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[交流] 与动物有关的英语谚语和短语（检索没有）

Sheep Proverbs and Sayings/与羊相关的英语谚语和短语

sheep
n.羊, 绵羊, 羞答答的人, 胆小鬼, 信徒

a flock of sheep 一群羊
a wolf in sheep's clothing
披着羊皮的狼, 口蜜腹剑的人

a black sheep
害群之马; 拒绝参加罢工的工人

a lost sheep
迷途羔羊, 迷失正道的人

a sheep among wolves
落入狼群; 落在一群恶汉手中的善良人

as a sheep among the shearers
仿佛落在剪羊毛工人手里的绵羊

as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb
[谚]偷大羊或偷小羊反正都得挨绞刑; 一不做二不休

count sheep
数羊(心里计数以求入睡)

follow like a sheep 盲从

One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock.
[谚] 一只羊生疮整群羊遭殃。

return to one's sheep [muttons]
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separate the sheep from the goats
区别好人和坏人

There is a black sheep in every flock.
[谚]到处都有害群之马。

sheep and goats
善人与恶人(来自《圣经》)

sheep that have no shepherd
乌合之众

" Without a shepherd, sheep are not a flock."
- Russian Proverb

"An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep."
- Arab Proverb

"The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf."
- Chinese proverb

Cat Proverbs and Sayings/与猫相关的英语谚语和短语

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

fat cat
美国政治运动的出资人, 捐献大宗政治款项的富人; 安于现状的懒汉; 以权谋私的人, 享受特权的人

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

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)。

Dog Proverbs and Sayings/与狗相关的英语谚语和短语

He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运儿。

lead a dog's life 过穷困潦倒的日子

not have a dog's chance 毫无机会

top dog 当权派；头儿

treat sb. like a dog 不把某人当人看

a hunting dog 猎犬

a lazy dog 懒汉

a gay dog 一个快乐的人

a dirty dog 下流坯

dog-days n.[pl.]三伏天, 大热天; 无所作为的时期, 无精打彩的日子

A good dog deserves a good bone.
[谚]好狗应该啃好骨头, 有功者受赏。

A living dog is better than a dead lion.
[谚]死狮不如活狗。

A staff [stick] is quickly [soon] found to beat a dog with.
[谚]欲加之罪, 何患无辞。

An old dog barks not in vain.
[谚]老狗不乱吠; 老狗一吠, 就得小心。

An old dog will learn no new tricks. (=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.)
[谚]老狗学不了新把戏; 老年人很难适应新事物。

as [like] a dog with two tails
非常开心[高兴]

Barking dogs seldom bite.
[谚]爱叫的狗不咬人; 咬人的狗不露齿。

be (old) dog at (a thing)
对...有经验; 对...很内行

Beware of a silent dog and still water.
[谚]提防不吠的狗, 小心静止的水。

come like a dog at a whistle
一呼即来

Every dog has his day.
[谚]凡人皆有得意日。

Every dog is a lion at home. [Every dog is valiant at his own door.]
[谚]狗是百步王, 只在门前凶。

Fight dog, fight bear.
[谚]打个青红皂白, 一决雌雄。

Give a dog a bad [an ill] name(and hang him).
[谚]一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉; 人言可畏。

It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. [let sleeping dogs lie; don't wake a sleeping dog.]
别多事, 别惹麻烦。

lead a dog's life
过着牛马不如的生活

love me, love my dog.
[谚]你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友; 爱屋及乌。

Scornful[Hungry] dogs will eat dirty puddings.
[谚]人到危急时, 平时所不屑做的也要做; 急不暇择, 饥不择食。

teach an old dog new tricks
使守旧的人接受新事物

teach the dog to bark
教狗怎么叫(意指多此一举)

The dog returns to his vomit.
狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西; 重犯旧日罪恶。

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