与动物相关的成语

1、与动物相关的成语动物是人类的朋友，它与人类的生活息息相关。英语中的许多表达就与动物紧密地联系在一起。下面我们就一些带动物名称的成语来体会这些成语的生动和精当之处。一、形容词/名词+动物名称eager beaver 干劲十足的人early bird 早起或者早到者whirly bird 直升飞机film (or movie ) bug 电影迷big bug 大人物social butterfly 交际花fat cat 事业成功者cool cat 内向的人sharp cat 花花公子sacred cow 不可冒犯的人或物spring chicken 年轻的少女lame duck 即将卸任的官员de

2、ad duck 容易受伤的人ugly duckling 丑小鸭lucky dog (bird) 幸运儿sad dog 放荡之人dead dog 无用的东西jolly dog 有趣之人bull dog 难以相处之人top dog 头领white elephant 无用的东西loose fish 放荡不羁者cold fish 性情怪僻者big forg 小地方的大人物small fry 大人物chow hound 贪吃的人old hen 老太婆dark horse 黑马、冷门greasy monkey 修理工dumb ox 身材高大的拙笨之人night owl 夜猫子；夜游神guinea pig

3、供实验的人或物dead pigeon 注定要完蛋的人black sheep 害群之马loan shark 高利贷者paper tiger 纸老虎black snake 长鞭二、动词+动物名称go ape 狂热起来turn chicken 胆怯起来eat crow 因犯错而丢脸have kittens 暴怒；兴奋go stag 不带女伴参加社交集会see snakes 出现幻觉turn turtle 逃跑；变得无能为力talk turtle 实话实说；谈正经事cry wolf 愚弄他人；发假警报三、动物名称+名词doggy bags 带剩食的口袋monkey business 不法或道德的行为k

4、angaroo court 非正规法庭chicken feed 很少的急用钱horse laugh 不信任的嘲笑flea market 跳蚤市场（旧货市场）house opera 牛仔电影fish story 不可能之事wildcat strike 非法的罢工duck soup 易如反掌之事crocodile tears 假慈悲四、as +形容词+as + 动物名词（鉴于意思明了，不另配译文）as blind as a batas timid as a hareas busy as a beeas watchful as a hawkas tame as a catas gentle as a lambas tender as a chickenas cheerful as a larkas innocent as a doveas bold as a lionas stupid as a donkeyas obstinate as a muleas slippery as an eelas tricky as a monkeyas cunning as a foxas proud as a peacockas mute as a fishas wet as a drowned ratas s