英語的動物世界(一)

1、第一頁awilyoldbird:大滑頭duck!快躲arealdogfire(fight?)：一場硬仗I'matiger.我等。lone-wolf：獨行俠Thephonesareringingoffthehawk.不停有人打電話來。donkey-work:苦活兒。donkey'syears:averylongtime.asocialbutterfly交際花bull>policemanordetective(美，俚)dog-days:thehottestperiodoftheyear.hell-cat:spitefulorfuriouswoman.Adam'sapp

2、le:喉結(jié)。firedog：(alsoandiron)ironsupport(usuoneofapair)forholdinglogsinafireplace.柴禾架animalspirits:生趣；生氣haveantsinonespants:坐立不安snapdragon金魚草goape:startbehavingcrazily.backthewronghorse:supporttheloser(inacontest).abagofbones:averythinpersonoranimal.ballcock:devicewithafloatingballthatcontrolsthelevel

3、inacistern.（例如馬桶的蓄水池的）浮球旋塞第二頁gobananas:becomemadorangry;actveryfoolishly.bananaskin:造成麻煩的根源thebarebones（ofsth）:（事情的）梗概bareitsteeth:（ofananimal）showitsteethwhenangry.sb'sbarkisworsethanhisbite:刀子嘴，豆腐心barkupthewrongtree:bemistakenaboutsth.blindasabat:unabletoseeclearly.havebatsinthebelfry（鐘樓）:becr

4、azy;havestrangeideas.likeabatoutofhell:quickly;attopspeed.nothaveabean:havenomoney.beanpole:瘦高個子。bear:roughorill-manneredperson.abearmarket賣主的市場（股票）abullmarket（股票的）上漲行情abullinachinashop:（在需要細(xì)心和技巧的工作中的）莽撞而笨拙的人takethebullbythehorns:faceadifficultyordangerboldly.bull-headed又笨又頑固的bull-necked脖子短粗的bulldog

5、clip（夾紙用的）彈簧夾bullshit胡扯abeargarden:placeormeetingatwhichthereismuchroughornoisybehaviour.likeabearwithasorehead:irritable；badtempered.第三頁bear-hug:緊緊的摟抱bearfruit:產(chǎn)生（所期望的）結(jié)果beardthelioninhisden:visitsbimportantinordertochallengehim,obtainafavour,etc.beard:公然反對(某事物)beastofburden:役畜(用來負(fù)重的牲畜)beatone'

6、sbreast捶胸頓足beaver海貍beaveraway(atsth):workhard.>aneagerbeaver:keen,hardworkingandenthusiasticperson.abedofroses:pleasantcarefreeliving.beddingplant:適于在園地里種植的植物。beef(aboutsth/sb):抱怨(某人某事)beefsthup:addforceorweighttosth.beefy:havingastrongmascularbody.thebee'sknees:thingthatisoutstandinglygood.h

7、aveabeeinone'sbonnet(aboutsth):haveapaticularideawhichoccupiesone'sthoughtscontinually.thebirdsandthebees:基本的性知識。beefeater:倫敦塔的衛(wèi)兵；英王儀仗衛(wèi)士。makeabee-lineforsth/sb:godirectlytowardssth/sb.beetroot:甜菜根redasabeetroot:veryredintheface,espbecauseoneisembarrassed.beetle:甲蟲。beetlealong,about,away,off,

8、etc:movealong,etcquickly,eitheronfootorinacar;hurry.第四頁behead:砍頭。behindhand（with/insth）：拖欠（尤指債）have/hada/one'sbellyfulofsb/sth:受夠了（某人某物）belly:胃。berry漿果brownasaberry:皮膚曬得黝黑的bosom:（女子的）乳房bosomfriend:veryclosefriend.putone'sbestfootforward:從速行事。abigfish（inalittlepond）:（小地方的）大人物abignoise/shot:im

9、portantperson.givesb/getabighand:大聲喝彩。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:不露聲色。eye-tooth：（人的）上犬齒>cutone'seyetooth:獲得世事經(jīng)驗。eyewash:胡扯。head/topt

10、hebill:bethemostimportantitemorpersononalistoraprogrammeofentertainments.footthebill（forsth）:beresponsibleforpayingthecostofsth.第五頁fall/landonone'sfeet:（病后）迅速恢復(fù)（尤指僥幸）。get/haveafootinthedoor:踏足（某行業(yè)）havefeetofclay:有根本缺陷，錯誤have,etcone's/bothfeetontheground:besensible,realisticandpractical.havea

11、footinbothcamps:腳踏兩船haveonefootinthegrave:行將就木。putone'sfootdown:堅決反對某人想做的事。putone'sfootinit:sayordosththatupsets,offendsorembarrassessb.putafootwrong:makeamistake.rush/runsb(clean)offhisfeet:把某人累壞了。setfootin/onsth:到達(dá)；進(jìn)入或參觀(某地)setsb/sthonhis/itsfeet:使。獨立standonone'sown(two)feet:自立。tenfeet

12、tall:自鳴得意。underone'sfeet:礙手礙腳。bird:youngwoman/person.>birdsofafeather(flocktogether):鳥以群分be(strictly)forthebirds:notimportant;worthless.givesb/getthebird:shoutatsb/beshoutedatrudelyanddisapprovingly.likeabird:withoutdifficulty;smoothly.birdbrained:蠢的。birdofpassage:經(jīng)某處而不久留的人。bebittenbysth:熱衷于某

13、事物。第六頁bitethehandthatfeedsone忘恩負(fù)義bitesb'sheadoff:criticizesbangrily(andofenunfairly）.biteoffmorethanonecanchew:試圖做過多的事。thebiterbit:害人不成反害己biteone'stongue:后悔不該說了那些話。（have）sthtobiteon:有確切的事可做。What'sbitinghim/you,etc:What'sworryinghim/you,etc.have/gettwobitesatthecherry:有做某事的第二次機(jī)會。black

14、eye:（被打得）眼圈發(fā)紫blacksheep:害群之馬。blackleg:工賊（別人罷工他上工）bleat:（牛）羊犢的叫聲»bleat（sth）（out）:以微弱或哀傷的聲音說（某事物）bleedsbwhite:takeawayallsb'smoney.countone'schickens（beforetheyarehatched）:betooconfidentthatsthwillbesuccessful.bluebottle:青蠅4bluebell:風(fēng)鈴草aboneofcontention:有爭執(zhí)的問題。closeto/nearthebone:（指言語）不客氣

15、地揭露關(guān)于某人/某事的真相。cut,pare,etcsthtothebone:大幅度地減少某事物。haveabonetopickwothsb:就某事與某人爭吵。makenobonesabout(doing)sth:對某事物坦率；易于接受某事物；對做事不猶豫。第七頁bone-dry:完全干燥。bookworm書蟲。書迷。bootleg:非法制造并銷售（某物）。breakneck:快得危險的breast:心情；思緒saysth,speak,etcunderone'sbreath:低聲地說。breathedownsb'sneck:緊緊盯住（某人）；隨后緊跟某人（如賽跑中）breath

16、esthintosb/sth:使（某人或團(tuán)體）充滿（某種感情）browbeat:（以神情或言語）嚇唬某人brow：眉毛。browse:（指牛，羊等）吃（草，樹葉等）。brush:4.fox'stail.buck:雄鹿；熊兔buckone'sideasup:打起精神；認(rèn)真負(fù)責(zé)。10buck（sb）up:（causesbto）becomemorecheerful.thebuckstopshere:責(zé)無旁貸。»buck:（打撲克時）莊家的標(biāo)志。buckeye:七葉樹。bug:臭蟲。»thebug:（對所指事物的）極大興趣»bug:機(jī)器故障/竊聽器/細(xì)菌（

17、引起的?。?。bug-eyed:突眼的bull:雄的（象、鯨等）大動物bumble-bee:大黃蜂asbusyasabee:verybusy（andhappytobeso）.butterfly:無恒心的人；沒常性的人。havebutterflies（inone'sstomach）:（做事前）心慌；緊張buyapiginapoke:買東西不看貨色。cabbage:（a）無精打采或無進(jìn)取心的人（b）喪失智力的人。cackle：（母雞）咯咯叫»cutthecackle:少說廢話。calve:生小牛。camellia:山茶花。capon:（養(yǎng)肥以供食用的）閹雞capsicum:辣椒。c

18、arapace:（龜）甲殼第八頁carnivore:肉食動物herbivore:草食動物carp:鯉魚。carpatsb:吹毛求疵；找茬兒。carrierpigen:信鴿carrot:rewardoradvantagepromisedsbtopersuadehimtodosth.cashew:腰果celery:芹菜swine:豬»castpearlsbeforeswine:明珠暗投。catcall:（表示反對的）噓聲catchsbonthewrongfoot:乘其不備，出其不意。sprat:西鱗（歐洲產(chǎn)小海魚）»setasprattocatchamackerel:施小魚釣大

19、魚；犧牲小利撿大便宜。caterpillar:蝴蝶幼蟲；毛蟲/履帶。catnap:shortsleep.cattle:牛（總稱）。catsuit:（從頸至足全身的）緊身衣cattle-cake:牛食catty:惡意的；惡毒的catwalk:（橋梁）狹窄的人行道cauliflowerear:（拳擊賽中）被打腫的耳朵cereal:谷類植物chameleon:變色龍personwhochangeshisbehaviouroropinionstosuitthesituation.champ:（馬）大聲嚼（食物）champatthebit:迫不及待要做某事。chanceone'sarm:take

20、arisk,althoughitislikelythatonewillfail.changehands:轉(zhuǎn)手。第九頁achangeofheart:尤指態(tài)度變好cheek:面頰cheekbyjowl（withsb/sth）:closetogether.turntheothercheek:挨猛擊不還手。putsthoffone'schest:saysththatonehaswantedtosayforalongtime.chestnut:栗子。老掉牙的笑話/故事。chick:youngwoman.chicken:coward.>beno（spring）chicken:（尤指女子）不再

21、年輕。chickenout（ofsth）:因害怕而決定不做某事。chicken-feed:smallamount,espofmoney.chicken-hearted:lackingcourage;cowardly.chick-pea:鷹嘴豆。chillsbtothebone/marrow（骨髓）:makesbverycold.keepone'schinup:remaincheerfulindifficultcircumstances.chinless:小下巴的（性格懦弱的標(biāo)志）chin-wag:聊天。（wag:上下擺動。）haveachiponone'sshoulder:因感至U自己的缺陷受歧視而氣憤。chrysalis:蛹。chuck:（牛從頸到肋骨的）頸肉chumpchop:羊腰部的厚肉»offone'schump:crazy.citrus:柑橘屬果樹。clam:蛤；蚌»clamup:becomesilent;refusetospeak.16claw:爪子。clawone'sclawsintosb:（尤指女子）依附于伴侶。claypigeon:泥鴿靶（扔到空中做射擊靶的易碎圓盤）keepone'snoseclean:不做違法的事。第十頁makeacleanbr