有關動物英文短語
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常用動物英語短語
1. put/set the cart before the horse.本末倒置;到行逆施。
2. queer fish.怪人;瘋子。
3. rain cats and dogs.傾盆大雨。
4. scotch the snake.使危險的東西不能為害。
5. see how the cat jumps.觀望形勢;窺探虛實。
6. wait for the cat to jump. ***同上***
7. see which way the cat jumps. ***同上***
8. find out which way the cat has jump. ***同上***
9. ***as*** sick as a cat/dog.病危;生大病。
10. smell a rat.發覺可疑之處;感到事情不妙。
11. throw a sprat to catch a mackerel/whale.出小本,賺大錢;吃小虧佔大便宜。
12. swan song.臨死哀歌;絕筆;最後的演出。
經典動物英語短語
1.Bird
***1*** Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭雙鵰;一舉兩得。
***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*** It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家醜不可外揚。
***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 hear 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。***有經驗的人難騙。***
***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 gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的貓,老鼠抓不到。***不願吃苦的人成不了大事業。***
***5*** When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黃鼠狼和貓結親,不是好事情。***
***6*** Who will bwll the cat? 誰去給貓系鈴?***誰願意為大家冒風險?***
***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 than by choking it with butter. 殺貓的辦法很多。***達到目的的途徑很多。***
***9*** Care kill a cat. 憂慮愁死貓。
3. Chicken
***1*** Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 雞蛋未孵出,先別數小雞。***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 that 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 don’t ***seldom*** bite. 愛叫的狗很少咬人。
***7*** Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。
***8*** Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。
***9*** All 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*** Don’t be a dog ***lying*** in the manger. 莫學狗佔馬槽不吃草。***不要佔著茅坑不拉屎。***
***12*** Dog does not eat dog. 同類不相殘。
***13*** Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也會吃髒布丁。
***14*** A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.兒不嫌母醜,狗不嫌家貧。
必備動物英語短語
1. let the cat out of the bag.露出馬腳;洩露祕密。
2. let sleeping dog lie.莫惹是非。
3. wake a sleeping dog.惹是生非。
4. like a bull in a china shop.非常笨拙鹵莽。
5. like a red rag to/at a bull.使人生氣的事。
6. like water off/on a duck’ back.不起作用;毫無作用;漠不關心;猶如耳旁風。
7. lion in the path/way.難點;攔路虎。
8. lion’s share.最大和最好的部分。
9. a little bird told me.有人私下告訴我;我自然知道;我不告訴你我是怎麼知道的。
10. live like fighting cock.豐衣足食的日子。
11. the loaves and fishes.物質利益。
12. cock the stable door after the horse is stolen. 亡羊補牢
13. look a gift horse in the mouth.對…..吹毛求疵。
14. look like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.驚慌失措。
15. mad as a March hare.瘋瘋癲癲。
16. neither fish nor fowl.不倫不類;非驢非馬。
17. not to have/stand a dog’s chance.毫無機會;毫無希望。
18. one-horse show.規模很小的;簡陋的。
19. other fish to fry.另有要事;有更重要的事要幹。
20. pull dog, pull cat.激烈的比賽;加把勁。
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