英语中含有动物名称的习语（六）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（六） 1. Don’t keep treating him badly. Remember the worm will turn. 【句意】别一直苛待他，要记住，忍耐是有限度的。 【解析】the worm will turn意为“（谚语）老实人被逼急了也要反抗；兔子急了也咬人；忍耐是有限度的（比喻长期隐忍、弱小的人，若不断遭受压迫，终有一天会奋起反抗）”。又如：He has borne unfair treatment for years, but the worm will turn sooner or later. 多年来他忍受不公待遇，但总有一天他会奋起反抗。 2. If we look into this matter, we may open a can of worms. 【句意】如果我们深入调查这件事，可能会引出一大堆棘手问题。 【解析】a can of worms意为“棘手的问题；麻烦事；一团糟；复杂的难题；一触即发的麻烦（比喻一旦开启，就会引出一连串难以处理、错综复杂的问题）”。又如：I don’t want to ask about it, because it’s a real can of worms. 我不想过问这件事，这实在是个烂摊子。 3. She shed crocodile tears over his failure, but she was secretly pleased. 【句意】对他的失败她流下了鳄鱼的眼泪，暗地里却暗自高兴。 【解析】crocodile tears意为“鳄鱼的眼泪；假慈悲；虚情假意的眼泪”。又如：Don’t believe his crocodile tears; he does not really feel sorry for you. 别相信他那假惺惺的眼泪，他并不是真的为你感到难过。 4. He spun a spider’s web of lies to cover up his mistake. 【句意】他编织了一张错综复杂的谎言网来掩盖错误。 【解析】a spider’s web of lies意为“层层交织的谎言”。 5. He has spiders in the attic and always comes up with strange theories. 【句意】他想法古怪，总冒出一些离奇的理论。 【解析】spiders in the attic意为“想法古怪；脑子有点不正常（形容人想法怪异、有点疯疯癫癫）”。 6. My spider senses told me that something was wrong. 【句意】我的直觉告诉我事情不对劲。 【解析】spider senses意为“直觉预感危险的敏锐感知”。 7. My deskmate is as smart as a dolphin and quickly works out difficult math problems. 【句意】我的同桌聪慧过人，难题总能很快解出来。 【解析】as smart as a dolphin意为“像海豚一样聪明；非常聪慧（形容人头脑灵光、理解力强，含褒义色彩）”。又如：As smart as a dolphin, she picked up the new language in just a few months. 她十分聪明，短短几个月就学会了这门新语言。 8. The girl is as tall as a crane and stands out among her classmates. 【句意】这个女孩身材高挑，在同学之中很显眼。 【解析】as tall as a crane意为“身材修长（比喻人身材高挑挺拔，含褒义色彩）”。又如：As tall as a crane, he could easily reach the books on the top shelf. 他身形高挑，轻松够到顶层书架上的书。 9. She moved gracefully, like a crane in the sky. 【句意】她姿态优雅，宛如空中飞鹤。 【解析】a crane in the sky意为“空中仙鹤（喻指超凡脱俗、气质清雅的人）”。 10. After graduation, she felt as free as a seagull and planned to travel along the coast. 【句意】毕业后，她感觉像海鸥一样自由，打算沿着海岸旅行。 【解析】as free as a seagull意为“像海鸥一样自由自在；无拘无束（描写人不受束缚、随心自在）”。又如：Running on the beach, the boy was as free as a seagull. 男孩在沙滩上奔跑，无拘无束，如同海鸥一般。 11. From the cliff, we got a seagull view of the whole bay. 【句意】站在悬崖上，我们可以俯瞰整个海湾。 【解析】seagull view意为“海鸥视角；俯瞰（与bird’s-eye view含义相同）”。 12. Nobody likes him, for he is a typical seagull manager. 【句意】没人喜欢他，因为他就是典型的海鸥式管理者。 【解析】seagull manager意为“海鸥式管理者；来了就指责、扔下一堆问题然后飞走的管理者（比喻平时不见人影，一出问题就过来批评一通，之后撒手不管的管理者，含贬义色彩）。” 13. My brother is a night owl and often stays up late reading books. 【句意】我弟弟是个夜猫子，经常熬夜看书。 【解析】night owl意为“夜猫子；喜欢熬夜的人”。又如：As a night owl, she finds it easier to work at midnight. 作为夜猫子，她发现午夜工作效率更高。 14. The old professor is as wise as an owl and always gives valuable advice. 【句意】这位老教授十分睿智，总能给出宝贵建议。 【解析】as wise as an owl意为“像猫头鹰一样睿智；非常聪慧（在西方文化中，猫头鹰象征智慧，含褒义色彩。）”。又如：Grandfather looked as wise as an owl when explaining the rules of nature. 爷爷讲解自然规律时，看起来睿智沉稳。 15. The little girl was as cute as a piglet when she laughed. 【句意】这个小女孩笑起来憨态可掬。 【解析】as cute as a piglet意为“像小猪崽一样可爱；憨态可掬（形容人，多指小孩天真可爱、胖乎乎惹人喜爱。含褒义色彩）”。又如：Wrapped in the thick coat, the boy looked as cute as a piglet. 裹着厚外套，小男孩看起来像小猪崽一样可爱。 16. She snuffled like a piglet after crying for the loss of her pet. 【句意】因为失去宠物，她哭得抽抽搭搭。 【解析】snuffle like a piglet意为“像小猪一样呼哧呼哧抽鼻子（描写人感冒哭泣时鼻子不停抽气的样子”。又如：The kid snuffled like a piglet with a bad cold. 这个孩子重感冒，鼻子呼哧呼哧的。 17. When the teacher suddenly asked her a hard question, she looked like a deer in the headlights. 【句意】老师突然抛出难题时，她一下子愣住了，呆若木鸡。 【解析】like a deer in the headlights意为“像车灯前的鹿；惊慌失措，吓得呆若木鸡（形容人突发意外时，因震惊恐惧而愣住、不知所措）”。又如：At the sight of the fierce dog, the boy stood still, like a deer in the headlights. 看见那条凶狗，男孩僵在原地，吓得不知所措。 18. The little girl was as gentle as a deer and never argued with others. 【句意】这个小姑娘性情温顺，从不与人争执。 【解析】as gentle as a deer意为“像小鹿一样温顺（比喻人性情温柔 含褒义色彩）”。又如：She turned to me with eyes as gentle as a deer. 她转头看向我，眼神如小鹿般柔和。 19. She was shy and quiet, a deer in the wood among the noisy crowd. 【句意】她安静腼腆，在喧闹人群中如同林中怯生生的小鹿。 【解析】deer in the wood意为“林中小鹿（比喻纯真、胆小、容易受惊的人）”。 20. The diver’s body was as sleek as a seal as he cut through the cold seawater. 【句意】这名潜水员在冰冷海水中穿行，身形像海豹一样流畅。 【解析】as sleek as a seal意为“像海豹一样光滑（比喻身形线条流畅顺滑，含褒义色彩）”。又如：Her wet hair was as sleek as a seal after swimming in the sea. 海里游完泳，她湿漉漉的头发像海豹皮毛般顺滑。 21. Resting on the warm rock, the little boy was happy as a seal. 【句意】小男孩躺在温暖的岩石上，悠然自得。 【解析】happy as a seal意为“像海豹一样快活（描写人物放松愉悦的状态，悠然自得、无忧无虑）”。又如：Floating on the water, she was happy as a seal. 漂浮在水面上，她快活极了。 22. He moved like a seal in the lake, diving and surfacing effortlessly. 【句意】他在湖里像海豹一样游动，轻松地潜入水中、浮出水面。 【解析】move like a seal意为“动作像海豹一样灵活柔韧，在水中游起来十分敏捷”。 23. The baby was fat as a seal, with round cheeks and bright eyes. 【句意】小宝宝圆滚滚的，脸蛋圆圆的，眼睛亮晶晶。 【解析】fat as a seal意为“胖得像海豹；圆滚滚的（中性，略带调侃）”。 24. Without glasses, my grandma is as blind as a bat. 【句意】不戴眼镜，我奶奶几乎什么都看不清。 【解析】as blind as a bat意为“视力极差；几乎看不见；眼神不好（形容人不戴眼镜就看不清东西）”温馨提示：蝙蝠视力差，靠回声定位，不是真的失明。。又如：I’m as blind as a bat without my contact lenses. 不戴隐形眼镜，我两眼一抹黑。 25. People thought he had bats in the belfry because he kept talking to trees. 【句意】大家觉得他有点古怪，因为他总对着树说话。 【解析】have bats in the belfry意为“钟楼里飞满蝙蝠；脑子有点古怪；精神有点失常；胡思乱想（比喻想法怪异、疯疯癫癫）”。又如：Don’t listen to him; he has bats in the belfry. 别听他的，他想法很离谱。 26. When the bell rang, he ran out of the classroom like a bat out of hell. 【句意】铃一响，他飞快冲出教室。 【解析】like a bat out of hell意为“飞快地；风驰电掣，狂奔疾驰（形容速度极快）”。又如：The car went like a bat out of hell down the road. 汽车沿着公路疾驰而去。 27. She was as mad as a wet hen when she found her garden damaged. 【句意】发现花园遭到破坏，她勃然大怒。 【解析】as mad as a wet hen意为“大发雷霆；暴怒，气得火冒三丈（形容人十分生气）”。又如：Dad went as mad as a wet hen after seeing the broken vase. 看到打碎的花瓶，爸爸火冒三丈。 28. She hovered over her son like a hen with one chick. 【句意】她像护崽的母鸡一样守着儿子，过度呵护。 【解析】like a hen with one chick意为“对唯一的孩子过分呵护；过分溺爱，紧张护崽（比喻过度保护）”。 29. Good jobs in this area are as scarce as hen’s teeth. 【句意】这个地区好工作凤毛麟角。 【解析】scarce as hen’s teeth意为“极其稀少，凤毛麟角”。 30. Among the boys, he thinks he is the cock of the roost and always orders others around. 【句意】在这群男孩当中，他自认为是老大，总爱指挥别人。 【解析】cock of the roost（也可说 rooster of the roost）意为“一霸；地头蛇；窝里称王称霸的人（指在某个小圈子里自以为老大、威风十足的人）”。又如：After winning the game, he acted like the rooster of the roost. 赢得比赛后，他一副称王称霸的样子。 31. He walked into the hall, as proud as a rooster after winning the prize. 【句意】获奖之后，他走进大厅，趾高气扬。 【解析】as proud as a rooster意为“像公鸡一样骄傲；洋洋得意，趾高气扬（褒贬均可，多略带贬义，描写人昂首挺胸、沾沾自喜）。”。又如：With his head held high, the little boy was as proud as a rooster. 小男孩高昂着头，洋洋得意。 32. We woke up at dawn to the rooster’s crow from the nearby farm. 【句意】黎明时分，附近农场传来鸡鸣，我们醒了过来。 【解析】rooster’s crow意为“公鸡啼鸣；破晓的鸡鸣（喻指新一天的开端）”。 33. Grandpa rises with the rooster to do morning exercise every day. 【句意】爷爷每天闻鸡起舞，早起晨练。 【解析】rise with the rooster意为“闻鸡起舞；早起；黎明即起（与rise with the lark含义相同）”。 34. He was cock of the roost in the small group and made all the decisions. 【句意】他在这个小团体里是老大，所有事情都由他说了算。 【解析】cock of the roost意为“鸡窝之主（在小圈子里称王称霸、自以为老大的人）（与cock of the walk含义相同）”。又如：Don’t act like the cock of the roost just because you won one game. 别因为赢了一场比赛就一副称王称霸的样子。 35. The girl cocked her head, wondering what I meant. 【句意】女孩歪着头，琢磨我的话是什么意思。 【解析】cock one’s head意为“歪着头；好奇、疑惑地倾听或打量”。又如：He cocked his head and listened carefully to the sound from afar. 他歪过头，仔细聆听远处传来的声音。 36. He told me some cock and bull story about missing the bus. 【句意】他跟我编了一套错过公交车的离谱借口。 【解析】cock and bull story意为“荒诞无稽的谎话；编造的离奇借口”。又如：I don’t believe his explanation; it’s just a cock and bull story. 我不信他的说辞，那只是编造出来的鬼话。 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $