Metaphor2
animal,beast,brute指的是某人行為舉止令人厭惡，常常是由於此人行為瘋狂激烈所引起
animal也可以用來談論與感覺本能力量有關，而與性格，智力無關的人的肉體屬性
The labourer was a manufacturing animal（幹活的動物）, perceived as a source of profit.
a particular kind of animal該項活動的行家
beast
用來以親切友好的方式來稱呼某人，通常指男孩或男人
where is Richard, the little beast?
I know he was a grumpy little beast, but I loved him.
beastly
粗魯地，惡劣地 The weather is beastly
brute
brute force/strength 單純的體力或暴力
PREY
one person is prey to another 壹個人很容易受到另壹人傷害或利用
one person falls prey to another
lonely secretaties fell prey to the charms of his agents.
to be prey to a unpleasant feeling因為……而悶悶不樂
He was prey to growing despair
Domestic animals
pet
pet project 指人們感興趣， 給予比任何別的項目更多時間和精力的項目
He pause before returning to his pet theory
pet hate 指對某事非常憎恨
I can't think of any pet hates expect game show.
稱呼喜愛的人 it's alright pet, let me do it.
DOG
質量很差的物品，the film must be a real dog
dog eat dog 形容社會競爭激烈
be dogged by something unpleasant 幹擾，受影響
dogged頑固的
bitch
潑婦
感到不舒服，不快;It was a bitch of a winter that year
說壞話 one bitches about another person
hound
hound another 恐嚇某人以取得利益
hound someone out of position 給某人制造麻煩以讓他離職
cat
fat cat 懶惰，貪婪的人
catty 惡毒，令人討厭，背後說壞話的人
kitten 性感，樂於調情的女人 kittenish
pig
what a pig you are!妳真是個混蛋
to pig oneself/pig out 大吃大喝， 尤其吃不健康食品
pig-headed固執，即使有錯也不改
sheep
形容人雲亦雲，盲目跟從的人
sheepish 因為自己做錯事或不誠實而顯得有點尷尬或慚愧 He returned, looking sheepish
lamb 形容所喜歡的人以及溫和，好心，不麻煩的人
house around指傻裏傻氣地跟別人起哄