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有關動物英文短語

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在英文短語中加上動物,整個短語都變得生動起來了。下面是本站小編給大家整理的有關動物英文短語,供大家參閱!

有關動物英文短語
  必備動物英語短語

一、鼠——Rat

英語中用以比喻討厭鬼,可恥的人,告密者,密探,破壞罷工的人;美國俚語指新學生。

當看到smell a rat這一詞組時,是指人們懷疑在做錯某事。a rat race則表示激烈的競爭 。rats desert a sinking ship(船沉鼠先逃,這一諺語意指那些一遇到危險就爭先尋求安全或一看見困難便躲得老遠的人。)

二、牛——Ox

涉及“牛”的漢語成語很多,如“對牛彈琴”、“牛蹄之涔”等。英語中涉及“Ox”的表達方式則不多。用Ox - eyed形容眼睛大的人;用短語The black Ox has trod on sb's foot. 表示災禍已降臨到某人頭上。

三、虎——Tiger

指兇惡的人,虎狼之徒;英國人指穿制服的馬伕;口語中常指比賽的勁敵。中國和東南亞國家常以Paper tiger比喻貌似強大而實質虛弱的敵人。詞組ride the tiger表示以非常不確定或危險的方式生活。

四、兔——Hare

在英國俚語中,hare指坐車不買票的人。與hare組成的詞組有:make a hare of sb.愚弄某人。start a hare。在討論中提出枝節問題。

例如:You start a hare ever time at the meeting.每次討論你都提出與題無關的問題。

英語中有許多關於兔的諺語,如:

t catch your hare. 勿謀之過早(意指:不要過於樂觀)。

cannot run with the hare and hunt with hounds. 不能兩面討好(意指:不要耍兩面派)。

  常用動物英語短語

1. Frog

(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙,不知大海。

2. Fox

(1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可變灰,但是本性難移。

(2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食,遠離洞府。(兔子不吃窩邊草。)

(3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每當狐狸說教,當心鵝羣被盜。

(4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out. 狐狸說它吃素的時候,母雞就得注意。

英語中有關動物的諺語(下)

3. Fish

(1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好魚常在水底遊。

(2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班門弄斧。

(3) Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。

(4) There’s 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。(誇誇其談者無真才實學。)。

4. Hare

(1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(獵狗). 不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。(人不應兩面討好。)

(2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懶覺,烏龜跑贏了。

5. Horse

(1) You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink. 帶馬到河邊容易,逼馬飲水難。

(2) Don’t 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。

(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) Don’t put the cart before the horse. 不要將大車套在馬前面。(處理問題應按先後次序,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. 失馬之後鎖馬廄。(亡羊補牢)

(9) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 饋贈之馬,勿看牙口。

(10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail. 一根一根拔,拔光馬尾巴。(水滴石穿)

6 . Mouse

(1) It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。

(2) The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有一個洞的老鼠,很快就被抓住。

(3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎,壞了一鍋粥。

7. Sheep

(1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜樣的力量是無窮的。

(2) A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懶羊嫌毛重。

(3) He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做綿羊,必然喂豺狼。

low

(1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不報春。

(2) One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。

8. Tiger

(1) If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。

9. Wolf

(1) Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold. 不能請羊管菜園,不能請狼管羊圈。

(2) Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl. 和狼在一起,就會學狼叫。

(3) Man is a wolf to man. 人對人是狼。(人心狠,人吃人)

(4) A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年輕人,在成長,吃起飯來像餓狼

  經典動物英語短語

1.蜜蜂

As Busy as bee. 勤奮

2.鳥

Early bird 早到

The early bird catches the worm. 早期的鳥有蟲吃 eat like a bird 吃的很少

Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鳥

3.牛

Bull`s eye 正中紅心

A bull in a china shop. 魯莽的人

Bull market 牛市

4.魚

teach a fish to swim. 班門弄斧

drink like a fish 牛飲

a fish story 吹牛

a fish out of water 失去依靠

cold fish 冷血

5.狗

dog ears 捲起的頁角

live me,live my dog 愛屋及烏

It rains cats and dogs. 瓢潑大雨

You are a lucky dog. 幸運兒

Give it to the dog. 算了吧!

during dog`s days 最熱的日子

every dog has his day 人人皆有得意時

let sleeping dog lie 不可招惹的人

barking dog doesn`t bite 虛張聲勢的人

6.馬

hold your horse 稍等

put the cart before the horce 本末倒置

Dark horse 黑馬

7.羊

a black sheep 敗家子

8.鷹

eagle`s eye = eagle-eyed 犀利的目光

9.大象

white elephant 大而無用的東西

10.獅子

lion-hearted person 勇敢的人

11.貓

a cat may look at king 小人物也有權利

a copy cat 抄襲作弊的人

cat & dog life 爭吵不休的生活

cat around 尋歡作樂

let the cat out of bag 泄密

like a cat on hot bricks 熱鍋上的螞蟻

make a cat laugh 好笑的

see how the cat jumps 觀望形勢

turn cat in the pan 背叛

when the cat is away,the mice will play. 山中無老虎,猴子稱代王