英语中动物的比喻用法

英语中动物的比喻用法

1. ant: have ants in one's pants坐立不安，焦躁不安

2. ass: an ass between two hurdles of hay 优柔寡断的人; an ass in a lion's skin说大话的胆小鬼

3. bat: as blind as a bat; have bats in the belfry异想天开

4. bear: as gruff as a bear粗鲁; like a bear with a sore head脾气暴躁

5. bee: as busy as a bee; have a bee in one's head胡思乱想

6. bird: a bird in the bush未到手的东西; a bird in the hand; birds of a feather一丘之貉; eat like a bird 吃得很少; The bird has flown; The early bird gets/ catches the worm.

7. bull: a bull in a china shop卤莽闯祸的人; milk the bull徒劳; take the bull by the horns不畏艰难

8. butterfly: as light as a butterfly轻浮; break a butterfly on the wheel小题大做; social butterfly交际花; have butterfly in one's stomach卡忑不安;

9. camel: swallow a camel默认难以容忍的事

10. cat: a fat cat大款; a cat in the pan叛徒; as weak as a cat; let the cat out of the bag泄露秘密; rain cats and dogs;

11. chicken: as tame as a chicken; chicken head笨蛋;

12. cock: a cock of the walk/ school称王称霸的人; fighting cock爱闹事的人;

13. crow: as black as a crow; white crow罕见的事物;

14. deer: run like a deer;

15. dog: a dead dog废物; a sly dog暗中寻欢的人; lead a dog's life过穷困潦倒的生活; wake the sleeping dog; die like a dog悲惨的死去; Every dog has his day凡人皆有得意日;

16. donkey: as stubborn as a donkey; as stupid as a donkey;

17. dove: as mild as a dove;

18. duck: like a duck to water如鱼得水; like a duck in a thunderstorm惊慌失措;

19. elephant: as thick thinned as an elephant不听人劝; white elephant;

20. fish: as dumb/ mute as a fish; drink like a fish; like a fish out of water浑身不自在; swim like a fish识水性;

21. flea: with a flea in one's ear做某事后受到责备、批评或羞辱;

22. fly: a fly in the ointment美中不足; a fly on the wheel过分自负的人; die like flies大量死亡;

23. fox: as cunning as a fox; play the fox耍滑头; set a fox to keep one's geese引狼入室;

24. frog: as cold as a frog;

25. goose: as silly as a goose; turn geese into swans言过其实; shoe the goose徒劳无功; cooked goose无可救药的人; kill the goose that lays the golden eggs;

26. hare: as fast as a hare; as mad as a March hare; as timid as a hare; run after two hares徒劳无功;

27. hawk: as watchful as a hawk;

28. hen: like a hen on the hot girdle极不舒服; like a hen with one chicken小题大做; sell one's hens on a rainy day亏本出售;

29. horse: as strong as a horse; eat like a horse; work like a horse;

30. lamb: like a lamb;

31. lion: a lion in the way/ path拦路虎; beard the lion in his den太岁头上动土; lion heart勇士; lion-hearted勇敢的;

32. mare: a grey mare 胜过丈夫的旗子; The grey mare is the better horse母鸡司晨/妻子当家; Monkey makes the mare go;

33. mole: blind as a mole;