[英文] 與【狗、犬】相關之片語與諺語整理

喬其實有個六歲的女兒了，她非常可愛。我女兒非常乖巧動人，所以讓喬非常想整理今天的單元- 「與狗相關之諺語與片語」。其實喬的女兒是柴犬啦哈哈！希望各位同學一起來學習今天與汪星人相關的整理吧！

【片語(Phrase)】

☛dog pound = in jail or prison ; in trouble 坐牢; 陷入麻煩

☛dog house = in disfavor or trouble ; shamed 陷入麻煩; 感到羞恥

☛like a dog with two tails

[1] demonstrably and visible happy很明顯的開心

[2] proud 感到驕傲

☛attack dog politics [vicious, no-holds-barred political attack]

☛at bay 處於絕境; 走投無路; 背水一戰

☛bar dog = bartender 酒保

☛bird dog

[1] (V.) to follow closely 緊緊跟著

[2] (n.)
(1) a womanizer 好色的人

(2) 用雞肉做成的熱狗

(3) 一種核心運動

(4) a baseball scout

☛big dog (n.)
[1] 有權有勢的人

[a person or entity (such as corporation) of status and power]

[2] (天文學) Canis Major 星座

[3] (財金) [a big bill for services rendered]

☛beware of dog 財產受到保護的警示

[a warning that property has fierce protection]

☛bird dog minute 立刻; 立馬 [immediately]

☛fight like cats and dogs 無法遏止的爭鬥

[fighting from diametrically opposed views]

[a relentless, endless, and irresolvable batter or struggle]

☛raining cats and dogs 下起滂沱大雨

[When it rains like this, it’s really coming down.]

☛crooked as a dog’s hind leg 不誠實; 迂腐的; 邪惡的

[dishonest, corrupt, evil]

☛dog tired 十分疲憊 [extremely tired]

☛dog wagon 車上餐廳 [a diner or a restaurant on wheels]

☛lap dog 極度殷切地去照料某人的需求(特別是為了維持權勢或地位)

[one eager to take care of someone else’s needs- either stated or anticipated- especially in order to maintain a position of privilege or status]

☛sick as a dog 病得很嚴重 [really, really sick and unpleasantly so]

☛puppy dog 愚蠢的年輕人 [a silly, vain, inane, or especially juvenile young man]

☛dog eat dog world 充斥惡性競爭的世界

☛play cat and mouse 彼此閃避

☛throw sb to the dogs 使某人孤軍奮戰(讓他獨自一人面對某事)

☛have a dog’s chance of Ving 沒有機會做某事

☛cat got one’s tongue 沈默不語

☛let the cat out of the bag 機密被洩露

☛let the sleeping dogs lie 讓事情維持現狀就好

【諺語】

☛Every dog has its own day. 每個人都有出人頭地的一天

☛When the cat is away, the mice will play. 上位者不在的時候，在下位者就出來擾亂

☛A cat has nine lives. 命很大

☛Curiosity killed the cat. 太好奇會陷入險境或麻煩

☛You can’t teach an old dog new tricks 年老者無法教授他新事物

☛A cut dog has no pups. 不要剪卡片 [Don’t cut cards.]

＊亂入一個字彙 dogma (n.)，各位同學可以用「狗馬馬愛管閒事」去記誦，所以dogma的意思就是「教條、準則」，其形容詞”dogmatic = dogmatical” 為「教條的、獨斷的(過於遵守教條就會很獨斷)」

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