写作文时，尤其是描写小动物，小学生们总感到词穷，不知道如何准确描述所写的小动物。奥数网编辑总结整理了描写小动物的英语短语，为作文增色。
1. Fluffy (like a baby bird; a duckling)
1.毛茸茸的(比如幼鸟：小鸭子)
2. Amphibious (can live on land and in water; a frog)
2.两栖的(可以生活在陆地上和水中：青蛙)
3. Furry (covered with a thick coat of fur; a bear)
3.毛皮丰厚的(身上的毛很厚：熊)
4.Ferocious (savagely fierce; a tiger)
4.残忍的(非常凶残：老虎)
5. Tame (domesticated from a state of wildness; a horse)
5.驯服的(由野生动物驯化而来：马)
6.Venomous (poisonous; some species of snake)
6.有毒的(有毒的：某些品种的蛇)
7.Agile (quick in movement; a monkey)
7.敏捷的(动作很快：猴子)
8. Prehistoric (from a time before recorded history; a dinosaur)
8.史前的(历史记载之前出现的：恐龙)
9. Cuddly (inviting hugging; a kitten)
9.逗人喜爱的(可爱到你想抱抱它：小猫)
10. Microscopic (very, very small; an amoeba)
10.微观的(非常小：变形虫)
11.Cold-blooded (body temperature controlled by the sun; a lizard)
11.冷血的(体温由太阳决定：蜥蜴)
12.Saltwater (lives in the sea or salty water; a shark)
12.咸水的(生活在海洋或咸水中：鲨鱼)
13.Scaly (covered with thin protective plates; a fish)
13.有鳞的(身上覆盖着保护性的鳞片：鱼)
14. Carnivorous (feeding only on meat; a lion)
14.食肉的(只吃肉：狮子)
15.Herbivorous (feeding only on plants; a sheep)
5.食草的(只吃植物：羊)
16.Cute (attractive and appealing; a koala)
16.可爱的(吸引人的，受欢迎的：树熊)
17.Omnivorous (eats both plants and animals; a bear)
17.杂事的(食草也食肉：熊)
18.Nocturnal (active at night; an owl)
18.夜行的(夜晚活跃：猫头鹰)
19. Feline (Belong to the cat family, catlike; a jaguar)
19.猫科的(猫科动物，像猫：美洲虎)
20.Canine (Belonging to the dog family, doglike; a wolf)
犬科的(犬科动物，像狗：狼)