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有关猫的经典谚语集锦

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  谚语成语一样都是语言整体中的一部分,可以增加语言的鲜明性和生动性。但谚语和名言是不同的,谚语是劳动人民的生活实践经验,而名言是名人说的话。以下是学习啦网小编为大家整理的传承已久的有关猫的经典谚语精选:

  see [watch] how [which way] the cat jumps (=wait for the cat to jump)

  观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变

  That's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl.

  引狼入室; 等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。

  The cat did it.

  [口谑]是猫打破的; 不是我搞的。(推托责任的话)

  The cat is out of the bag.

  [口]秘密泄露; 真相大白。

  The cat jumps.

  [口]形势清楚了。

  The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.

  [谚]掩耳盗铃; 猫偷吃奶油的时候, 总是闭着眼睛。

  The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.

  猫儿想吃鱼, 又怕湿了脚(想吃鱼又怕腥; 想得到某种东西又怕麻烦或担风险)。

  The scalded cat fears cold water.

  [谚] 被烫过的猫, 连冷水也怕(一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井绳)

  Watch sb. as a cat watches a mouse.

  象猫盯耗子般地盯着某人。

  When the cat's away, the mice will play.

  [谚]猫儿不在,老鼠成精(大王外出, 小鬼跳粱)。

  cat nap 打个盹儿

  let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中猫(泄密,说漏嘴)

  more than one way to skin a cat 剥猫皮各有巧妙不同(另有办法)

  A cat has nine lives.

  猫有九条命。(英国迷信, 指猫的生命力强)

  A cat in gloves catches no mice. (=Muffled cats catch no mice.)

  [谚]带手套的猫捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事无成; 怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。

  A cat may look at a king.

  [谚]猫也可以看国王(指小人物也应有些权利)

  agree like cats and dogs

  [口]像猫和狗一样合不来, 完全合不来

  All cats are grey in the dark. (=At night all cats are grey; when candles are out, all cats are grey.)

  [谚]猫在暗中都是灰色; 黑暗中难分丑妍

  as weak as a cat (=as weak as water)

  身体非常虚弱

  copy cat

  盲目的模仿者

  enough to make a cat [horse] laugh

  极其可笑; 让人笑掉大牙

  enough to make a cat speak

  [口]令人惊讶; 事情太出奇

  Has the cat got your tongue?

  [口]猫把你的舌头叼去了吗?为什么不吭声?

  It rains cats and dogs.

  下倾盆大雨, 大雨滂沱

  let the cat out of the bag

  说走了嘴, (无意中)泄露秘密

  like a cat on hot bricks

  局促不安, 如热锅上的蚂蚁

  live like cat and dog

  [口]整天吵架

  old cat

  脾气坏的老太婆

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