)?)The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 貓偷吃奶油時(shí)總是閉著眼.(掩耳盜鈴,自欺欺人.)There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter. 殺死貓的辦法不僅僅是用黃油噎死它.(達(dá)到目的的途徑很多.)狗:He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪,何患無(wú)辭.Love me, love my dog. 愛(ài)屋及烏.Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意時(shí).Barking dogs seldom bite. 愛(ài)叫的狗不咬人.All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗見(jiàn)了叫的不一定都是賊.(不要以貌取人.)Dont be a dog lying in the manger.莫學(xué)狗占馬槽不吃草.(不要占著茅坑不拉屎.)Dog does not eat dog. 狗不吃同類.(本是同根生,相煎何太急?)A son never thinks his mother ugly, and a dog never shuns its owners home however shabby it is. 兒不嫌母丑,狗不嫌家貧。獅子lion 豹leopard 熊貓panda 老虎tiger 狼wolf 斑馬zebra 公牛bull 母牛cow 小牛calf 水牛buffalo 山羊goat 綿羊sheep 羊羔lamb 熊bear 駱駝camel 鹿deer 大象elephant 狐貍fox 長(zhǎng)頸鹿giraffe 馬horse 豬pig 狗dog 猴子monkey 蝙蝠bat 貓cat 袋鼠kangaroo 刺猬hedgehog 松鼠squirrel 兔子rabbit 老鼠rat 海豚dolphin 鯨whale 海豹 seal 烏龜tortoise 鱷魚(yú)crocodile 河馬hippopotamus 魚(yú)fish 蝦shrimp 螃蟹crab 龍蝦lobster 蝸牛snail 蛙frog 蛇snake 蚯蚓worm 公雞cock 母雞hen 小雞chick 鴨子duck 小鴨duckling 鵝goose 蜘蛛spider 螞蟻ant 蜜蜂bee 蝴蝶butterfly 蜻蜓dragonfly 老鷹eagle 貓頭鷹owl 烏鴉crow 鴿子dove 鳥(niǎo)bird 駝鳥(niǎo)ostrich 鸚鵡parrot 燕子swallow 麻雀sparrow 甲蟲(chóng)beetle 天