与动物有关的成语英语集锦

2021年1月22日发(作者：蒋学道)















































































与动物有关的成语英语集锦

摘

要：十二生肖，是中国传统文化的 重要部分，由
12
种源于自
然界的动物即鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、 狗、猪
组成，用于记年，顺序排列为子鼠、丑牛、寅虎、卯兔、辰龙、巳
蛇、午马、未羊、申猴 、酉鸡、戌狗、亥猪，在中华文化圈内被广
泛使用。有诸多描写十二生肖的文学作品，也有不少关于十二 生肖
的成语。
2012
年是龙年，
当我们提到龙，
我们就会想到“龙凤呈祥”
、
“生龙活虎”等成语，下面就介绍一些与动物有关的相关成语的英
语翻译。

关键词：动物；成语；英语

一、与“龙”有关的

龙飞凤舞
lively and vigorous flourishes in calligraphy
龙盘虎踞
a forbidding strategic point
龙凤呈祥
excellent good fortune
龙蛇混杂
good and bad people mixed up
龙潭虎穴
a danger spot
龙腾虎跃
a scene of bustling activity
龙争虎斗
a
fierce
struggle between well-matched opponents
龙行虎步
majestic gait; imposing air
龙吟虎啸
dragons singing and tigers roaring
生龙活虎
full of vim and vigor















































































二、与“狗”有关的

狗胆包天
monstrous audacity
狗急跳墙
a corned beast will do something desperate
狗屁不通
unreadable rubbish
狗咬吕洞宾
to mistake a good man as a bad man
狗眼看人低
to be damned snobbish; to act as a snob
狗头军师
villainous adviser
狗皮膏药
quack medicine
狐群狗党
a pack of rogues
狗屁不如
worse than a cur or a swine
狗拿耗子
to
poke
one
三、与“虎”有关的

虎背熊腰
tough and stocky
虎口拔牙
dare the greatest danger
虎口余生
be snatched from the jaws of death
虎里虎气
(of a young man ) strong and vigorous
虎视眈眈
eye covetously or menacingly
虎头虎脑
(of a boy) looking strong and good- natured
虎头蛇尾
a fine start and a poor finish
虎尾春冰
in a precarious position
如虎添翼
with might redoubled
s
nose
into
other
people
s
business















































































谈虎色变
turn pale at the mere mention of something
terrifying
四、与“鸡”有关的

鸡飞蛋打
all is lost
鸡毛蒜皮
trifles; trivialities
鸡鸣狗盗
get up to mean or petty tricks
鸡鸣犬吠
country sounds
鸡皮鹤发
advanced in age
鸡犬不宁
general turmoil
鸡犬不留
ruthless mass slaughter
闻鸡起舞
diligent and self-disciplined
鼠肚鸡肠
petty; narrow-minded
偷鸡摸狗
pilfer; (of a man ) always having affairs with
women
五、与“马”有关的

马不停蹄
without a stop; nonstop
马齿徒增
grow old with nothing accomplished
马到成功
win success immediately upon arrival
马革裹尸
die on the battlefield
马路新闻
street-gossip; hearsay
马马虎虎
careless; not very good















































































马首是瞻
follow sb.
s lead
人仰马翻
badly battered; thrown into confusion
老马识途
an old horse knows the way
千军万马
a powerful army; a mighty force
六、与“牛”有关的

牛头不对马嘴
incongruous; irrelevant
牛刀小试
a master hand
s first small display
牛年马月
a time that will never come
九牛二虎
tremendous effort
九牛一毛
a drop in the ocean
汗牛充栋
an immense collection of books
对牛弹琴
address
the
wrong
audience;
talk
over
sb
目无全牛
be supremely skilled
鸡口牛后
better to reign in hell than serve in heaven
如牛负重
like an ox carrying a heavy load
七、与“羊”有关的

羊质虎皮
outwardly strong, inwardly weak
羊肠小道
a narrow winding trail; a meandering footpath
羊毛出在羊身上
in the long run, whatever you
you pay for
挂羊头卖狗肉
try to palm off sth. inferior to what it
re given,
s
head