与动物有关的英语短语或谚语

1、与动物有关的英语短语或谚语1. as busy as a bee.忙碌至极2. as merry as a cricket/grig.非常高兴；非常快活。(cricket蟋蟀）3. as slippery as an eel.油滑；不可靠。（ell是一种油滑的鱼类）鳝、鳗4. at one fell swoop.一举；一下子；刹那之间。5. beard the lion 捋虎须；奋勇还击；在太岁头上动土。6. bell the cat.猫脖子拴铃铛；为了大家的利益承担风险。7. bird of passage.漂泊不定的人。8. birds of feather.一丘之貉。9. black s

2、heep.败家子；害群之马；无用之辈。10. dark horse.黑马；竞争中出人意料的获胜者。11. break a butterfly on a wheel.小题大做；杀鸡用牛刀。12. buy a pig in a poke 买下没有看的东西；隔山买老牛。13. a pig in a poke 上当之货。14. by/on shankss mare. 骑两脚马-徒步，步行。mare是母马或母驴15. cannot make a silk purse out of a sow ear.朽木不可雕也。坏材料做不出好东西。sow大母猪16. cannot say boo to a goose

3、. 胆小如鼠。17. cast peals before swine.明珠暗投；对牛弹琴。swine是指猪或卑贱的人18. cast sheeps eyes 送秋波；抛媚眼；以目传情。19. the cat among the pigeons. 猫在鸽群中-人为刀俎，我为鱼肉。pigeon鸽子20. cats paw. 被人当爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。paw爪子21. a cock-and-bull story.无稽之谈；荒诞的故事。cock-and-bull adj.荒唐的22. cock-a-hoop.（俚）得意扬扬；自鸣得意。hoop铁环23. cock of the walk. 称王

4、称霸的人。24. dont count ones chickens before they are hatched.不要过早乐观。25. Dont count your chickens!不要打如意算盘。26. crocodile tears.假慈悲。 crocodile鳄鱼27. cry wolf.发假警报。28. dog in the manger.自己不干也不让别人干；自己能享受也不让别人享受的人。29. dogs life.悲惨的景况。30. lead a dogs life.过者悲惨的生活。31. dog-tired.累极了；疲惫之至。32. donkey-work 沉重的苦活儿；呆

5、板的例行工作。33. donkeys years 多年；很久。34. drink like a fish.大饮；牛饮；狂饮；酩酊大醉。35. even a worm will turn.人急造反，狗急跳墙；人急了也会咬人。36. an/ones ewe lamb.唯一的宝贝；唯一的孩子；最珍贵的东西。英 ju: 母羊37. fine feathers make fine birds.人配衣裳，马配鞍；（讽刺）好的衣裳只能打扮出一个好的外表。38. fish out of water.离水之鱼；不得其所；感到生疏，不适应。39. flog a dead horse.徒劳；白费力气；事后再做无益的

6、议论。40. fly in the face of 公然违抗；悍然不顾。41. fly in the ointment. 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅汤；美中不足之处；使人扫兴的小事。软膏, 油膏42. fly on the wheel. 狂妄自大的人； 盲目自大的人。43. get ones monkey up.生气；发脾气。44. get someones goat.（俚）触怒某人；惹某人发火；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.毁灭；失败；堕落；江河日下。48.

7、gone coon.不可救药的人；没有希望的人。49. gone goose. （同上）50. grin like a Cheshire cat.咧嘴傻笑。51. white elephant.无用的而且累赘的赠品；沉重的负担。52. wild-goose chase. 徒劳的搜索；无益的追求。53. wild horse would/could not drag it from/out of some.休想从某人那里探到口风；无论使用什么手段，不能从某人那里探听到虚实。54. a wolf in sheeps clothing.披着羊皮的狼；口蜜腹剑的人。55. ugly ducking.丑

8、小鸭。56. take a hair of the dog that bite you.以毒攻毒。57. talk the hind leg off a donkey/horse/dog.唠叨不休；说的天花乱坠。58. talk a dogs hind leg off.（同59. till/until the cows come home.遥遥无期；无限期。60. hang-dog look.卑鄙的摸样；惭愧的脸色；垂头丧气的样子。61. have a bee in ones bonnet/head/brain.胡思乱想；想入非非；有某种根深蒂固的怪念头。62. horse-play 胡闹；恶

9、作剧；闹哄哄的游戏。63. keep the wolf from the door.勉强度日；免于饥饿。64. kettle of fish.糟糕透顶；乱七八糟。65. kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.杀鸡取卵；竭泽而渔。66. kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕；一举两得。67. lame duck 损坏的东西；落选的议员；可怜虫。lame 意思是瘸的68. let the cat out of the bag.露出马脚；泄露秘密。69. let sleeping dog lie.莫惹是非。70. wake

10、a sleeping dog.惹是生非。71. like a bull in a china shop.非常笨拙卤莽。72. like a red rag to/at a bull.使人生气的事。73. like water off/on a duck back.不起作用；毫无作用；漠不关心；犹如耳旁风。74. lion in the path/way.难点；拦路虎。75. lions share.最大和最好的部分。76. a little bird told me.有人私下告诉我；我自然知道；我不告诉你我是怎么知道的。77. live like fighting cock.丰衣足食的日子。7

11、8. the loaves and fishes.物质利益。79. cock the stable door after the horse is stolen. 亡羊补牢80. 80.look a gift horse in the mouth.对.吹毛求疵。81. look like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.惊慌失措。82. mad as a March hare.疯疯癫癫。83. neither fish nor fowl.不伦不类；非驴非马。84. not to have/stand a dogs chance.毫无机会；毫无希望。85. one-

12、horse show.规模很小的；简陋的。86. other fish to fry.另有要事；有更重要的事要干。87. pull dog, pull cat.激烈的比赛；加把劲。88. put/set the cart before the horse.本末倒置；到行逆施。89. queer fish.怪人；疯子。90. rain cats and dogs.倾盆大雨。91. scotch the snake.使危险的东西不能为害。92. see how the cat jumps.观望形势；窥探虚实。93. wait for the cat to jump. （同上）94. see whi

13、ch 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.发觉可疑之处；感到事情不妙。98. throw a sprat to catch a mackerel/whale.出小本，赚大钱；吃小亏占大便宜。99. swan song.临死哀歌；绝笔；最后的演出。英语中有关动物的谚语（上）1.Bird (1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕；一举两得。 (2) A bird

14、in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 (3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。 (4) Its an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。 (5) Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。 (6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人。 (7) Each bird loves to hear himself sin

15、g. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏） (8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。） (9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。 2. Cat (1) A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命；吉人天相。 (2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。 (3) All cats are grey in the dark. 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。（人未出名时看起来都差不多。） (4) A gloved cat catche

16、s no mice. 戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。） (5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。） (6) Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？） (7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。（掩耳盗铃） (8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by chok

17、ing it with butter. 杀猫的办法很多。（达到目的的途径很多。） (9) Care kill a cat. 忧虑愁死猫。 3. Chicken (1) Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。（不要过早乐观。） 4. Crow (1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。 5. Dog (1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.

18、欲加之罪，何患无词. (2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词. (3) Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌. (4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。 (5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。 (6) Barking dogs dont (seldom) bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。 (7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。 (8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。 (

19、9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。（不要以貌取人。） (10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。 (11) Dont be a dog (lying) in the manger. 莫学狗占马槽不吃草。（不要占着茅坑不拉屎。） (12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。 (13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。 (14) A son never thinks his mother

20、ugly,and a dog never shuns its owners home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。 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. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。 (2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。（兔子不吃窝边草。） (3) When the fox

21、 preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。 (4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, its time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。 英语中有关动物的谚语（下） 8. Fish (1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。 (2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。 (3) Go to the sea, if you would

22、fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 (4) Theres as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是。 (5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次档。 (6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼。（夸夸其谈者无真才实学。）。 9. Hare (1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

23、(猎狗). 不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追。（人不应两面讨好。） (2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。 10. Horse (1) You can take a horse to the water, but you cant make him drink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。 (2) Dont ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。 (3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好马不会毛色差。 (4) A horse

24、may stumble on four feet. 马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。 (5) A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无需鞭策。 (6) Dont put the cart before the horse. 不要将大车套在马前面。（处理问题应按先后次序，不要本末倒置。） (7) The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马，掌子最差。 (8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢） (9) Dont look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之马，勿看牙口。 (10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horses tail. 一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。（水滴石穿） 11 . Mouse (1) It is a poor mouse that has only one hole