《大学英语习语》课件

1、关于颜色，器官，动物的英语习语2022/9/14与nose有关的习惯用语Cut off your nose to spite your face伤人害己，Have you nose in sth专心致志地（读书）Keep your nose clean循规蹈矩；不作为法的事Keep your nose out of sth避免插手（他人的事）Keep your nose to the grindstone连续辛勤地工作Look down your nose at sth/sb蔑视；对不屑一顾Stick/pork your nose into sth多管闲事Put sbs nose out of

2、 joint使难堪；惹恼Turn your nose up at sth拒绝；看不上；看不起With your nose in the air自高自大；傲慢；看不起人有关Head的英语习惯用语Bang/knock your/their heads together 强行制止人们争吵并使之回复理智Be banging your head against a brick wall用头撞墙；枉费心机Be/ stand head and shoulders above sth/sb出类拔萃；鹤立鸡群Bite/ snap ones head off(尤指毫无理由地)呵斥某人Bring sth to a

3、head/ come to a headIn over your head卷入棘手的事Keep your head/keep a clear/cool head（在困境中）保持冷静Keep your head above water勉强逃脱困境；设法不举债；Laugh/scream your head off大笑或大叫2022/9/14有关Head的英语习惯用语Do sbs head in使某人困惑(或烦恼，生气)Do sth standing on your head做某事不费吹灰之力From head to foot/toe从头到脚；遍布全身Get your head down 避免引起注

4、意；保持低姿态Give sb their head让某人随心所欲Go head to head( with sb)（与某人）面对面直接谈判Go to your head使人过于骄傲；冲昏头脑Have a good head on your shoulders头脑清醒；明智2022/9/14关于动物的习语2022/9/14六、 与“RAT”有关的习语和词组1、 like a drowned rat 湿得像落汤鸡。He forgot the umbrella this morning and was cought in the rain like a drowned rat. 今天早上他忘记带雨伞

5、了，被淋得像落汤鸡似的。2、 smell a rat 怀疑某人不对头。I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful . 他主动帮起忙来，我怀疑其中另有文章。3、 the rat race 激烈的竞争。Jim is the winner in the rat race; he is promoted to be the general manager. 吉姆在激烈的竞争中胜出；他被提拔为总经理。2022/9/14与“DUCK”有关的习语和词组1、 like water off a ducks back (尤指批评)不起作用，对牛弹琴。Their h

6、ints about his behaviour were like water off a ducks back. 他们示意他举止不当，如同对牛弹琴。2、 a dead duck 被放弃或将失败的事物。The plan is a dead duck: there is no money. 计划告吹了，因为没有钱。3、 a lame duck 处于困境无法自理的人，组织或事物。 The government should not waste money supporting lame ducks.政府不应浪费资金去扶持那些无前景的企业。2022/9/14 与“CAT”有关的习语和词组1、 ca

7、t-and-dog life(在一起居住者)经常吵架的生活。They lead a cat-and-dog life, so they decided to separated temporarily.他俩老是吵架，于是决定暂时分居。2、 let the cat out of the bag 无意中泄露秘密，露出马脚。I wanted mothers present to be secret, but my sister let the cat out of the bag. 给母亲的礼物我原想保密的，可是妹妹却露了马脚。3、 like a cat in hot bricks像热锅上的蚂蚁；如

8、坐针毡。He was like a cat in hot bricks before his driving test.他面临驾驶考试，紧张得像热锅上的蚂蚁。4、 play cat-and-mouse game with sb. 作弄某人，忽冷忽热。Marry dumped her boyfriend because he always played cat-and-mouse game with her. 玛丽跟她男朋友分手了，因为他总是对她时好时坏。5、 put/set the cat among the pigeons 引来乱子、是非或麻烦。The new security guard

9、is a burglarthat will set the cat among the pigeons. 新来的守卫是小偷这下子可要鸡犬不宁了。6、 no room to swing a cat 没有(生活，工作等)的足够空间。2022/9/14与其它动物有关的习语和词组1 monkey business 骗人的把戏，恶作剧。 a bear-hug 紧紧地搂住。parrot-fashion 鹦鹉学舌般地have a frog in ones throat 失音或嗓音嘶哑。 run with the hare and hunt with the hounds 两面都讨好。1 . to teach

10、 a fish how to swim. 班门弄斧 2 . the sparrow near a school sings the primer . 潜移默化 3 . love me , love my dog . 爱屋及乌 4 . look the barn door after the horse is stolen . 亡羊补牢 5 . he that will steal a pin will steal an ox . 小时偷针，大时偷金 6 . dont count your chickens before they hatch . 不要过早打如意算盘 2022/9/14与其它动物

11、有关的习语和词组2 as poor as a charch mouse . 一贫如洗 8 . let sleeping dogs lie . 惹是生非 9 . Im so hungry that I could eat a horse . 饥肠辘辘 10 . Go home and kick the dog . 回家生闷气 11 . separate the sheep from the goats . 把好人与坏人分开 12 . A wolf in sheeps clothing . 披着羊皮的狼 13 . Fine feathers make fine birds . 人靠衣装，佛靠金装

12、14 . You cant make a crab . 江山易改，本性难移 15 . The early bird catches the worm . 捷足先登；笨鸟先飞 16 . It rains cats and dogs . 倾盆大雨 17 . All his geese are swans . 言过其实 18 . as stupid as a goose . 蠢得像头猪 19 . a lion in the way 。 拦路虎 2022/9/14与其它动物有关的习语和词组3when cat is away , the mice will paly . 山中无老虎，猴子称大王 The

13、cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream . 掩耳盗铃 He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick . 欲加之罪，何患无辞as busy as a bee 忙忙碌碌see the elephant 大开眼界white elephant 沉重的负担talk horse 吹牛ducks egg 得零分a sleeping dog 惹不起的人Every dag has his day. 凡人皆有得意时when pig flies 绝不可能2022/9/14与颜色有关的习语a blue Mon

14、day倒霉的星期一 in a blue mood情绪低沉blue moon/once in a blue moon罕见之至，极不可能，千载难逢 green-eyed/green with jealousy/green with envy嫉妒，吃醋 green hand生手，新手 black coffee纯咖啡 white coffee加了牛奶的咖啡 black sheep害群之马 give sb. a black look恶狠狠地瞪某人一眼 in a black mood情绪低落 a black mark令人不满意之处 see red“火冒三丈” a white lie译成汉语是“不怀恶意的谎

15、言”； white hands是“廉正诚实”white feather指“懦夫”； white-headed boy指“宠儿” white hope指“被寄予厚望的人或事物”。 A grey area 含糊不清之处2022/9/14与颜色（green、red）有关的习语1）greenhorn指没有工作经验的人2）to be green (with envy)3）to have a green thumb有园艺技能或指有经验的，熟练的4) green light1）red tape 指手续繁杂，办事拖拖拉拉、不讲实际的坏风气2)see red 发怒，冒火3）in the red亏损，负债They

16、 had to close down their factory because they were always in the red.3)a red letter day 重大、重要的日子Tomorrow will be a red letter day for them-theyre getting married.2022/9/14与颜色（blue、white）有关的习语1)to feel blue 郁闷、烦闷Upon bearing the bad news, he couldnt help feeling blue all day long.2)till all is blue 直

17、到酩酊大醉，到极点He drank alone in the bar till all was blue.3)once in a blue moon 难得、千载难逢He says he enjoys swimming, but we can only see him once in blue moon.4）a bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳The news of her mothers death came as a bolt from the blue.1)white lie 善意的谎言I knew he was telling a white lie by saying that he enjoyed staying home with me.2)white elephant 耗费钱财而没有实用价值的累赘物品