动物名称名词常转类为动词，其含义之一是“捕捉”（hunt and catch）。如：

1/ They fished all day in the river.

2/ The dogs went ratting.

然而，动物世界，形象纷繁，其性情又千差万别。动物名称的名词用作动词，或取“形似”，或取“神似”，或“形神皆似”，含义丰采多姿，形象逼真，幽默多趣。现择其要者介绍于下。

1. Dog：跟踪，尾随

Whenever I go, my little brother dogs my footsteps.

无论我上哪儿，我的小弟弟总与我形影不离。

2. Monkey：耍弄，乱搞

Don't monkey with my television. 

别乱动我的电视机。

3. Snake：蜿蜒而行；拖拉（地上某物）

Since the train was snaking along at a brisk clip, the diner swayed from side to side.

列车开始弯弯曲曲地急速前行之后，餐车便开始左右摇晃起来。

4. Wolf：狼吞虎咽

The starving man wolfed down the food.

饿汉狼吞虎咽地吃完了食物。

5. Fish：取出（某物）；捕捞

He fished out a coin for the boy.

他取出了一块硬币给这男孩。

6. Crane：伸长脖子看

Jack craned to see the coins in the well.

杰克伸长了脖子看水井中的硬币。

7. Ape：模仿，仿效

Do not ape your betters.

不要效颦。

8. Badger（獾）：纠缠，缠住

If you badger him long enough, I'm sure he'll agree. 

如果你先缠住他，他就会同意了。

9. Pig：（在肮脏处）挤、睡在一块儿

The hotels were all full so we had to pig it in an old hut for the night.

旅馆都客满了，我们只得在旧棚子里对付它一夜。

10. Chicken：退缩，害怕

All the boys ran to put out the fire, but Mike chickened out.

男孩都跑去救火，迈克却退缩了。

11. Parrot：鹦鹉学舌般地复述

On the whole, the students seemed serious and hard-working, but they confined themselves to parroting textbooks.

总的来说，学生看来是认真而又用功的，但是他们只是死背教科书。

12. Beetle：（象甲虫一样）匆忙行走

After work we all beetled off for a drink.

下班之后，我们都匆匆忙忙去喝点什么。

13. Bug：暗设窃听器；烦恼，折磨

The spy bugged enemy headquarters.

间谍在敌军司令部暗设了窃听器。

14. Worm：（虫一般）慢慢爬行；慢慢钻营

The soldier wormed his way toward the enemy's lines.

士兵慢慢向敌人的防线爬去。

15. Fox：行骗

To his mind everybody was dodging and foxing.

在他看来，人人都在搞鬼和行骗。