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The English Idioms(1)
About the Animals
(一)Dog/Cat
1. go to the dogs v. 衰败;灭亡
2. lucky dog n. 幸运儿
3. let the cat out of the bag v. [尤指无意中]泄露秘密
4. put on the dog v. 充门面; 耍派头
5. dog –eat – dog adj. 利益攸关的;损人利己的;竞争激烈的
6. dog days n. 三伏天,酷暑期
7. let sleeping dogs lie v. 勿惹事生非,不要多事
8. scared –cat n. 受惊吓的人
9. pussyfoot around v. 谨慎行事;模棱两可,不表明态度
10. underdog n. 失败者,受压迫者
11. dead dog n. 死定了的人;完蛋的人
12. cat nap v. 小睡;假寐
13. dog tired adj. 筋疲力尽
14. fight like cats and dogs v. 激烈打斗
15. cat call n. 奚落声;嘘声
16. a gay dog n. 快活的人;好玩的人
17. a dog in the manger n.不愿让别人享用自己并不需要的东西的人,占着茅坑不拉屎的人
18. Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇心会惹上麻烦
19. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. 江山易改,本性难移
20. It is raining cats and dogs. 大雨倾盆
21. Every dog has its day. 人人都有得意日。
22. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌
The Other Animals
23. spring chicken n. 年轻的小伙子
24. the lion’s share n. 最大(最好)的一份
25. drink like a fish v. 酗酒;牛饮
26. bird of a different feather n. 不同类的人
27. eat like a bird v. 吃得很少
28. fishy adj. 可疑的,靠不住的
29. smell a rat v. 觉得有些不对劲
30. a black horse n. 害群之马
31. wolf something down v. 狼吞虎咽
32. ass n. 傻瓜,蠢人
33. bear n. 粗暴鲁莽的人,脾气暴躁的人
34. as brave as a lion adj. 勇猛如狮
35. In like a lion, out like a lamb. 虎头蛇尾
36. rat n. 自私的人;不忠的人
37. lion n. 名人;要人
38. rabbit n. 蹩脚的运动员
About the Food
1. food for thought n. 思考(反省)的事
2. bread and butter n. 主要收入来源
3. have one’s cake and eat it, too v. 鱼与熊掌兼得
4. Variety is the spice of life. 变化乃生活的情趣
5. butter someone up v. 讨好;阿谀
6. chew the fat v. 闲扯
7. full of beans adj. 胡说八道
8. take something with a grain / pinch of salt v. 对某事存疑,对……半信半疑
9. a piece of cake n. 轻而易举的事
10. in a stew prep. 烦恼,焦虑
11. What’s cooking? 出了什么事?
12. take the cake v. 得第一名,优于任何人
13. spill the beans v. 走露风声
14. bread n. (俚)钱
15. (as)easy as pie adj. 非常容易 |