關(guān)于動物的英語單詞與短語總結(jié)(3)
186. crab 螃蟹
187. lobster 龍蝦
188. snail 蝸牛
189. worm 蚯蚓
190. dog 狗
191. puppy 小狗
192. phoenix 鳳凰
193. butterfly 蝴蝶
194. mosquito 蚊子
195. fly 蒼蠅
196. firefly;glowworm;lightning bug 螢火蟲
197. silkworm 蠶
198. dragon-fly蜻蜓
199. grassopper蚱蜢
200. cicada蟬
201. mantis螳螂
202. bee蜜蜂
203. ant螞蟻
204. cricket蟋蟀
205. spider蜘蛛
206. wolf狼
207. weasel黃鼠狼
短語及習(xí)語
1. 對牛彈琴;明珠暗投 cast pearls before swine
2. 物以類聚,人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together.
3. 出人意料的獲勝者;“黑馬” a dark horse
4. 完全是另外一回事 a horse of another color/a different color
5. 趾高氣昂 be on one's high horse
6. 趾高氣昂;耀武揚(yáng)威 ride the high horse
7. 不再驕傲自大 come off one's high horse
8. 吃得很多;大吃特吃 eat like a horse
9. 徒勞;白費(fèi)力 flog a dead horse
10. (消息等)直接得來的 from the horse's mouth
11. 忍耐;慢下來 hold one's horses
12. 全力以赴地 horse and foot
13. 辛苦地干活 work like a horse
14. 領(lǐng)馬河邊易,逼馬飲水難(意指不要逼人做不愿意作的事) You may take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
15. 埋頭苦干 work like a horse
16. 本末倒置 put the cart before the horse
17. 很自然地;輕而易舉地 like a duck to water
18. 冒險;不管三七二十一 chance the ducks
19. 那還用問嗎?Will/Would a duck swim?
20. 貓有九命(指生命力強(qiáng)) A cat has nine lives.
21. (無意中)泄密 let the cat out of the bag
22. 像熱鍋上的螞蟻顯得坐立不安 like a cat on hot bricks
23. 爭斗激烈的 like cat and dog
24. 欲擒故縱;殘忍地作弄 play cat and mouse
25. 下傾盆大雨 rain cats and dogs
26. 辦法不止一種 There are more ways than one to skin a cat
27. 血流如注 bleed like a (stuck) pig
28. 吃得過多;喝得過多;過分放縱自己 make a pig of yourself
29. 無稽之談 pigs might fly (if they had wings)
30. 永不;決不;決不可能 when pigs fly
31. 他老是言過其實(shí) All his geese are swans.
32. 破壞某人的計劃(或名譽(yù))cook one's goose
33. 殺雞取卵 kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
34. 討厭的人;潑婦 a wet hen/an old hen
35. 蛋尚未孵先數(shù)雞;指望過早 count one's chickens before they are hatched
36. 過著牛馬不如的生活 live a dog's life
37. 愛屋及烏 love me, love my dog
38. 凡人都有得意日 Every dog has its day.
39. 占著茅坑不拉屎的人 a dog in the manger
40. 犬吠不咬人 Barking dogs do not/seldom bite.
41. 悲慘地死去;可恥地死去die a dog's death/ die like a dog
42. 無情的競爭 dog eat dog
43. 給人強(qiáng)加的罪名將毀人一生;人言可畏 Give a dog a bad/an ill name and hang him.
44. 墮落;毀滅 go to the dogs
45. 雪中送炭 help a lame dog over a stile
46. 欲加之罪,何患無辭 He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick
47. (使人)過著受折磨的日子 lead (sb) a dog's life
48. 莫惹是非 let sleeping dogs lie
49. 招惹是非 wake a sleeping dog
50. 擺架子;裝腔作勢 put on (the) dog
51. 待人如豬狗 treat sb like a dog
52. 拼命干 work like a dog
53. 如牛飲水 drink like a fish
54. 上梁不正下梁歪 Fish begins to stink at the head/to rot from the head
55. 渾水摸魚 fish in troubled waters
56. 如魚得水 like a fish out of water
57. 非驢非馬;不倫不類 neither fish nor fowl
58. 不要班門弄斧 Never offer to teach fish to swim
59. 善于游泳 swim like a duck
60. 好魚居水底 The best fish swim/are near the bottom
61. 英語動物短語中的比喻
62. 膽小如鼠 as timid as a hare/rabbit
63. 一貧如洗 as poor as a church mouse
64. 忙的不可開交 as busy as a bee
65. 非常生氣 as mad as a wet hen
66. 病得很厲害的 as sick as a dog
67. 視力不佳 as blind as a bat
68. 非常勇敢 as bravebold as a lion
69. 非常狡猾 as cunning as a fox
70. 非常自由 as free as a birdas fish
71. 非常兇猛 as fierce as a lion
72. 非常溫柔 as gentle as a lamb
73. 非常貪婪 as greedy as a pig
74. 像頭惡狼 as hungry as a wolf
75. 非常驕傲 as proud as a peacock
76. 非?;?as slippery as an eel
77. 非常強(qiáng)壯 as srong as a horse