第1个回答 2019-01-05
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)。