英语的动物世界(一)

1、第一页awilyoldbird:大滑头duck!快躲arealdogfire(fight?)：一场硬仗I'matiger.我等。lone-wolf：独行侠Thephonesareringingoffthehawk.不停有人打电话来。donkey-work:苦活儿。donkey'syears:averylongtime.asocialbutterfly交际花bull>policemanordetective(美，俚)dog-days:thehottestperiodoftheyear.hell-cat:spitefulorfuriouswoman.Adam'sapp

2、le:喉结。firedog：(alsoandiron)ironsupport(usuoneofapair)forholdinglogsinafireplace.柴禾架animalspirits:生趣；生气haveantsinonespants:坐立不安snapdragon金鱼草goape:startbehavingcrazily.backthewronghorse:supporttheloser(inacontest).abagofbones:averythinpersonoranimal.ballcock:devicewithafloatingballthatcontrolsthelevel

3、inacistern.（例如马桶的蓄水池的）浮球旋塞第二页gobananas:becomemadorangry;actveryfoolishly.bananaskin:造成麻烦的根源thebarebones（ofsth）:（事情的）梗概bareitsteeth:（ofananimal）showitsteethwhenangry.sb'sbarkisworsethanhisbite:刀子嘴，豆腐心barkupthewrongtree:bemistakenaboutsth.blindasabat:unabletoseeclearly.havebatsinthebelfry（钟楼）:becr

4、azy;havestrangeideas.likeabatoutofhell:quickly;attopspeed.nothaveabean:havenomoney.beanpole:瘦高个子。bear:roughorill-manneredperson.abearmarket卖主的市场（股票）abullmarket（股票的）上涨行情abullinachinashop:（在需要细心和技巧的工作中的）莽撞而笨拙的人takethebullbythehorns:faceadifficultyordangerboldly.bull-headed又笨又顽固的bull-necked脖子短粗的bulldog

5、clip（夹纸用的）弹簧夹bullshit胡扯abeargarden:placeormeetingatwhichthereismuchroughornoisybehaviour.likeabearwithasorehead:irritable；badtempered.第三页bear-hug:紧紧的搂抱bearfruit:产生（所期望的）结果beardthelioninhisden:visitsbimportantinordertochallengehim,obtainafavour,etc.beard:公然反对(某事物)beastofburden:役畜(用来负重的牲畜)beatone'

6、sbreast捶胸顿足beaver海狸beaveraway(atsth):workhard.>aneagerbeaver:keen,hardworkingandenthusiasticperson.abedofroses:pleasantcarefreeliving.beddingplant:适于在园地里种植的植物。beef(aboutsth/sb):抱怨(某人某事)beefsthup:addforceorweighttosth.beefy:havingastrongmascularbody.thebee'sknees:thingthatisoutstandinglygood.h

7、aveabeeinone'sbonnet(aboutsth):haveapaticularideawhichoccupiesone'sthoughtscontinually.thebirdsandthebees:基本的性知识。beefeater:伦敦塔的卫兵；英王仪仗卫士。makeabee-lineforsth/sb:godirectlytowardssth/sb.beetroot:甜菜根redasabeetroot:veryredintheface,espbecauseoneisembarrassed.beetle:甲虫。beetlealong,about,away,off,

8、etc:movealong,etcquickly,eitheronfootorinacar;hurry.第四页behead:砍头。behindhand（with/insth）：拖欠（尤指债）have/hada/one'sbellyfulofsb/sth:受够了（某人某物）belly:胃。berry浆果brownasaberry:皮肤晒得黝黑的bosom:（女子的）乳房bosomfriend:veryclosefriend.putone'sbestfootforward:从速行事。abigfish（inalittlepond）:（小地方的）大人物abignoise/shot:im

9、portantperson.givesb/getabighand:大声喝彩。sb'seyesarebiggerthanhisbelly/stomach:他想要吃的比能吃的多。havebigger/otherfishtofry:havemoreimportant,etcthingstodo.big-head:自命不凡的人。conceitedperson.big-hearted:verykind;generous.notbataneyelid:不露声色。eye-tooth：（人的）上犬齿>cutone'seyetooth:获得世事经验。eyewash:胡扯。head/topt

10、hebill:bethemostimportantitemorpersononalistoraprogrammeofentertainments.footthebill（forsth）:beresponsibleforpayingthecostofsth.第五页fall/landonone'sfeet:（病后）迅速恢复（尤指侥幸）。get/haveafootinthedoor:踏足（某行业）havefeetofclay:有根本缺陷，错误have,etcone's/bothfeetontheground:besensible,realisticandpractical.havea

11、footinbothcamps:脚踏两船haveonefootinthegrave:行将就木。putone'sfootdown:坚决反对某人想做的事。putone'sfootinit:sayordosththatupsets,offendsorembarrassessb.putafootwrong:makeamistake.rush/runsb(clean)offhisfeet:把某人累坏了。setfootin/onsth:到达；进入或参观(某地)setsb/sthonhis/itsfeet:使。独立standonone'sown(two)feet:自立。tenfeet

12、tall:自鸣得意。underone'sfeet:碍手碍脚。bird:youngwoman/person.>birdsofafeather(flocktogether):鸟以群分be(strictly)forthebirds:notimportant;worthless.givesb/getthebird:shoutatsb/beshoutedatrudelyanddisapprovingly.likeabird:withoutdifficulty;smoothly.birdbrained:蠢的。birdofpassage:经某处而不久留的人。bebittenbysth:热衷于某

13、事物。第六页bitethehandthatfeedsone忘恩负义bitesb'sheadoff:criticizesbangrily(andofenunfairly）.biteoffmorethanonecanchew:试图做过多的事。thebiterbit:害人不成反害己biteone'stongue:后悔不该说了那些话。（have）sthtobiteon:有确切的事可做。What'sbitinghim/you,etc:What'sworryinghim/you,etc.have/gettwobitesatthecherry:有做某事的第二次机会。black

14、eye:（被打得）眼圈发紫blacksheep:害群之马。blackleg:工贼（别人罢工他上工）bleat:（牛）羊犊的叫声»bleat（sth）（out）:以微弱或哀伤的声音说（某事物）bleedsbwhite:takeawayallsb'smoney.countone'schickens（beforetheyarehatched）:betooconfidentthatsthwillbesuccessful.bluebottle:青蝇4bluebell:风铃草aboneofcontention:有争执的问题。closeto/nearthebone:（指言语）不客气

15、地揭露关于某人/某事的真相。cut,pare,etcsthtothebone:大幅度地减少某事物。haveabonetopickwothsb:就某事与某人争吵。makenobonesabout(doing)sth:对某事物坦率；易于接受某事物；对做事不犹豫。第七页bone-dry:完全干燥。bookworm书虫。书迷。bootleg:非法制造并销售（某物）。breakneck:快得危险的breast:心情；思绪saysth,speak,etcunderone'sbreath:低声地说。breathedownsb'sneck:紧紧盯住（某人）；随后紧跟某人（如赛跑中）breath

16、esthintosb/sth:使（某人或团体）充满（某种感情）browbeat:（以神情或言语）吓唬某人brow：眉毛。browse:（指牛，羊等）吃（草，树叶等）。brush:4.fox'stail.buck:雄鹿；熊兔buckone'sideasup:打起精神；认真负责。10buck（sb）up:（causesbto）becomemorecheerful.thebuckstopshere:责无旁贷。»buck:（打扑克时）庄家的标志。buckeye:七叶树。bug:臭虫。»thebug:（对所指事物的）极大兴趣»bug:机器故障/窃听器/细菌（

17、引起的病）。bug-eyed:突眼的bull:雄的（象、鲸等）大动物bumble-bee:大黄蜂asbusyasabee:verybusy（andhappytobeso）.butterfly:无恒心的人；没常性的人。havebutterflies（inone'sstomach）:（做事前）心慌；紧张buyapiginapoke:买东西不看货色。cabbage:（a）无精打采或无进取心的人（b）丧失智力的人。cackle：（母鸡）咯咯叫»cutthecackle:少说废话。calve:生小牛。camellia:山茶花。capon:（养肥以供食用的）阉鸡capsicum:辣椒。c

18、arapace:（龟）甲壳第八页carnivore:肉食动物herbivore:草食动物carp:鲤鱼。carpatsb:吹毛求疵；找茬儿。carrierpigen:信鸽carrot:rewardoradvantagepromisedsbtopersuadehimtodosth.cashew:腰果celery:芹菜swine:猪»castpearlsbeforeswine:明珠暗投。catcall:（表示反对的）嘘声catchsbonthewrongfoot:乘其不备，出其不意。sprat:西鳞（欧洲产小海鱼）»setasprattocatchamackerel:施小鱼钓大

19、鱼；牺牲小利捡大便宜。caterpillar:蝴蝶幼虫；毛虫/履带。catnap:shortsleep.cattle:牛（总称）。catsuit:（从颈至足全身的）紧身衣cattle-cake:牛食catty:恶意的；恶毒的catwalk:（桥梁）狭窄的人行道cauliflowerear:（拳击赛中）被打肿的耳朵cereal:谷类植物chameleon:变色龙personwhochangeshisbehaviouroropinionstosuitthesituation.champ:（马）大声嚼（食物）champatthebit:迫不及待要做某事。chanceone'sarm:take

20、arisk,althoughitislikelythatonewillfail.changehands:转手。第九页achangeofheart:尤指态度变好cheek:面颊cheekbyjowl（withsb/sth）:closetogether.turntheothercheek:挨猛击不还手。putsthoffone'schest:saysththatonehaswantedtosayforalongtime.chestnut:栗子。老掉牙的笑话/故事。chick:youngwoman.chicken:coward.>beno（spring）chicken:（尤指女子）不再

21、年轻。chickenout（ofsth）:因害怕而决定不做某事。chicken-feed:smallamount,espofmoney.chicken-hearted:lackingcourage;cowardly.chick-pea:鹰嘴豆。chillsbtothebone/marrow（骨髓）:makesbverycold.keepone'schinup:remaincheerfulindifficultcircumstances.chinless:小下巴的（性格懦弱的标志）chin-wag:聊天。（wag:上下摆动。）haveachiponone'sshoulder:因感至U自己的缺陷受歧视而气愤。chrysalis:蛹。chuck:（牛从颈到肋骨的）颈肉chumpchop:羊腰部的厚肉»offone'schump:crazy.citrus:柑橘属果树。clam:蛤；蚌»clamup:becomesilent;refusetospeak.16claw:爪子。clawone'sclawsintosb:（尤指女子）依附于伴侣。claypigeon:泥鸽靶（扔到空中做射击靶的易碎圆盘）keepone'snoseclean:不做违法的事。第十页makeacleanbr