cat 貓 |
1.
Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇心足以致命;別太好奇 |
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2. the cat gets one's tongue
說不出話來 |
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3. let the cat out of the bag
洩漏祕密 |
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4. look like something the cat dragged in
一身污漬邋遢 |
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5. fat cat
闊佬 |
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6. cat-
and- dog life 爭吵不休的 |
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7. bell the cat
為眾人利益主動冒險;捨己為人 |
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8. rain cats and dogs
傾盆大雨 |
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9. land like a cat
安然脫離困境 |
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10. play cat and mouse with
愚弄;欲擒故縱 |
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11. set the cat among the pigeons
引起騷動;製造紛擾;興風作浪 |
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12. see which way the cat jumps
靜觀其變;伺機而動 |
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13. Care killed the cat.
憂能傷身 |
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14. a
cat on hot bricks ; a cat on a hot tin roof
坐立不安 |
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15. there
is no room to swing a cat 地方狹小 |
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16. It's enough to make a cat laugh.
實在太可笑了 |
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17. Even a cat may look at the king.
身分卑微者也有應享的權利 |
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18. When the cat's away, the mice will play.
閻王不在,小鬼翻天 |
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19.
fight like Kilkenny cats 兩敗俱傷;死鬥 |
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20.
cat's paw 爪牙;被人利用的人;傀儡 |
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21.
cat's- eye 貓眼石 |
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22.
cat- foot 偷偷摸摸地前進 |
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23.
cat- sleep 假寐 |
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24. A
cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命;不易死 |
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25.
lead a cat- and- dog life 經常吵架的夫妻 |
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26.
turn the cat in the pan 變節;反叛 |
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27.
catcall 口哨聲 |
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28. cat
typing 搞不清楚狀況 |
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29.
cat burglar 動作迅速的小偷 |
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30.
cat nap 小睡 |
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31. All
cats love fish but fear to wet their paws. 渴望某物又不願付出代價 |
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32. All
night all cats are gray. 人在未出名時,很難看出與眾不同之處 |
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33.
as bad as a cat 像貓的胃一樣大小;貓兒食 |
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34.
black cat has run between them
有了嫌隙;反目不和 |
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35.
cat in gloves catches no mice
怕髒又怕累的人一事無成 |
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36.
cat's meow; cat's pyjamas
妙極了 |
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enough to make a cat speak 事情出人意料;出奇得令人驚訝 |
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38.
look like the cat that ate (swallowed) the canary
自鳴得意;躊躇滿志 |
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39.
to let the old cat die 平靜下來 |
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40.
fight like cat and dog
水火不容 |
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41.
grin like a Cheshire cat 臉上掛著很大微笑 |
calf 小牛 |
1. to
kill the fatted calf 熱烈慶祝;熱情款待 |
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2. to
worship the golden calf 崇拜金錢或物質財富;為金錢放棄理想 |
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3.
calf teeth 乳牙 |
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calf round 在原地打轉;徘徊 |
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calf love 初戀 |
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6.
eat the calf in the cow's belly
指望過早;過早樂觀 |
chicken 雞 |
1. chicken
out 臨陣脫逃 |
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2. no
spring chicken 不再是少女;不再是年輕人 |
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3. chicken
feed 小錢;微不足道 |
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4. Don't
count your chickens before they are hatched. 別打如意算盤 |
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chicken and egg 因果難定;先後次序難定 |
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6. the
chickens will come home to roost 自作自受;搬石頭砸自己的腳 |
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run round like a headless chicken 毫無頭緒 |
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8.
play chicken 比膽量;互相威嚇以嚇退對方 |
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chicken breast 雞胸 |
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10.
chicken pox 水痘 |
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11.
chicken switch 緊急按鈕;呼救電話 |
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12.
go to bed with the chickens
晚上早睡 |
cock 公雞 |
1. a
cock- and- bull story 無稽之談 |
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2. live
like a fighting cock 吃得飽、睡得好 |
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3. to
go off at half cock 時機未成熟就過早行事 |
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4. cock
up 弄得一團糟 |
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5.
the cock of the walk 領袖人物 |
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6. old
cock 老朋友 |
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7.
cock sparrow 豪爽的短子 |
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8. at
full cock 準備充分 |
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9.
That cock won't fight. 那一招沒有用 |
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10.
knock into a cocked hat 打得不成樣子 |
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11.
cock one's eye at 使眼色 |
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cock- a- hoop 得意洋洋的 |
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13.
cock- crow 黎明;清晨 |
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14.
cockchafer 金龜子 |
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cock- eyed 斜眼的;醉的 |
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cockfight 鬥雞 |
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17.
cockhorse 玩具木馬 |
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18.
cockpit 鬥雞場;戰場;駕駛艙 |
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cockroach 蟑螂 |
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20.
cockscomb 雞冠 |
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21. cocksure
過於自信的 |
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22.
cocktail 雞尾酒 |
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23.
cock of the school 學校裡稱霸的學生;學生中的首領 |
crow 烏鴉 |
1. crow's
feet 魚尾紋 |
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2. as
the crow flies 不繞道的;取捷徑的 |
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3. have
a crow to pick/pull/pluck with 對人不滿;非和某人說清楚不可 |
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4. crow's
nest 瞭望台;桅杆 |
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5. eat crow
被迫承認錯誤或失敗;被迫做厭惡的事;收回前言 |
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6. crow
over 幸災樂禍 |
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7. crow
about 吹噓 |
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8.
crow one's head off 大吹大擂 |
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9. in
a crow line 筆直地 |
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10.
white crow 珍品 |
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11.
crowbar 鐵撬 |
camel 駱駝 |
1. swallow
a camel 忍人所不能忍的事 |
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2. the
last straw that break the camel's back 壓垮駱駝的最後一根麥草 |
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3. It
is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich
man to enter into the kingdom of God. 富人進不了天堂 |
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camelback 駱駝背;蒸汽火車頭 |
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5.
strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
對小事拘謹,對大事糊塗 |
cuckoo 杜鵑, |
1. a
cuckoo in the nest 不速之客 |
布穀鳥 |
2. cuckooflower
酢醬草 |
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3.
exchange a cuckoo for a hawk
估計錯誤;打錯算盤 |
coot
白冠雞 |
1. as
bold as a coot 頭頂光禿禿的 |
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2. as
stupid as a coot 非常愚蠢 |
cow 母牛 |
1. till
the cows come home 有得等了;沒完沒了 |
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2. a
sacred cow 神聖不可侵犯的人或事物;不許批評的人事物 |
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3. Holy
cow! 我的天啊 |
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4. as
if a cow has licked it off with its tongue
一乾二淨 |
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5.
cow's tail
落在後面的人 |
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6.
Don't have a cow. 別大驚小怪 |
crocodile鱷魚 |
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crocodile tears 假慈悲 |