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cat ☞catn. [kæt] (cats)
双解释义 1. C 猫 small furry domesticated animal often kept as a pet or for catching mice2. C 猫科动物 wild animal related to this基本要点 1. cat的基本意思是“猫”，指猫的总称。cat还可指包括猫在内的所有“猫科动物”，如狮、虎、豹等。cat引申还可指“人，家伙”，多指邪恶的女人，但有时则随便指一个人而未必带有讽刺的意味。2. cat多用来指代雌性的猫，所以其代词多为she或her. 3. cat是可数名词，其复数形式为cats. 词汇搭配 动词+～ caress a ～ 抚弄猫 keep a ～ 养猫 take in a ～ 收养猫 neuter a ～ 阉割猫 stroke a ～ 抚摸猫形容词+～ big ～ 大型猫科动物 black ～ 黑猫 homeless ～ 无家可归的猫名词+～ stray ～ 迷路的猫～+名词 ～ food 猫食句型例句 The cat arched its back. 猫弓起身子。 A cat pounces on a mouse. 猫会猛扑过去抓住老鼠。 A cat was scratching. 猫正在搔痒。 Cats catch mice. 猫能抓耗子。 A cat has nine lives. 猫有9条命。 Do you keep a cat? 你养猫吗? The old lady keeps five cats. 老太太养了5只猫。 I have a white cat and a yellow dog. 我有一只白猫和一条黄狗。 She stroked the cat softly. 她轻轻地抚摸着猫。 The neighbours took in a stray cat. 邻居收留了一只迷路的猫。 When the cat's away the mice will play. 猫儿不在，老鼠猖狂。 A cat in gloves catches no mice 四肢不动，一事无成。 A cat may look at a king. 猫也可以看皇帝。 A cat shuts its eyes while it steals cream. 掩耳盗铃。 Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。 At the zoo, the bears are next to the cats. 在动物园里，熊仅次于猫科动物。 Mrs. Smith is a perfect cat. 史密斯太太是个地地道道的长舌妇。 Are you cats coming in to hear my new records? 大伙要进来听听我的新唱片吗?常用短语 ♣ be the cat's whiskers 了不起的东西〔人或主意〕 be the best thing, person, idea, etc. He thinks he's the cat's whiskers. 他自命不凡。 ♣ cat and dog life 争吵不休的生活 a life in which partners are frequently or constantly quarrelling They have led a cat and dog life almost since the day they were married. 他们几乎从结婚那天起就一直过着争吵不休的生活。 You miss a woman when she's been living with you in the same house for six years, no matter what sort of cat and dog life you led together. 不论你们过着怎样吵吵闹闹的生活，一个女人跟你在一个屋里共同生活了6年，你还是会怀念她的。 ♣ cat and mouse game 欲擒故纵的把戏，折磨 keep sb in a state of uncertain expectation "Look!" he said suddenly as if he'd decided to cut short the cat and mouse game. “瞧！”他突然说到，似乎他已决定结束这场欲擒故纵的把戏。 ♣ let the cat out of the bag 真相大白，秘密泄露 reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake Well, there's no need for us to beat around the bush. Now that let the cat out of the bag, I can tell you the whole story. 现在没有必要拐弯抹角了，既然说漏了嘴，就干脆全告诉你吧。 ♣ like a cat on hot bricks 像热锅上的蚂蚁 very nervous He was like a cat on hot bricks before his driving test. 他面临驾驶考试，紧张得像热锅上的蚂蚁。 You're like a cat on hot bricks today. What's wrong? 看你今天一副局促不安的样子，出了什么事啦? ♣ put the cat among the pigeons 引来可能招惹是非的人或事 introduce sb/sth that is likely to cause trouble or disturbance The new security guard is a burglar— that'll put the cat among the pigeons. 新来的守卫是小偷——这下子可要鸡犬不宁了。 ♣ rain cats and dogs 下着倾盆大雨 rain hard It is raining cats and dogs. 天正下着倾盆大雨。 In the middle of the picnic it started to rain cats and dogs, and everybody got soaked. 野餐进行中，突然大雨倾盆，每个人身上都湿透了。学习参考 rain cats and dogs 源于西方神话，神话云猫和狗都是暴风雨之神的仆人。
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