与动物有关的成语英语集锦
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与动物有关的成语英语集锦
摘
要:十二生肖,是中国传统文化的
重要部分,由
12
种源于自
然界的动物
即鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪
组成,用于记年,顺序排列为子鼠
、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龙、巳
蛇、午马、未羊、申猴、酉鸡、戌狗、亥猪,在中华文化
圈内被广
泛使用。有诸多描写十二生肖的文学作品,也有不少关于十二生肖
的成语。
2012
年是龙年,
当我们提到龙,
我们就会想到
“龙凤呈祥”
< br>、
“生龙活虎”等成语,下面就介绍一些与动物有关的相关成语的英
语翻译。
关键词:动物;成语;英语
一、与“龙”有关的
龙飞凤舞
lively and vigorous
flourishes in calligraphy
龙盘虎踞
a forbidding strategic
point
龙凤呈祥
excellent good
fortune
龙蛇混杂
good and bad
people mixed up
龙潭虎穴
a
danger spot
龙腾虎跃
a scene of
bustling activity
龙争虎斗
a
fierce
struggle between
well-matched opponents
龙行虎步
majestic gait; imposing air
龙吟虎啸
dragons singing and
tigers roaring
生龙活虎
full of
vim and vigor
二、与“狗”有关的
狗胆包天
monstrous audacity
狗急跳墙
a corned beast will do
something desperate
狗屁不通
unreadable rubbish
狗咬吕洞宾
to
mistake a good man as a bad man
狗眼看人低
to be damned snobbish;
to act as a snob
狗头军师
villainous adviser
狗皮膏药
quack medicine
狐群狗党
a pack
of rogues
狗屁不如
worse than a
cur or a swine
狗拿耗子
to
poke
one
三、与“虎”有关的
虎背熊腰
tough and stocky
虎口拔牙
dare the greatest
danger
虎口余生
be snatched from
the jaws of death
虎里虎气
(of a
young man ) strong and vigorous
虎视眈眈
eye covetously or
menacingly
虎头虎脑
(of a boy)
looking strong and good-natured
虎头蛇尾
a fine start and a poor
finish
虎尾春冰
in a precarious
position
如虎添翼
with might
redoubled
s
nose
into
other
people
s
business
谈虎色变
turn pale at the mere
mention of something
terrifying
四、与“鸡”有关的
鸡飞蛋打
all is lost
鸡毛蒜皮
trifles; trivialities
鸡鸣狗盗
get up to mean or petty
tricks
鸡鸣犬吠
country sounds
鸡皮鹤发
advanced in age
鸡犬不宁
general turmoil
鸡犬不留
ruthless mass slaughter
闻鸡起舞
diligent and self-
disciplined
鼠肚鸡肠
petty;
narrow-minded
偷鸡摸狗
pilfer;
(of a man ) always having affairs with
women
五、与“马”有关的
马不停蹄
without a stop; nonstop
马齿徒增
grow old with nothing
accomplished
马到成功
win
success immediately upon arrival
马革裹尸
die on the battlefield
马路新闻
street-gossip; hearsay
马马虎虎
careless; not very good
马首是瞻
follow sb.
s
lead
人仰马翻
badly battered;
thrown into confusion
老马识途
an old horse knows the way
千军万马
a powerful army; a
mighty force
六、与“牛”有关的
牛头不对马嘴
incongruous;
irrelevant
牛刀小试
a master
hand
s first small display
牛年马月
a time that will never
come
九牛二虎
tremendous effort
九牛一毛
a drop in the ocean
汗牛充栋
an immense collection
of books
对牛弹琴
address
the
wrong
audience;
talk
over
sb
目无全牛
be
supremely skilled
鸡口牛后
better to reign in hell than serve in heaven
如牛负重
like an ox carrying a
heavy load
七、与“羊”有关的
羊质虎皮
outwardly strong,
inwardly weak
羊肠小道
a narrow
winding trail; a meandering footpath
羊毛出在羊身上
in the long run,
whatever you
you pay for
挂羊头卖狗肉
try to palm off sth.
inferior to what it
re given,
s
head