【原】词汇学习 | 含有“cat”和“mouse/rat”的英文词汇

含有cat的英文词汇

cat ice  薄冰

cat burglar  飞贼
cat nap  打瞌睡
cat pajamas  美好的事
fat cat 大款
shoot the cat  呕吐
bell the cat  在危险中挺身而出，制约公害
like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁
He was like a cat on hot bricks this afternoon.
他今天下午急得像热锅上的蚂蚁。
a cat on a hot tin roof  焦躁不安的人
see how the cat jumps  见风使舵，随机应变
see which way the cat jumps  观望形势后决定 
let the cat out of the bag  泄漏了秘密；走漏了风声

含有mouse/rat的英文词汇

smell a rat 觉得可疑，另有文章

dirty rat 卑鄙的小人

go ratting 抓老鼠

rat race 激烈的竞争(尤指为保住职位、地位)

look like a drowned rat 象落汤鸡

as quiet as a a mouse 不出声，无声响

as timid as a mouse 胆小如鼠

a rat in the hole 洞中之鼠（瓮中之鳖）

as short-sighted as mice 鼠目寸光

play cat and mouse 对某人时冷时热，时好时坏