关于动物的英语单词与短语总结(3)
186. crab 螃蟹
187. lobster 龙虾
188. snail 蜗牛
189. worm 蚯蚓
190. dog 狗
191. puppy 小狗
192. phoenix 凤凰
193. butterfly 蝴蝶
194. mosquito 蚊子
195. fly 苍蝇
196. firefly;glowworm;lightning bug 萤火虫
197. silkworm 蚕
198. dragon-fly蜻蜓
199. grassopper蚱蜢
200. cicada蝉
201. mantis螳螂
202. bee蜜蜂
203. ant蚂蚁
204. cricket蟋蟀
205. spider蜘蛛
206. wolf狼
207. weasel黄鼠狼
短语及习语
1. 对牛弹琴;明珠暗投 cast pearls before swine
2. 物以类聚，人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together.
3. 出人意料的获胜者;“黑马” a dark horse
4. 完全是另外一回事 a horse of another color/a different color
5. 趾高气昂 be on one's high horse
6. 趾高气昂;耀武扬威 ride the high horse
7. 不再骄傲自大 come off one's high horse
8. 吃得很多;大吃特吃 eat like a horse
9. 徒劳;白费力 flog a dead horse
10. (消息等)直接得来的 from the horse's mouth
11. 忍耐;慢下来 hold one's horses
12. 全力以赴地 horse and foot
13. 辛苦地干活 work like a horse
14. 领马河边易，逼马饮水难(意指不要逼人做不愿意作的事) You may take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink
15. 埋头苦干 work like a horse
16. 本末倒置 put the cart before the horse
17. 很自然地;轻而易举地 like a duck to water
18. 冒险;不管三七二十一 chance the ducks
19. 那还用问吗?Will/Would a duck swim?
20. 猫有九命(指生命力强) A cat has nine lives.
21. (无意中)泄密 let the cat out of the bag
22. 像热锅上的蚂蚁显得坐立不安 like a cat on hot bricks
23. 争斗激烈的 like cat and dog
24. 欲擒故纵;残忍地作弄 play cat and mouse
25. 下倾盆大雨 rain cats and dogs
26. 办法不止一种 There are more ways than one to skin a cat
27. 血流如注 bleed like a (stuck) pig
28. 吃得过多;喝得过多;过分放纵自己 make a pig of yourself
29. 无稽之谈 pigs might fly (if they had wings)
30. 永不;决不;决不可能 when pigs fly
31. 他老是言过其实 All his geese are swans.
32. 破坏某人的计划(或名誉)cook one's goose
33. 杀鸡取卵 kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
34. 讨厌的人;泼妇 a wet hen/an old hen
35. 蛋尚未孵先数鸡;指望过早 count one's chickens before they are hatched
36. 过着牛马不如的生活 live a dog's life
37. 爱屋及乌 love me, love my dog
38. 凡人都有得意日 Every dog has its day.
39. 占着茅坑不拉屎的人 a dog in the manger
40. 犬吠不咬人 Barking dogs do not/seldom bite.
41. 悲惨地死去;可耻地死去die a dog's death/ die like a dog
42. 无情的竞争 dog eat dog
43. 给人强加的罪名将毁人一生;人言可畏 Give a dog a bad/an ill name and hang him.
44. 堕落;毁灭 go to the dogs
45. 雪中送炭 help a lame dog over a stile
46. 欲加之罪，何患无辞 He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick
47. (使人)过着受折磨的日子 lead (sb) a dog's life
48. 莫惹是非 let sleeping dogs lie
49. 招惹是非 wake a sleeping dog
50. 摆架子;装腔作势 put on (the) dog
51. 待人如猪狗 treat sb like a dog
52. 拼命干 work like a dog
53. 如牛饮水 drink like a fish
54. 上梁不正下梁歪 Fish begins to stink at the head/to rot from the head
55. 浑水摸鱼 fish in troubled waters
56. 如鱼得水 like a fish out of water
57. 非驴非马;不伦不类 neither fish nor fowl
58. 不要班门弄斧 Never offer to teach fish to swim
59. 善于游泳 swim like a duck
60. 好鱼居水底 The best fish swim/are near the bottom
61. 英语动物短语中的比喻
62. 胆小如鼠 as timid as a hare/rabbit
63. 一贫如洗 as poor as a church mouse
64. 忙的不可开交 as busy as a bee
65. 非常生气 as mad as a wet hen
66. 病得很厉害的 as sick as a dog
67. 视力不佳 as blind as a bat
68. 非常勇敢 as bravebold as a lion
69. 非常狡猾 as cunning as a fox
70. 非常自由 as free as a birdas fish
71. 非常凶猛 as fierce as a lion
72. 非常温柔 as gentle as a lamb
73. 非常贪婪 as greedy as a pig
74. 像头恶狼 as hungry as a wolf
75. 非常骄傲 as proud as a peacock
76. 非常滑 as slippery as an eel
77. 非常强壮 as srong as a horse