英语中含有动物名称的习语（五）清单-2027届高考英语一轮复习专项

英语中含有动物名称的习语（五） 1. The editor has an eagle eye and spots every tiny mistake in the article. 【句意】编辑火眼金睛，能找出文章里每一处细小错误。 【解析】eagle eye意为“锐利的目光，敏锐的观察；火眼金睛；观察力极强（形容人观察细致，不易放过细节、疏漏或错误）”。又如：They carried on working, under the eagle eye of the owner. 他们在主人的严密注视下继续干活。 2. Some students learn grammar rules parrot fashion without knowing how to use them. 【句意】有些学生只是鹦鹉学舌般背语法规则，却不知道如何运用。 【解析】parrot fashion意为“鹦鹉学舌般地，盲从地；机械重复地（不理解含义，只是死记硬背复述）”。又如：He recited the poem parrot fashion, unable to explain what it meant. 他只会死记硬背背诵这首诗，无法解释其含义。 3. Our team was as sick as a parrot when we lost the final match at the last minute. 【句意】我们队在决赛最后时刻输球，所有人都懊恼不已。 【解析】as sick as a parrot意为“大失所望；懊恼透顶（形容因失败、愿望落空而极度沮丧、失望）”。又如：He was as sick as a parrot after failing to get the scholarship he had dreamed of. 没能拿到梦寐以求的奖学金，他失望至极。 4. Don’t ask me to solve the problem. It’s not my pigeon. 【句意】别让我解决这个问题，这不归我管。 【解析】be sb’s pigeon 意为“是某人的职责（或事情）；某人分内之事；某人该管的事（相当于be sb’s responsibility）”。又如：Who will raise funds for the recycling project? That’s your pigeon. 谁来为这个回收项目筹款？那是你的事。 5. He was as proud as a peacock after winning the first prize in the environmental competition. 【句意】在环保竞赛拿下一等奖后，他洋洋得意。 【解析】as proud as a peacock意为“孔雀般的骄傲；非常骄傲；洋洋得意，沾沾自喜（形容人十分自负、炫耀，为自己的成就 或外表感到得意。可中性或略带贬义。）”。又如：Don’t be as proud as a peacock just because you made small progress. 不要因为取得一点小小的进步就骄傲自满。 6. As a new student, I felt like a fish out of water when I first joined the after-school club. 【句意】作为新生，刚加入课外社团时我感到格格不入。 【解析】be / feel a fish out of water意为“如离水之鱼；在陌生环境不得其所的人；感到生疏不自在；感到局促不安；格格不入（指身处陌生环境、与周围人格格不入而浑身不自在）”。又如：He felt like a fish out of water among those expert researchers. 置身一众专业研究者中间，他觉得局促不安。 7. I won’t argue over this tiny detail; I have bigger fish to fry. 【句意】我不会为这点细枝末节争辩，我还有更重要的事要处理。 【解析】have bigger fish to fry意为“还有更重要的事情要做；另有要事要忙（指无暇顾及眼下琐事，优先处理更为紧要的事务。）（温馨提示：短语have other fish to fry也表达相同含义）”。又如：Stop disturbing me. I have other fish to fry before the project deadline. 别打扰我，在项目截止前我还有更要紧的事要完成。 8. This new policy is neither fish nor fowl, satisfying nobody completely. 【句意】这项新政策不伦不类，无法让任何人完全满意。 【解析】neither fish nor fowl 意为“非驴非马；不伦不类；四不像（形容人或事物属性模糊，不属于任何确定类别，难以归类、不上不下）”。又如：The plan turned out to be neither fish nor fowl and was finally abandoned. 这个方案搞得不伦不类，最终被舍弃。 9. No one in the class quite understands him; he is an odd fish. 【句意】班里没人真正懂他，他是个怪人。 【解析】an odd fish意为“古怪的人；有些荒唐的人（用来形容行为、想法与众不同，有点怪异的人）（温馨提示：短语a queer fish也表达相同含义）”。又如：The old man living next door is an odd fish, rarely talking to neighbors. 隔壁住的那位老人很古怪，很少和邻居交谈。 10. You didn’t get this job offer, but don’t give up — there are plenty more fish in the sea. 【句意】你没拿到这份工作，但别放弃，还有很多别的机会。 【解析】there are plenty more fish in the sea 意为“海里的鱼有的是；还有很多一样好的人或事物（多用于安慰失恋的人；也可引申泛指：即便失去一个，还会有更多别的人选或机遇。）”又如：Though she failed to cooperate with this partner, there are plenty more fish in the sea. 尽管没能和这位合作伙伴达成合作，但还存在不少其他合作对象。 11. He was a big fish in a small pond at his local high-school, but felt ordinary after entering the top university. 【句意】在当地高中他是个风云人物，但进入顶尖大学之后就变得平平无奇。 【解析】a big fish in a small pond意为“小圈子里的大人物（指在狭小圈子里举足轻重、很有地位，可一旦进入更大环境就不再突出）”。又如：Don’t be satisfied with being a big fish in a small pond; try to challenge yourself in a broader world. 不要满足于做小圈子里的佼佼者，要去更广阔的世界挑战自我。 12. Nobody wants to make friends with him, for he is regarded as a cold fish. 【句意】没人愿意和他交朋友，因为大家认为他是个冷漠的人。 【解析】a cold fish意为“冷漠无情的人；态度冷淡、不近人情的人（形容人情感淡漠，不热情，很难与人亲近，不善于流露温情）”。又如：She seems a cold fish at first, but actually she is just shy. 起初她看上去冷淡疏离，实际上她只是害羞。 13. Talking about theory is easy, but putting it into practice is a different kettle of fish. 【句意】谈论理论很简单，但付诸实践就是完全另一回事了。 【解析】a different kettle of fish意为“另一码事；截然不同的人或情况（用来表示和前面所说的事物不是一码事，另当别论）”。又如：The two problems look similar, yet they are a different kettle of fish. 这两个问题看上去相像，但实则完全是两码事。 14. Though he is nice in daily life, he drinks like a fish at parties. 【句意】尽管他平日里为人不错，但在聚会上会酗酒狂饮。 【解析】drink like a fish意为“习惯性饮酒过度，酗酒，酒量很大（主要形容人大量饮酒、嗜酒）”。又如：His health gradually suffered because he drank like a fish for years. 由于常年酗酒，他的身体慢慢变差了。 15. With so much useful data available, solving the problem was like shooting fish in a barrel. 【句意】有这么多可用数据在手，解决这个问题简直易如反掌。 【解析】be like shooting fish in a barrel意为“易如反掌；探囊取物；手到擒来；简直是小菜一碟（比喻目标毫无躲避空间，事情极其容易做成）”。又如：Once you master the basic rules, finishing these tasks is like shooting fish in a barrel. 一旦掌握基础规则，完成这些任务就轻而易举。 16. He borrowed money from a loan shark and soon was trapped in heavy debt. 【句意】他向高利贷者借钱，很快就陷入沉重债务。 【解析】loan shark意为“放高利贷者；高利贷债主”。又如： The police warned citizens to stay away from loan sharks. 警方提醒市民远离高利贷。 17. The small boat turned turtle in the sudden storm and all passengers fell into the river. 【句意】小船在突如其来的暴风雨中倾覆，所有乘客落入河中。 【解析】turn turtle意为“（船、车辆）翻倒，倾覆；底朝天（多用于描述船只、交通工具翻覆）”。又如：Strong waves made the canoe turn turtle before they reached the bank. 巨浪使得独木舟在他们抵达岸边之前翻了。 18. When she stepped onto the stage, she had a frog in her throat and could hardly speak. 【句意】走上舞台时，她嗓子发哑，几乎说不出话。 【解析】have a frog in your throat意为“暂时失音，嗓音嘶哑；因喉咙痛说话困难（指因为喉咙不适、紧张，声音嘶哑、说话卡顿）”。又如：He had a frog in his throat after shouting for a long time at the sports meeting. 在运动会长时间呐喊之后，他嗓子嘶哑。 19. The boy had ants in his pants while waiting for the exam results to be announced. 【句意】等待考试成绩公布时，男孩坐立不安。 【解析】have ants in your pants意为“（幽默用法）焦躁难耐；坐立不安；躁动不安；浑身不自在（形容人因紧张、兴奋、焦虑而无法安静坐住，不停扭动、躁动）”。又如：She has ants in her pants, for she will give a speech in public in ten minutes. 她焦躁不安，十分钟后她就要当众演讲。 20. My sister is such a busy bee; she takes part in several volunteer activities every week. 【句意】我姐姐真是个大忙人，她每周参加好几项志愿活动。 【解析】a busy bee意为“忙碌活跃的人；大忙人；忙个不停的人（比喻像蜜蜂一样不停忙碌、干劲十足的人，多含褒义）”。又如：As a busy bee in class, she always helps teachers organize different activities. 她在班里总是忙前忙后，协助老师组织各类活动。 21. She won first prize in the school spelling bee after beating 30 competitors. 【句意】她击败30名对手，在校拼字比赛中夺得冠军。 【解析】spelling bee意为“单词拼写比赛； 拼字比赛”。又如：To prepare for the spelling bee, he memorized hundreds of difficult English words. 为准备拼字大赛，他背诵了数百个难词。温馨提示：该习语中，bee 指集体竞赛、集会活动，和蜜蜂本义无关。特指美式中小学生的拼写竞赛，选手轮流拼单词，拼错即淘汰。 22. He thinks his new plan is the bee’s knees, but I have doubts about it. 【句意】他觉得自己的新方案堪称完美，但我对此存疑。 【解析】the bee’s knees意为“出类拔萃的人或物；绝妙之物（形容某人或某物超级棒、一流）”。又如：She thought the party was just the bee’s knees. 她觉得这次聚会棒极了。 23. She has a bee in her bonnet about environmental protection and talks about it all the time. 【句意】她一门心思扑在环保上，张口闭口都是这件事。 【解析】have a bee in your bonnet about sth. 意为“（非正式）认为某事很重要而念念不忘，老是提起；对某事执迷不悟；一门心思认定某事”。又如：Dad’s got a bee in his bonnet about saving electricity. 爸爸一心想着要省电。 24. I had butterflies in my stomach before I gave my speech in front of the whole school. 【句意】在全校面前演讲之前，我心里七上八下十分紧张。 【解析】have / get butterflies in your stomach意为“做某事前心慌，紧张；心里七上八下；忐忑不安（形容面对重要场合时紧张、焦虑、心神不宁的生理心理感受）”。又如：She got butterflies in her stomach as she waited for the interview to start. 等待面试开始时，她内心忐忑不安。 25. Without enough food and water, the refugees died like flies in the disaster‑stricken area. 【句意】由于缺少食物和水源，灾区难民大批死去。 【解析】die / fall / drop like flies意为“（非正式）大批死亡；成批死去）（形容人或生物大规模、大量地死亡）”。又如：When the temperature dropped sharply, many of the insects died like flies. 气温骤降，大量昆虫成批死亡。 26. Our picnic was great. The only fly in the ointment was the sudden light rain. 【句意】我们的野餐很棒，唯一煞风景的就是突如其来的小雨。 【解析】a / the fly in the ointment意为“扫兴的人；煞风景的事物；美中不足；一粒老鼠屎坏一锅粥（整体情况很不错，但存在一个小小的缺陷、障碍，破坏整体的美好）”。又如：The travel plan is perfect, but lack of money is a fly in the ointment. 这份旅行计划无可挑剔，但经费不足是美中不足。 27. I’d love to be a fly on the wall when they discuss the new recycling plan. 【句意】我真希望能悄悄旁听他们讨论这项新回收方案。 【解析】be a fly on the wall意为“不为人觉察的观察者；做墙壁上的一只苍蝇，做不被察觉的观察者或旁观者；暗中旁听”。又如：When the two managers argued about the project, I wished I could be a fly on the wall. 两位经理争论项目的时候，我真想在一旁悄悄听一听。 28. You can’t fool the old manager — there are no flies on him. 【句意】你糊弄不了这位老经理，他可不是傻子（他精明得很）。 【解析】there are no flies on sb. 意为“某人精明得不会上当；某人很机灵，某人不会上当受骗（比喻人头脑清醒、精明，不容易被欺骗、糊弄）”。又如：There are no flies on our monitor; she always sees through tricks quickly. 我们班长十分机灵，总能很快看穿花招。 29. He is such a gentle person that he wouldn’t hurt a fly. 【句意】他为人十分温和，连一只苍蝇都不忍心伤害。 【解析】Sb. wouldn’t harm / hurt a fly意为“某人连一只苍蝇都不肯伤害；心地善良；为人极其温顺善良，心肠软（形容人性情温和、与世无争，本性善良，不会伤害任何人或小动物）”。又如：Though he looks big and strong, he wouldn’t hurt a fly. 尽管他看上去高大强壮，实则心肠非常软。 30. He acts friendly, but he is a snake in the grass who will betray you. 【句意】他看上去很友善，却是个会背叛你的阴险小人。 【解析】a snake in the grass意为“阴险小人，不可信的人；潜伏的敌人；虚假的人；口蜜腹剑的人；阴险的伪君子（比喻表面友善，暗地里心怀歹意、伺机害人的人）”。又如：Watch out for him. He is a snake in the grass. 提防他，他是个暗藏祸心的人。 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $