在英文短语中加上动物，整个短语都变得生动起来了。下面是小编给大家整理的有关动物英文短语，供大家参阅!

必备动物英语短语

一、鼠——Rat

英语中用以比喻讨厌鬼，可耻的人，告密者，密探，破坏罢工的人;美国俚语指新学生。

当看到smell a rat这一词组时，是指人们怀疑在做错某事。a rat race则表示激烈的竞争 。rats desert a sinking ship(船沉鼠先逃，这一谚语意指那些一遇到危险就争先寻求安全或一看见困难便躲得老远的人。)

二、牛——Ox

涉及“牛”的汉语成语很多，如“对牛弹琴”、“牛蹄之涔”等。英语中涉及“Ox”的表达方式则不多。用Ox - eyed形容眼睛大的人;用短语The black Ox has trod on sb's foot. 表示灾祸已降临到某人头上。

三、虎——Tiger

指凶恶的人，虎狼之徒;英国人指穿制服的马夫;口语中常指比赛的劲敌。中国和东南亚国家常以Paper tiger比喻貌似强大而实质虚弱的敌人。词组ride the tiger表示以非常不确定或危险的方式生活。

四、兔——Hare

在英国俚语中，hare指坐车不买票的人。与hare组成的词组有：make a hare of sb.愚弄某人。start a hare。在讨论中提出枝节问题。

例如：You start a hare ever time at the meeting.每次讨论你都提出与题无关的问题。

英语中有许多关于兔的谚语，如：

1.First catch your hare. 勿谋之过早(意指：不要过于乐观)。

2.You cannot run with the hare and hunt with hounds. 不能两面讨好(意指：不要耍两面派)。

常用动物英语短语

1. Frog

(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知大海。

2. Fox

(1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。

(2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。(兔子不吃窝边草。)

(3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese. 每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。

(4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen to look out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。

英语中有关动物的谚语(下)

3. Fish

(1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。

(2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。

(3) Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

(4) There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是。

(5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次档。

(6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 咆哮的水中无鱼。(夸夸其谈者无真才实学。)。

4. Hare

(1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(猎狗). 不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追。(人不应两面讨好。)

(2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。

5. Horse

(1) You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。

(2) Don’t ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。

(3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好马不会毛色差。

(4) A horse may stumble on four feet. 马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。

(5) A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无需鞭策。

(6) Don’t put the cart before the horse. 不要将大车套在马前面。(处理问题应按先后次序，不要本末倒置。)

(7) The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马，掌子最差。

(8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之后锁马厩。(亡羊补牢)

(9) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之马，勿看牙口。

(10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail. 一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。(水滴石穿)

6 . Mouse

(1) It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。

(2) The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。

(3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。

7. Sheep

(1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力量是无穷的。

(2) A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重。

(3) He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf. 甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。

13.Swallow

(1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不报春。

(2) One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。

8. Tiger

(1) If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

9. Wolf

(1) Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold. 不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。

(2) Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl. 和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。

(3) Man is a wolf to man. 人对人是狼。(人心狠，人吃人)

(4) A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼

经典动物英语短语

1.蜜蜂

As Busy as bee. 勤奋

2.鸟

Early bird 早到

The early bird catches the worm. 早期的鸟有虫吃 eat like a bird 吃的很少

Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟

3.牛

Bull`s eye 正中红心

A bull in a china shop. 鲁莽的人

Bull market 牛市

4.鱼

teach a fish to swim. 班门弄斧

drink like a fish 牛饮

a fish story 吹牛

a fish out of water 失去依靠

cold fish 冷血

5.狗

dog ears 卷起的页角

live me,live my dog 爱屋及乌

It rains cats and dogs. 瓢泼大雨

You are a lucky dog. 幸运儿

Give it to the dog. 算了吧!

during dog`s days 最热的日子

every dog has his day 人人皆有得意时

let sleeping dog lie 不可招惹的人

barking dog doesn`t bite 虚张声势的人

6.马

hold your horse 稍等

put the cart before the horce 本末倒置

Dark horse 黑马

7.羊

a black sheep 败家子

8.鹰

eagle`s eye = eagle-eyed 犀利的目光

9.大象

white elephant 大而无用的东西

10.狮子

lion-hearted person 勇敢的人

11.猫

a cat may look at king 小人物也有权利

a copy cat 抄袭作弊的人

cat & dog life 争吵不休的生活

cat around 寻欢作乐

let the cat out of bag 泄密

like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁

make a cat laugh 好笑的

see how the cat jumps 观望形势

turn cat in the pan 背叛

when the cat is away,the mice will play. 山中无老虎，猴子称代王