愛(ài)貓養(yǎng)貓的你們?cè)趺纯梢圆涣私庖恍昂拓埾嚓P(guān)”的表達(dá)呢？白老師貼心地準(zhǔn)備了這些習(xí)語(yǔ)，讓你們的英文如貓?zhí)硪恚?/p>

Has the cat got your tongue ?

比較口語(yǔ)化的表達(dá)，用于生氣地質(zhì)問(wèn)。意為：“舌頭給貓叼走了嗎？為什么不吭聲？”

例句：Whats the matter? Has the cat got your tongue?

你怎么了？為什么不吭聲？

let the cat out of the bag

“讓貓從口袋中跑了出來(lái)”？意思是：“無(wú)意中泄密，說(shuō)漏嘴”。

例句：I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Mel went and let the cat out of the bag.

我盡力守住要舉辦聚會(huì)這個(gè)秘密，可是梅爾一去就說(shuō)漏了嘴。

like a cat on a hot tin roof

字面意思是“有如一只在滾燙鐵（錫）皮屋頂?shù)呢垺?；它和“熱鍋上的螞蟻”有異曲同工之妙，都表示極度緊張焦慮，坐立不安。

例句：

Shes waiting for the doctor to call with her test results, so shes been like a cat on a hot tin roof all day.

她在等醫(yī)生給她打電話，告訴她檢查結(jié)果，所以她整天如坐針氈，焦慮不安。

相似的表達(dá)還有這個(gè)：

nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs

字面意思是“緊張得像個(gè)在擺滿搖椅的屋子里的長(zhǎng)尾貓”。也是用來(lái)形容人特別焦慮緊張。

例句：

What happened? You look nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

怎么了？你看起來(lái)心神不定的。

這表達(dá)用來(lái)湊字兒簡(jiǎn)直了

Look what the cat dragged in!

如果你說(shuō)一個(gè)人“l(fā)ook like something the cat dragged in”意思就是他看起來(lái)很邋遢。此句“Look what the cat dragged in”同理，是帶有一些諷刺戲謔的口吻來(lái)講“看看這是誰(shuí)來(lái)了？”暗指此人樣子看起來(lái)很糟糕。

not have a cat in hells chance

意思是“毫無(wú)機(jī)會(huì)，根本不可能做到”

例句：They havent a cat in hells chance of getting over the mountain in weather like this.

天氣如此，他們根本不可能翻越這座山。

play（a game of） cat and mouse with...

這個(gè)好理解“和某人玩貓戲老鼠的游戲”意思是“耍弄某人，和某人斗智斗勇”

例句：

The 32-year-old actress spent a large proportion of the week playing cat and mouse with the press.那位32歲的女演員這周大部分的時(shí)間都花在與媒體玩貓戲老鼠的游戲上。

I think he actually enjoys playing a game of cat and mouse with people who are trying to locate him. 我覺(jué)得他其實(shí)喜歡跟試圖找到他的人玩貓捉老鼠的游戲。

put / set the cat among the pigeons

“貓入鴿群”顯然會(huì)造成混亂，此習(xí)語(yǔ)意思是（言行）造成軒然大波，招惹是非。

例句：

She told all the staff they would have to cancel their holidays, and that really set the cat among the pigeons.

她告訴所有工作人員，他們將不得不取消假期，這立刻引起軒然大波。

就是這種鴿飛貓?zhí)男Ч?/p>

While the cats away , the mice will play.

貓不在，老鼠翻天；是不是很像中文的“山中無(wú)老虎，猴子稱大王”？意思也差不多，就是管事兒的不在，下面的人就胡作非為起來(lái)。

例句：

A: "If I leave my classroom for even a moment, I will come back to find the place in chaos."

A：“我離開(kāi)教室哪怕一小會(huì)兒，這地方都會(huì)變得一團(tuán)糟?！?/p>

B: "When the cats away, the mice will play."

B：“貓不在，老鼠翻天。”

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