动物的英语隐喻

关于动物的隐喻

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animal,beast,brute指的是某人行为举止令人厌恶，常常是由于此人行为疯狂激烈所引起

animal也可以用来谈论与感觉本能力量有关，而与性格，智力无关的人的肉体属性

The labourer was a manufacturing animal（干活的动物）, perceived as a source of profit.

a particular kind of animal该项活动的行家

beast

用来以亲切友好的方式来称呼某人，通常指男孩或男人

where is Richard, the little beast?

I know he was a grumpy little beast, but I loved him.

beastly

粗鲁地，恶劣地 The weather is beastly

brute

brute force/strength 单纯的体力或暴力

PREY

one person is prey to another 一个人很容易受到另一人伤害或利用

one person falls prey to another

lonely secretaties fell prey to the charms of his agents.

to be prey to a unpleasant feeling因为……而闷闷不乐

He was prey to growing despair

Domestic animals

pet

pet project 指人们感兴趣， 给予比任何别的项目更多时间和精力的项目

He pause before returning to his pet theory

pet hate 指对某事非常憎恨

I can't think of any pet hates expect game show.

称呼喜爱的人 it's alright pet, let me do it.

DOG

质量很差的物品，the film must be a real dog

dog eat dog 形容社会竞争激烈

be dogged by something unpleasant 干扰，受影响

dogged顽固的

bitch

泼妇

感到不舒服，不快;It was a bitch of a winter that year

说坏话 one bitches about another person

hound

hound another 恐吓某人以取得利益

hound someone out of position 给某人制造麻烦以让他离职

cat

fat cat 懒惰，贪婪的人

catty 恶毒，令人讨厌，背后说坏话的人

kitten 性感，乐于调情的女人 kittenish

pig

what a pig you are!你真是个混蛋

to pig oneself/pig out 大吃大喝， 尤其吃不健康食品

pig-headed固执，即使有错也不改

sheep

形容人云亦云，盲目跟从的人

sheepish 因为自己做错事或不诚实而显得有点尴尬或惭愧 He returned, looking sheepish

lamb 形容所喜欢的人以及温和，好心，不麻烦的人

house around指傻里傻气地跟别人起哄