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动物的英语短语

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  人类要和动物和谐相处,共同建设和谐社会。下面是学习啦小编给大家整理的动物的英语短语,供大家参阅!

  动物的英语短语:与“狗”有关的英文短语

  1.to lead a dog's life 形容人过着贫困潦倒、惨不忍睹的生活

  Tom’s been leading a dog's life since he got divorced.

  汤姆自离婚后一直过着混沌潦倒的日子。

  2.dog eat dog 残酷、竞争激烈

  Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world.

  有人说,我们生活在一个竞争激烈的世界。

  3.work like a dog 指一个人努力、卖命地工作

  They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog.

  他们说,一个人想要成功就得拼命工作。

  4.dog-tired 筋疲力尽

  Such hard work can make him dog-tired.

  如此坚辛的工作使他疲惫不堪。

  5.sick as a dog 病得严重

  The situation would be even worse if she became sick as a dog.

  如果她病得厉害,情况会更糟。

  6.Every dog has its days.每个人都有属于自己的运气/每个人都有时来运转的一天

  Don't give up and try your best I believe every dog has its day.

  不要放弃,继续努力,我相信每个人都会有成功的时候。

  7.You can never teach an old dog new tricks. 老古董学不会新东西

  You're never going to teach your father at the age of 79 to use a computer. You can't teach an old dog new tricks, you know.

  不要指望教你79岁的老父亲学会电脑。年长的人学不会新事物。

  8.meaner than a junkyard dog 冷漠,不友好

  He is a man meaner than a junkyard dog.

  他是一个残酷、冷漠的男人。

  9.His bark is worse than his bite. 刀子嘴、豆腐心

  I wouldn't be scared of her if I were you. Her bark's a lot worse than her bite.

  如果我是你,我不会怕她。她是个刀子嘴,豆腐心的人。

  10.let sleeping dogs lie 不要自找麻烦、自讨苦吃

  Green is trying to let sleeping dogs lie.

  格林在努力避免招惹是非。

  11.the dog days of summer 一年中最热的三伏天

  I can do nothing except for swimming in the dog days of summer.

  在三伏天里,除了游泳,我什么事也做不成。

  12.to rain cats and dogs 下倾盆大雨

  In the middle of the picnic it started to rain cats and dogs, and everybody got soaked.

  野餐进行到一半时,天开始下起大暴雨,弄得每个人都湿透了。

  动物的英语短语:与十二生肖鼠有关的英语词组

  生肖中的"鼠"用rat这个单词来表达。

  a rat leaving a sinking ship 不能共患难的人

  Rats desert a sinking ship. 树倒猢狲散。

  like a drowned rat 湿透了,像落汤鸡一样

  like a rat in a hole 瓮中之鳖一般

  rat out 夹着尾巴走、在尴尬中离去

  have a rat in a garret 想入非非,在口语中表示难以实现的梦想

  die like a rat 被毒死

  smell a rat 感到不妙,感到可疑

  Rats! 胡说八道!(具有斥责、生气的意味)

  A rat race 激烈的竞争(尤指为保住职位和地位)

  另外,表示"鼠"的单词还有mouse(复数为mice)。下面则是使用mouse这个单词的词组。 as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗

  like a drowned mouse 狼狈不堪

  play cat and mouse with sb. 对某人时好时坏

  quiet as a mouse 不出声,无声响

  动物的英语短语:与十二生肖牛有关的英语词组

  首先需要说明的是,ox是不分性别的牛的统称。

  The black ox has trod on somebody's foot. 灾祸已经降临到某人头上了

  ox-eyed 大眼睛的

  而bull则表示公牛。

  a bull in a china shop 鲁莽冲撞的人

  throw the bull (美国俚语)一派胡言,胡言乱语,吹牛

  take the bull by the horns 不畏艰险

  like a bull at a gate 狂怒地、凶猛地

  milk the bull 做毫无意义的事情、徒劳无益

  cow是"母牛、奶牛"。

  till the cows come home 永远都不可能地

  a sacred cow 可用于比喻神圣不可侵犯的人或事

  动物的英语短语:与十二生肖虎有关的英语词组

  fight like a tiger 极力攻击某人或保护自己

  a paper tiger 纸老虎

  catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair 不入虎穴,焉得虎子

  动物的英语短语:与十二生肖兔有关的英语词组

  like rabbits in a warren 挤得水泄不通

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