- What's another name for the four-legged feline that lies around on your keyboard all day and purrs? You might call it “Fluffy,” but it’s also known as a cat.
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- n. 猫
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1. cat food
猫粮
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2. Cats catch and kill birds and mice.
猫抓住并杀死鸟和鼠。
cat ★ / kæt ; NAmE kæt / noun 1 ★ a small animal with soft fur that people often keep as a pet. Catscatch and kill birds and mice. 猫 ◆ cat food 猫食品 ☞see also kitten , tomcat 2 a wild animal of the cat family 猫科动物 ◆ the big cats (= lions, tigers,etc.) 大型猫科动物(狮、虎等) ☞see also fat cat , wildcat n. IDIOMS be the cat's ˈwhiskers/pyˈjamas ( informal) to be the best thing, person, idea, etc. 最棒的东西(或人、主意等) ◆ He thinks he's the cat's whiskers (= he has a high opinion of himself). 他自以为了不起。 let the ˈcat out of the bag to tell a secret carelessly or by mistake (无意中)泄露秘密 ◆ I wanted it to be a surprise, but my sister let the cat out of the bag. 我想给大家来个惊喜,可我妹妹却先说漏了嘴。 like a ˌcat on hot ˈbricks ( BrE) very nervous 局促不安;如坐针毡;像热锅上的蚂蚁 ◆ She was like a cat on hot bricks before her driving test. 她考驾驶执照前十分紧张不安。 like a cat that's got the ˈcream ( BrE) ( US like the cat that got/ate/swallowed the canˈary ) very pleased with yourself 扬扬得意;踌躇满志 SYN smug look like sth the ˈcat brought/dragged in ( informal) (of a person 人 ) to look dirty and untidy 穿着邋遢;衣衫褴褛;不修边幅 not have/stand a cat in ˈhell's chance (of doing sth) to have no chance at all 毫无机会 play (a game of) ˌcat and ˈmouse with sb | play a ˌcat-and-ˈmouse game with sb to play a cruel game with sb in your power by changing your behaviour very often, so that they become nervous and do not know what to expect 和某人玩起猫捉老鼠的游戏;耍弄 put/set the cat among the ˈpigeons ( BrE) to say or do sth that is likely to cause trouble 引起麻烦;招惹是非 when the cat's aˈway the mice will ˈplay ( saying) people enjoy themselves more and behave with greater freedom when the person in charge of them is not there 猫儿不在,老鼠玩得自在(指管事的不在,下面的玩个痛快) ☞more at curiosity , rain v. , room n. , way n. cat cats catted catting cat / kæt ; NAmE kæt /
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