记住:"old cat“别只会翻译成”老猫"!


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英语中与猫相关的习语也很常见,而且从字面上一般很难猜出它们的意思,下面这些习语你明白吗?

01、old cat

脾气很坏的老太婆

例句:

Be on your guard against Miss thompson. she's an old cat.

你要当心汤普森小姐,她是个脾气很坏的老太婆。

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02、fight like cat and dog

(两人)争吵不休

例句:

They always fight like cat and dog though they still love each other very much.

尽管他们彼此深爱着对方,但经常激烈地争吵。

03、let the cat out of the bag

无意中泄露秘密,露出马脚

例句:

I hope that no one will let the cat out of the bag.

我希望没有一个人会泄漏秘密。

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04、curiosity killed the cat

好奇害死猫。告诫人们好奇心要有一定的限度,否则危险

例句:

Stop asking so many questions. Don't you know that curiositykilled the cat?

不要再问这么多问题了,你不知道好奇害死猫吗?

05、sick as a cat真想呕吐 病的很厉害

例句:

Sorry,I feel sick as a cat.

对不起,我直想呕吐

06、like a cat in hot bricks

像热锅上的蚂蚁;焦虑不安,坐立不安

例句:

He was like a cat in hot bricks before his drivingtest.

驾照考试前,他像热锅上的蚂蚁一样焦虑不安。

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07、play cat-and-mouse game with sb…

作弄某人,欲擒故纵

例句:

The policeman decided to play cat-and-mouse game with the thief.

警察决定对那个小偷采取欲擒故纵的办法。

08、put/set the cat among the pigeons

引来乱子、是非或麻烦

例句:

In my childhood, I always put the cat among the pigeons.

我小时候经常惹麻烦。

09、a cat in the pan

叛徒、中途变节的人。

例句:

We've made a lot of preparations, but because of a cat in the pan, we finally failed in the bid.

我们做了很多准备,但因为有叛徒,我们最后投标失败了。

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10、That cat won't jump

这一手行不通(口语)

例句:

Stop doing that anymore, that cat won't jump!

别再这么做了,这样行不通的!

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