albatross 信天翁1. an albatross round one's neck 不名譽的包袱;提醒人們不要犯錯的事物animal 動物 1. animal spirits 活潑;有生氣ape 猿1. go ape 氣壞了;快瘋了2. go ape over 著迷;熱中於3. lead apes in hell 終身不嫁4. ape it 模仿5. ape one's betters 模仿自己的長輩ant 螞蟻1. have ants in one's pants 坐立不安;魂不守舍;躍躍欲試2. ant bear 大食蟻獸3. ant hill 蟻塚;人口稠密區ass 野驢1. make an ass of 讓人出洋相2. as ass in a lion's skin 色厲內荏的人;說大話的膽小鬼3. till the ass ascends the ladder 絕不可能;永遠不會4. ass around 鬼混5. Keep your ass out of the way. 滾開6. ass- kisser 無恥的拍馬者7. Buridan's ass 優柔寡斷的人8. wrangle for an ass's shadow 為小事爭吵bat 蝙蝠1. as blind as a bat 完全看不見東西2. have gone bats 神經不正常3. have/be bats in the belfry 行為乖張;想法荒誕4. like a bat out of hell 不顧一切的;以飛快的速度5. in the bat of an eye 一瞬間;一眨眼工夫6. without even batting an eye/eyelid 眼眨都不眨一下;沒驚訝樣子badger 獾1. badger game 美人計;仙人跳2. badger one into 糾纏不休3. badger- legged 長短腿bear 熊1. playthe bear 行動粗暴2. sell the bear's skin before having caught the bear 過早樂觀3. as cross as a bear 動不動發火的4. like a bear with a sore head (同上)5. have a bear bythe tail 遇到難以應付或控制的問題6. bear market 股市下跌 (空頭)7. bear hug 緊緊的擁抱8. bear service 幫倒忙9. bear stepped on someone's ear 對音樂一竅不通bee 蜂1. as busyas a bee 忙得團團轉2. spelling bee 拼字比賽3. the bee's knees 頂尖人物;了不起的人或事4. bee bites 打針的痕跡5. a bee in his head 想得入了迷6. bee- line 直線;近路7. bee in one's bonnet 奇怪思想beaver 狸1. beaver away 努力幹活2. eager beaver 工作特別賣力的人;常用來嘲諷討好上司的同事beetle 甲蟲1. beetle off/away 不想讓人發現地匆匆走開bird 鳥1. eat like a bird 吃得很少2. do ...