與動物有關(guān)的英語短語或諺語

1、與動物有關(guān)的英語短語或諺語與動物有關(guān)的英語短語或諺語1. as busy as a bee.忙碌至極2. as merry as a cricket/grig.非常高興；非?？旎?。(cricket蟋蟀）3. as slippery as an eel.油滑；不可靠。（ell是一種油滑的魚類）鱔、鰻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

2、之貉。9. black sheep.敗家子；害群之馬；無用之輩。10. dark horse.黑馬；競爭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 買下沒有看的東西；隔山買老牛。13. a pig in a poke 上當(dāng)之貨。14. by/on shankss mare. 騎兩腳馬-徒步，步行。mare是母馬或母驢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。sow大母豬16. cannot say b

3、oo to a goose. 膽小如鼠。17. cast peals before swine.明珠暗投；對牛彈琴。swine是指豬或卑賤的人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，我為魚肉。pigeon鴿子20. cats paw. 被人當(dāng)爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。paw爪子21. a cock-and-bull story.無稽之談；荒誕的故事。cock-and-bull adj.荒唐的22. cock-a-hoop.（俚）得意揚(yáng)揚(yáng)；自鳴得意。hoop鐵環(huán)23. cock of

4、 the walk. 稱王稱霸的人。24. dont count ones chickens before they are hatched.不要過早樂觀。25. Dont count your chickens!不要打如意算盤。26. crocodile tears.假慈悲。 crocodile鱷魚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.過者悲慘的生活。31. dog-tired.累極了；疲憊之至。32. donkey-

5、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；人急了也會咬人。36. an/ones ewe lamb.唯一的寶貝；唯一的孩子；最珍貴的東西。英 ju: 母羊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好的外表。38. fish out of water.離水之魚；不得其所；感到生疏，不適應(yīng)。39. flog a dead horse.徒勞

6、；白費(fèi)力氣；事后再做無益的議論。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。軟膏, 油膏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

7、；墮落；江河日下。48. gone coon.不可救藥的人；沒有希望的人。49. gone goose. （同上）50. grin like a Cheshire cat.咧嘴傻笑。51. white elephant.無用的而且累贅的贈品；沉重的負(fù)擔(dān)。52. wild-goose chase. 徒勞的搜索；無益的追求。53. wild horse would/could not drag it from/out of some.休想從某人那里探到口風(fēng)；無論使用什么手段，不能從某人那里探聽到虛實(shí)。54. a wolf in sheeps clothing.披著羊皮的狼；口蜜腹劍的人。55. u

8、gly 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；說的天花亂墜。58. talk a dogs hind leg off.（同59. till/until the cows come home.遙遙無期；無限期。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. ho

9、rse-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。lame 意思是瘸的68. let the cat out of the bag.露出馬腳；泄露秘密。69. let sleeping dog lie.莫

10、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 c

11、ock.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.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.毫無機(jī)會；

12、毫無希望。85. one-horse show.規(guī)模很小的；簡陋的。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；窺探虛實(shí)。93. wait for the cat to jump. （同

13、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；吃小虧占大便宜。99. swan song.臨死哀歌；絕筆；最后的演出。英語中有關(guān)動物的諺語（上）1.Bird (1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭雙雕；一舉兩得

14、。 (2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。 (3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚，人以群分。 (4) Its an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外揚(yáng)。 (5) Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣裝，馬要鞍。 (6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聽音識鳥，聞言識人。 (7) Each bird loves to hea

15、r himself sing. 鳥兒都愛聽自己唱。（自我欣賞） (8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鳥。（有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人難騙。） (9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鳥心兒齊。 2. Cat (1) A cat has nine lives.貓有九條命；吉人天相。 (2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。 (3) All cats are grey in the dark. 黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。（人未出名時看起來都差不多。） (4) A glov

16、ed cat catches no mice. 戴手套的貓，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)。） (5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黃鼠狼和貓結(jié)親，不是好事情。） (6) Who will bwll the cat? 誰去給貓系鈴？（誰愿意為大家冒風(fēng)險(xiǎn)？） (7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油的時候總是閉著眼睛。（掩耳盜鈴） (8) There are more ways of killing a cat

17、 than by choking it with butter. 殺貓的辦法很多。（達(dá)到目的的途徑很多。） (9) Care kill a cat. 憂慮愁死貓。 3. Chicken (1) Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched. 雞蛋未孵出，先別數(shù)小雞。（不要過早樂觀。） 4. Crow (1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性難移。 5. Dog (1) He who would hang his dog gives out first tha

18、t it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患無詞. (2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患無詞. (3) Love me, love my dog. 愛屋及烏. (4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。 (5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意時。 (6) Barking dogs dont (seldom) bite. 愛叫的狗很少咬人。 (7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。 (8) Dead dogs bite

19、not. 死狗不咬人。 (9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗見了叫的不一定都是賊。（不要以貌取人。） (10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家門口就成了獅子。 (11) 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。） (12) Dog does not eat dog. 同類不相殘。 (13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也會吃臟布丁。 (14) A son never think

20、s 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。 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. 狐貍毛色可變灰，但是本性難移。 (2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐貍捕食，遠(yuǎn)離洞府。（兔子不吃窩邊草。） (3)

21、 When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每當(dāng)狐貍說教，當(dāng)心鵝群被盜。 (4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, its time for the hen to look out. 狐貍說它吃素的時候，母雞就得注意。 英語中有關(guān)動物的諺語（下） 8. Fish (1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好魚常在水底游。 (2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班門弄斧。 (3) Go to the sea,

22、if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 (4) Theres as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好魚多的是。 (5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上兩次檔。 (6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中無魚。（夸夸其談?wù)邿o真才實(shí)學(xué)。）。 9. Hare (1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt wi

23、th the hounds(獵狗). 不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。（人不應(yīng)兩面討好。） (2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懶覺，烏龜跑贏了。 10. Horse (1) You can take a horse to the water, but you cant make him drink. 帶馬到河邊容易，逼馬飲水難。 (2) Dont ride the high horse. 勿擺架子。 (3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好馬不會毛色差。

24、 (4) A horse may stumble on four feet. 馬有四條腿，亦有失蹄時。 (5) A running horse needs no spur. 奔馬無需鞭策。 (6) Dont put the cart before the horse. 不要將大車套在馬前面。（處理問題應(yīng)按先后次序，不要本末倒置。） (7) The common horse is worst shod. 公用之馬，掌子最差。 (8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失馬之后鎖馬廄。（亡羊補(bǔ)牢） (9) Dont look a gift horse in the mouth. 饋贈之馬，勿看牙口。 (10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horses tail. 一根一根拔，拔光馬尾巴。（水滴石穿） 11 . Mouse (1) It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。