有關(guān)貓的經(jīng)典諺語集錦
有關(guān)貓的經(jīng)典諺語集錦
諺語跟成語一樣都是語言整體中的一部分,可以增加語言的鮮明性和生動性。但諺語和名言是不同的,諺語是勞動人民的生活實踐經(jīng)驗,而名言是名人說的話。以下是學習啦網(wǎng)小編為大家整理的傳承已久的有關(guān)貓的經(jīng)典諺語精選:
see [watch] how [which way] the cat jumps (=wait for the cat to jump)
觀望形勢然后行動; 看風使舵, 隨機應變
That's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl.
引狼入室; 等于把貓放在金魚缸旁。
The cat did it.
[口謔]是貓打破的; 不是我搞的。(推托責任的話)
The cat is out of the bag.
[口]秘密泄露; 真相大白。
The cat jumps.
[口]形勢清楚了。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.
[諺]掩耳盜鈴; 貓偷吃奶油的時候, 總是閉著眼睛。
The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.
貓兒想吃魚, 又怕濕了腳(想吃魚又怕腥; 想得到某種東西又怕麻煩或擔風險)。
The scalded cat fears cold water.
[諺] 被燙過的貓, 連冷水也怕(一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井繩)
Watch sb. as a cat watches a mouse.
象貓盯耗子般地盯著某人。
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
[諺]貓兒不在,老鼠成精(大王外出, 小鬼跳粱)。
cat nap 打個盹兒
let the cat out of the bag 放出袋中貓(泄密,說漏嘴)
more than one way to skin a cat 剝貓皮各有巧妙不同(另有辦法)
A cat has nine lives.
貓有九條命。(英國迷信, 指貓的生命力強)
A cat in gloves catches no mice. (=Muffled cats catch no mice.)
[諺]帶手套的貓捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事無成; 怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。
A cat may look at a king.
[諺]貓也可以看國王(指小人物也應有些權(quán)利)
agree like cats and dogs
[口]像貓和狗一樣合不來, 完全合不來
All cats are grey in the dark. (=At night all cats are grey; when candles are out, all cats are grey.)
[諺]貓在暗中都是灰色; 黑暗中難分丑妍
as weak as a cat (=as weak as water)
身體非常虛弱
copy cat
盲目的模仿者
enough to make a cat [horse] laugh
極其可笑; 讓人笑掉大牙
enough to make a cat speak
[口]令人驚訝; 事情太出奇
Has the cat got your tongue?
[口]貓把你的舌頭叼去了嗎?為什么不吭聲?
It rains cats and dogs.
下傾盆大雨, 大雨滂沱
let the cat out of the bag
說走了嘴, (無意中)泄露秘密
like a cat on hot bricks
局促不安, 如熱鍋上的螞蟻
live like cat and dog
[口]整天吵架
old cat
脾氣壞的老太婆