“兔”词汇谚语
rabbit job 成批作业
rabbit ball (棒球)弹性极好的球
rabbit warren 养兔场;兔窝式居民区(有许多狭小通道的建筑、街道狭窄而密集的城区)
rabbit foot 兔子的后足(幸运的护符,提起兔子后脚可带来好运)
dust bunny 积尘
booth bunny 促销女郎
(as) mad as a hatter/a March hare 发狂的,非常愚蠢的
The fox preys farthest from his hole. 兔子不吃窝边草。
Even a rabbit will bite when it is cornered. 兔子逼急了还会咬人呢!
Foxes grieve over the death of rabbits. 兔死狐悲
A sly rabbit will have three openings to its den. 狡兔三窟
Waiting for a rabbit to hit upon a tree and be killed in order to catch it. 守株待兔
A rabbit is never caught twice in the same place. 同一个错误不会犯两次。
Cows can catch no rabbits. 老牛追兔子:有劲使不上。
First catch your hare. 勿谋之过早(意指:不要过于乐观)。
You cannot run with the hare and hunt with hounde. 不能两面讨好(意指:不要耍两面派)。
Hares may pull dead lions by the beard./Even rabbits insult an dead lion.
虎落平阳被犬欺。
He who follows two hares is sure to catch neither. 追逐两只兔,两头都落空。
The tail of a rabbit-cannot be long. 兔子的尾巴——长不了。
The hounds are killed for food once all the hares are bagged.兔死狗烹