含有動(dòng)物或顏色的英語(yǔ)趣味短語(yǔ)

1、7與動(dòng)物或顏色有關(guān)的詞語(yǔ)或短語(yǔ)Bird 鳥 1. He eats like a bird他吃得很少。 2A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush諺雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。 3Were all early birds in my family because we live on a farm. 由于我們生活在農(nóng)場(chǎng)，所以全家人都起得很早。 4. Birds of a feather flock together諺物以類聚，人以群分。 5Thats for the birds!那毫無意義！ 6Its an ill bird that fouls own

2、nest諺家丑不可外揚(yáng)。 7. A little bird told me有人私下告訴我。 Horse 馬 8. He eats like a horse他吃得很多。 9Thats just a lot of horse and donkey dust! 那不過都是些廢話! 10Its time to study now and stop horsing around學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)間已到，別胡鬧了。 11I got it straight from the horse s mouth我是聽當(dāng)事人親口說的。 12. Just hold your horses！忍耐一下吧！ 13. She works l

3、ike a horse all day long她整天辛辛苦苦地干活。 14Thats a horse of a different color! 那完全是另外一回事。 15You can take a horse to the water，but you can't make him drink！諺帶馬到河邊容易，逼馬飲水難！ Monkey 猴 16Don't get your monkey up for nothing別無緣無故生氣。 17. You shouldn't monkey about with that machine, if you don't

4、 know how to fix it假如你不懂得修，就別瞎弄這臺(tái)機(jī)器。 18What kind of monkey business has been going on while I've been away？ 我不在的時(shí)候，出了什么事了？ Chichen 小雞 19Come on! Dont be chicken! 來，別害怕！ 20Well，shes certainly no spring chicken她當(dāng)然不再是個(gè)小丫頭了。 21Don't count your chickens before they're hatched! 諺不要過早樂觀! Owl 貓頭

5、鷹 22. He is as blind as an owl他真是個(gè)瞎子。 23. Hes a wise old owl他是個(gè)智叟。 Bear 熊 24Every time l see my grandfather，he gives me a big bear hug每次見到爺爺，他都要緊緊地?fù)肀摇?25Her husband is a real bear她丈夫脾氣確實(shí)壞。 Bee 蜜蜂 26Shes always as busy as a bee她總是忙忙碌碌。 Snail蝸牛 27He walks at a snail's pace他走路慢吞吞。 Worm 蟲 28He worm

6、ed his way through the narrow passage他好不容易才走過那條狹窄的小路。 29Every time l take the kids to the movies，they always worm around in their seats每次我?guī)Ш⒆觽內(nèi)タ措娪?，他們好像總也坐不住似的?30l am a worm today今天一點(diǎn)精神也沒有。 含有動(dòng)物詞語(yǔ)的趣味英語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)(二)1. as busy as a bee.忙碌至極2. beard the lion 捋虎須；奮勇還擊；在太歲頭上動(dòng)土。3. bell the cat.貓脖子拴鈴鐺；為了大家的利益承擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

7、4. bird of passage.漂泊不定的人。5. birds of feather.一丘之貉。6. black sheep.敗家子；害群之馬；無用之輩。7. dark horse.黑馬；競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中出人意料的獲勝者。8. break a butterfly on a wheel.小題大做；殺雞用牛刀。9. a pig in a poke 上當(dāng)之貨。10. cannot make a silk purse out of a sow ear.朽木不可雕也。壞材料做不出好東西。sow大母豬11. cannot say boo to a goose. 膽小如鼠。12. cast peals befo

8、re swine.明珠暗投；對(duì)牛彈琴。swine是指豬或卑賤的人13. cast sheeps eyes 送秋波；拋媚眼；以目傳情。14. the cat among the pigeons. 貓?jiān)邙澣褐?人為刀俎，我為魚肉。pigeon鴿子15. cats paw. 被人當(dāng)爪牙利用的人；受人愚弄的人。paw爪子16. a cock-and-bull story.無稽之談；荒誕的故事。cock-and-bull adj.荒唐的17. cock-a-hoop.（俚）得意揚(yáng)揚(yáng)；自鳴得意。hoop鐵環(huán)18. cock of the walk. 稱王稱霸的人。19. dont count ones c

9、hickens before they are hatched.不要過早樂觀。20. Dont count your chickens!不要打如意算盤。21 crocodile tears.假慈悲。 crocodile5krCkEdail鱷魚22. cry wolf.發(fā)假警報(bào)。23. dog in the manger.自己不干也不讓別人干；自己能享受也不讓別人享受的人。24. dogs life.悲慘的景況。25. lead a dogs life.過者悲慘的生活。26. dog-tired.累極了；疲憊之至。27. donkey-work 沉重的苦活兒；呆板的例行工作。28. donkey

10、s years 多年；很久。29. drink like a fish.大飲；牛飲；狂飲；酩酊大醉。30. even a worm will turn.人急造反，狗急跳墻；人急了也會(huì)咬人。36. an/ones ewe lamb.唯一的寶貝；唯一的孩子；最珍貴的東西。31. fine feathers make fine birds.人配衣裳，馬配鞍；（諷刺）好的衣裳只能打扮出一個(gè)好的外表。32. fish out of water.離水之魚；不得其所；感到生疏，不適應(yīng)。33. flog a dead horse.徒勞；白費(fèi)力氣；事后再做無益的議論。34. fly in the face of

11、 公然違抗；悍然不顧。35. fly in the ointment. 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯；美中不足之處；使人掃興的小事。36. fly on the wheel. 狂妄自大的人； 盲目自大的人。37. get ones monkey up.生氣；發(fā)脾氣。38. get someones goat.（俚）觸怒某人；惹某人發(fā)火；使某人失去自制力。39. give someone the bird. 喝倒彩。40. get the (big) bird.喝倒彩。41. go to the dogs.毀滅；失?。粔櫬?；江河日下。42. gone goose. 不可救藥的人；沒有希望的人 43. u

12、gly ducking.丑小鴨。44. take a hair of the dog that bite you.以毒攻毒。45 talk the hind leg off a donkey/horse/dog.嘮叨不休；說的天花亂墜。46. talk a dogs hind leg off.（同上）47. till/until the cows come home.遙遙無期；無限期。49. hang-dog look.卑鄙的摸樣；慚愧的臉色；垂頭喪氣的樣子。50. have a bee in ones bonnet/head/brain.胡思亂想；想入非非；有某種根深蒂固的怪念頭。51. h

13、orse-play 胡鬧；惡作??；鬧哄哄的游戲。52. keep the wolf from the door.勉強(qiáng)度日；免于饑餓。53. kettle of fish.糟糕透頂；亂七八糟。54. kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.殺雞取卵；竭澤而漁。55. kill two birds with one stone.一箭雙雕；一舉兩得。56. lame duck 損壞的東西；落選的議員；可憐蟲。lame 意思是瘸的57 let the cat out of the bag.露出馬腳；泄露秘密。58. let sleeping dog lie.莫

14、惹是非。59. wake a sleeping dog.惹是生非。60. like water off/on a duck back.不起作用；毫無作用；漠不關(guān)心；猶如耳旁風(fēng)。61. lion in the path/way.難點(diǎn)；攔路虎。62. lions share.最大和最好的部分。63. a little bird told me.有人私下告訴我；我自然知道；我不告訴你我是怎么知道的。64. live like fighting cock.豐衣足食的日子。65. the loaves and fishes.物質(zhì)利益。66. cock the stable door after the

15、horse is stolen. 亡羊補(bǔ)牢67.look a gift horse in the mouth.對(duì).吹毛求疵。68. look like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.驚慌失措。69. mad as a March hare.瘋瘋癲癲。70. neither fish nor fowl.不倫不類；非驢非馬。71. not to have/stand a dogs chance.毫無機(jī)會(huì)；毫無希望。72 one-horse show.規(guī)模很小的；簡(jiǎn)陋的。73. other fish to fry.另有要事；有更重要的事要干。74. pull dog,

16、 pull cat.激烈的比賽；加把勁。75. put/set the cart before the horse.本末倒置；到行逆施。76. rain cats and dogs.傾盆大雨。77.copy cat跟屁蟲,盲目的模仿者 78.a lazy dog懶漢 79.Baking dog seldom bite.吠犬不咬人 80.Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意時(shí) 81.He is a lucky dog. 他是個(gè)幸運(yùn)兒 82.Love me , love my dog.愛屋及烏英語(yǔ)中與顏色有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)1.greengreen-eyed 嫉妒的green hand

17、 新手   綠色green在英語(yǔ)中可以表示“嫉妒、眼紅”，如：green with envy，green as jealousy，green-eyed monster都是指“十分嫉妒”的意思。漢語(yǔ)中表示“嫉妒”意義的“眼紅”，應(yīng)該翻譯為green-eyed而不能翻譯為red-eyed。       在英語(yǔ)中綠色還用來表示沒有經(jīng)驗(yàn)、缺乏訓(xùn)練、知識(shí)淺薄等意思，如： （1）The new typist is green at her job. 剛來的打字員是個(gè)生手。 （2）You cannot expect Mary to do

18、business with such people. She is only eighteen and as green as grass. 你不能指望瑪麗同這樣的人做生意，她只有十八歲，還毫無經(jīng)驗(yàn)。 2.red be in red 虧損in the red 赤字red letter days 紀(jì)念日，喜慶日子red eye (1). (尤指深夜從西海岸起飛清晨到達(dá)東海岸的)夜航航班(2). 廉價(jià)威士忌酒3.blueblue film/blue movie淫穢電影,色情片blue flu【美】生病請(qǐng)假blue moon不可能或稀有的時(shí)期或事情英語(yǔ)的blue常用來喻指人的“情緒低落”、“心情沮喪

19、”、“憂愁苦悶”，如： （15）They felt rather blue after the failure in the football match.  球賽踢輸了，他們感到有些沮喪。 She looks blue today. Whats the matter with her? She is in holiday blue.      她今天顯得悶悶不樂，出了什么事情？      她得了假期憂郁癥。 例句中的holiday blue 相當(dāng)于winter holiday depression，指冬季假期時(shí)，人困在家里，感到無聊寂寞時(shí)的心情或情緒。另一個(gè)同低落的情緒有關(guān)的詞組是：a blue Monday（倒霉的星期一），指度過快樂的周末后，星期一又要上學(xué)或上班，所以情緒不好。 blue在英語(yǔ)中有時(shí)用來指“黃色的”、“下流的”意思，