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1、仅供个人参考featherbe spitt ing feathers 非常愤怒，口渴，Len was spitt ing feathers whe n he saw some van dal had done ton his new car .feather-bedHis mother has feather-bedded him.feather-bra ined 溺爱，They had some feather-bra ined scheme.feather-friend 鸟，We mustn ' forget to put out food for our feathered fr
2、iends in frosty weather.feather in one '某人的卓越成就，荣誉标志，He was the final feather in his cap after years of dedicated service to the com muni ty.feather one ' sine私t 肥己，The Chairma n is taki ng money out of the compa ny to feather his ownn est.in fine feather情绪极好，身体健康，You' re in fine feather
3、 thimorning.make the feather fly 引起骚动，争斗，That will make the feather fly!show the white feather 显示懦弱，The challenger showed the white feather.smooth somebody (ruffled) feathers 冷静下来，I smoothed her ruffled feathers.you could have kno eked me dow n with a feather 使我十分震惊，You could have knocked me down wi
4、th a feather when I knew this.fishbig fish 大人物，The boss shows some big fish around the factory.big fish in a small pond 井底之蛙，小地方的要人，He' s only a big fish in samall pond.cold fish 冷冰冰的人，Sue is a cold fish.feed the fishes 葬身鱼腹，If you fall overboard, you end up'felel ding the fishes.fish for co
5、mpliments 寻找别人恭维，The new girl is always fishing for compliments when she talks to the men. fish in troubled waters 混水摸鱼，He fishes in the troubled waters of marital strife.fish out 捞出，把鱼捕尽，She fished out a purse from her pocket.have other fish to fry 另有它图，I've got plenty of other fistho fry.like
6、a fish out of water 如鱼离水， I feel like a fish out of water. neither fish nor fowl 不伦不类， This fellow is neither fish nor fowl.(fine/pretty) kettle fish 一团糟，You are going to be prosecutedfor careiess driving, that's a fine kettie offish.queer fish 怪人，Johns a queer fish, nhearly always wears odd soc
7、ks.small fish 小人物， I ' m only a small fish.smell something fishy 可疑，He said he was ill, but I smell something fishy.there are pie nty more fish in the sea有水何患无鱼，碰到的人多得很，My boyfriend and I have split up but I doncare the'ret's ptylenmorefish in the sea.fowldress a fowi 把家禽去毛开膛，Very few wo
8、men today know how to dress a fowi.fox be foxed 使迷惑，The crossword puzzie usuaiiy foxed me.cunning as a fox 非常狡猾，He' s as cunning as a fox anwdill try to take advantage of you. old/sly fox 老奸巨滑，You old fox, you talked her into selling the car for much less than it ' s worth.frogfrog in the th
9、roat 轻咽喉炎，I ' ve got frog in my throatht is morning.frog march 蛙式押送，The landlord frog marched him out the door.goatact/play the goat 干蠢事， Glen is always acting the goat.get somebody ' s g使a某人恼怒，His way gets my goat.sort out/separate the sheep from the goa 区分合格与不合格者， That should sort out the
10、sheep from the goat.goosegoose flesh/pimple 鸡皮疙瘩，Merely the thought of holding a snake makes me come out in goose flesh.We donkill the goose that lays the golde n egg 杀鸡取卵,t want to kill thgeoose that lays the golden egg.say “ boo ” to a gd吓唬某人，The boss wouldn 't say to“a bgoos”e.what is sauce f
11、or the goose is sauce for the gande对寸另 U人怎样，对自己也怎样，He is a man what' s sauthce fgoorose is sauce for the gander.hare hare-brained 愚蠢的，轻率的，Whose hare-brained idea was it to padlock the fire exits? mad as a March hare 非常疯狂，He must be as mad as a March hare.run with the hare and hunt with the hound
12、s 两面讨好，You can ' t run with the h arned hunt with the hounds.henhen-party 女人聚会，She has invited all her girlfriends to a hen-party on Friday night. hen-pecked 惧内的，He' s he-pnecked from morning to night.like a hen with one (only) chicken 大惊小怪的，She's like a hen with onloyne chicken.mother h
13、en (忙乱、小题大做的)女人，She fusses over them like a mother hen.horse horse talk horse 吹牛， flog a dead horse 白费力 ivoryivory tower 象牙塔，Academics in their ivory towers have no idea what it is like to earn one' sliving.kidkid ' s stuff易，This crossword puzzle is kid' s stuff for him.with kid gloves 非
14、常柔顺的，You have to learn to handle her with kid glove,you ' re kidding我不相信你！lambgo like a lamb (to the slaughter) 逆来顺受地干某事，There goesJones to the headmaster tud'y lsikse a lamb to the slaughter. one might as well be hung for a sheep as a lam 明知要受处罚，索性干 完坏事，彻底享受一番，I ll have another drink, I mig
15、ht be hung for saheep as a lamb. mutton dressed up as lamb乍年轻妇女打扮的老年妇女，In a better light I realized she was mutton dressed up as lamb.leoparda leopard n ever cha nges its spots本 性难易，lionas brave as a lion 非常勇敢，My young daughter is as brave as a lion and will tackle any of the boys. beard the lion in
16、 his den 面对上司，权势，I must beard the lion in his den and go and ask the boss for a day off next week.lion-hunter 巴结权势，名人，He is a typical lion-hunter.lion ' s sha其大作用，最大份额，I found myself doing the lion' s wshoarkre. of theput one ' s head in the lion处于危险Uh地，I' ll have to put my head in t
17、he lion' s mouth.throw somebody to the lions （为保全自己）而使他人处于危险境地，He warned me that if I make a mistake she throw me t'o tlhl e lions. twist the lion触犯ta英国，France seems to use many EEC meetings meretlyo twist the lion ' s tail.locustswarm like locusts 贪婪地围着，The children swarmed round like l
18、ocusts.mousethe best laid schemes of mice and men 每人都有失算之时 /智者千虑， 必有一失。poor as a church mouse清贫，My parents were as poor as church mouse.quiet as a mouse 非常宁静，Tina is as quiet as a mousey,ou hardly know she 's there. mulestubborn as a mule 非常顽固， She' s as stubborn as a mule.nestfoul one '
19、 s (own) n家s丑夕卜扬，All he ' s doing is fouling ohwisn nest.peacockproud as a peacock 非常自豪，Dad' s as a proud as a peacock of that shelf he put up. pigbuy a pig in a poke 盲目购买，You are buying a a pig in a poke.live like a pig in clover 生活奢侈，舒适， He has lived like a pig in clover ever since.make a
20、pig of oneself 狼吞虎咽地吃喝，I couldn ' t help marking aopf imgyself.make a pig ' s ear of someth把某事办得很糟，You' ve made a right pigof 'it. s earpig(gy)-in the-middle (无意中)夹在敌对双方之间的人，I find myself pig-in-the-middle.pigs might fly 不可能发生的事，He said he would pay me back the money he owns me next
21、Monday and pigs might fly!pigeonstool pigeon 密探，The police couldn 'ptossibly have known I was there unless they were told by a stoolpigeon.not one ' s pige与某人不相干的事，Don' t ask me to fill in theforms, That ' s not my pigeon.rabbitbreed like rabbits 大量繁衍，Her family breed like rabbits!pu
22、ll/produce a rabbit out of the hat 意外发现难题解法，ratas wet as/like a drow ned rat 浑身湿透，The shower made me as wet as a drowned rat.rat on some body 告发某人，Tim saw us smoking and ratted on us to the teacher.rat race 激烈竞争，He have adjusted to the rat race already.smell a rat 感到有可疑之处，I smell a rat I wonder what
23、 he wants.sheepblack sheep (of the family) 害群之马，She always has been the black sheep of the family.snakesn ake in the grass 隐患，Some snake in the grass has told the manager that I was late for work this morning.swallowone swallow doesn ' t make a suimme推论必成大错，We shouldremember that one swallow doe
24、sn ' t make a summer. swallow up 耗尽，New clothes for the children seem to swallow up all her money.swanswan around 四处闲逛，He swanned around the local food and wine.turtleturn turtle 底部朝天地翻转过来，The deck turned turtle.whalewet one ' s whist过得很愉快，The children had a whale of a time playing in the sa
25、nd pit.wingclip somebody ' s w扼杀某人的雄心，使无计可施，That will really clip his wings!spread one ' s wi开始独立行事，My daughter wants to spread her wings.take somebody under one ' s wi关照某人，The pupils took him under his wing.wolfthrow somebody to the wolves 使某人处于危险境地，They' ll throw him to thewolves.c
26、ry wolf 在不需援助时求援，Susan is always crying wolf.keep the wolf from the door 免于饥饿，I have a spare-time job which helps to keep the wolf from the door.lone wolf 不喜与人往来的人，He is a lone wolf.wolf in sheep ' s clo披着羊皮的狼，He turn out a wolf in sheep' s clothing.仅供个人用于学习、研究；不得用于商业用途For personal use only
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