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cat n.猫；猫科动物；狠毒的女人；吊锚机；独桅船；九尾鞭v.起锚；寻找性伴侣abbr.目录（=catalog） (1) 猫舔食牛奶。(2) 猫在戏弄那只活老鼠。(3) 老虎是猫科动物的典型。(4) 别听她搬弄是非，她是个心地恶毒的女人。(5) 他忍受了一场九尾鞭的狠狠鞭打，以示惩戒。 If you’re in the market for a pet cat, just make sure it meows, and doesn’t roar like the lion, tiger, or jaguar, all of which are in the same family as the housecat. Domesticated as long ago as ancient Egyptian times, the cat is a fixture not only in many homes, but also in a host of English expressions — like, “when the cat’s away, the mice will play,” “it’s raining cats and dogs,” and “the cat’s pajamas.”

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英 [kæt] 美 [kæt] (1) The cat lapped up the milk.(2) The cat is playing with a live mouse.(3) The tiger is a representative of the cat family.(4) Don't listen to her gossip; she is a cat.(5) He supported a flogging with the cat as punishment. 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. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]猫 A cat is a furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws. Cats are often kept as pets. 2[N-COUNT 可数名词]猫科动物 Cats are lions, tigers, and other wild animals in the same family. 3See also:Cheshire cat；fat cat；wildcat；  4[PHRASE 短语](无意中)泄露秘密；说漏嘴 If you let the cat out of the bag, you tell people about something that was being kept secret. You often do this by mistake.   [V inflects]5[PHRASE 短语]好奇害死猫；事不关己，不要打听 You say 'Curiosity killed the cat' in order to tell someone that they should not try to find out about something which does not concern them. 'All right, I've been reading it. So what?' — 'Curiosity killed the cat, that's what.'“好了好了，我是一直在读这个。那又怎么样？”——“不怎么样，只是好奇心，惹祸根。”6[PHRASE 短语]衣衫褴褛；不修边幅 If you look like something the cat dragged in or brought in, you are very untidy or dirty.   [Vs inflect]I must look like something the cat dragged in.我当时看上去一定很邋遢。7[PHRASE 短语](打斗、竞赛中)玩猫戏老鼠，戏弄，捉弄 In a fight or contest, if one person plays cat and mouse, or a game of cat and mouse, with the other, the first person tries to confuse or deceive the second in order to defeat them.   [usu v PHR]After three hours of playing cat and mouse, they threatened to open fire on our vessel, so we stopped...玩了3个小时的猫捉老鼠后，他们威胁说要向我们的船上开火，所以我们就停了下来。It's a cat-and-mouse game to him.对他说来，就是一场猫捉老鼠的游戏。8[PHRASE 短语]引起纷争；挑起轩然大波 If you put the cat among the pigeons or set the cat among the pigeons, you cause fierce argument or discussion by doing or saying something.   [V inflects]  [BRIT 英]The bank is poised to put the cat among the pigeons this morning by slashing the cost of borrowing.今天早上银行准备大幅下调贷款利率，这将引起轩然大波。9[PHRASE 短语]地方狭小；空间拥挤 If you say 'There's no room to swing a cat' or 'You can't swing a cat', you mean that the place you are talking about is very small or crowded.   [with brd-neg]It was described as a large, luxury mobile home, but there was barely room to swing a cat.那个活动房被形容为宽敞豪华，可事实上几乎连转身的地儿都没有。

英语单词	cat
英美音标	英 [kæt] 美 [kæt]
中文释义	n.猫；猫科动物；狠毒的女人；吊锚机；独桅船；九尾鞭 v.起锚；寻找性伴侣 abbr.目录（=catalog）
英语例句	(1) The cat lapped up the milk. (2) The cat is playing with a live mouse. (3) The tiger is a representative of the cat family. (4) Don't listen to her gossip; she is a cat. (5) He supported a flogging with the cat as punishment.
中文例句	(1) 猫舔食牛奶。 (2) 猫在戏弄那只活老鼠。 (3) 老虎是猫科动物的典型。 (4) 别听她搬弄是非，她是个心地恶毒的女人。 (5) 他忍受了一场九尾鞭的狠狠鞭打，以示惩戒。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	If you’re in the market for a pet cat, just make sure it meows, and doesn’t roar like the lion, tiger, or jaguar, all of which are in the same family as the housecat. Domesticated as long ago as ancient Egyptian times, the cat is a fixture not only in many homes, but also in a host of English expressions — like, “when the cat’s away, the mice will play,” “it’s raining cats and dogs,” and “the cat’s pajamas.”
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]猫 A cat is a furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws. Cats are often kept as pets. 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]猫科动物 Cats are lions, tigers, and other wild animals in the same family. 3 See also:Cheshire cat ；fat cat ；wildcat ； 4 [PHRASE 短语](无意中)泄露秘密；说漏嘴 If you let the cat out of the bag, you tell people about something that was being kept secret. You often do this by mistake. [V inflects] 5 [PHRASE 短语]好奇害死猫；事不关己，不要打听 You say 'Curiosity killed the cat' in order to tell someone that they should not try to find out about something which does not concern them. 'All right, I've been reading it. So what?' — 'Curiosity killed the cat, that's what.' “好了好了，我是一直在读这个。那又怎么样？”——“不怎么样，只是好奇心，惹祸根。” 6 [PHRASE 短语]衣衫褴褛；不修边幅 If you look like something the cat dragged in or brought in, you are very untidy or dirty. [Vs inflect] I must look like something the cat dragged in. 我当时看上去一定很邋遢。 7 [PHRASE 短语](打斗、竞赛中)玩猫戏老鼠，戏弄，捉弄 In a fight or contest, if one person plays cat and mouse, or a game of cat and mouse, with the other, the first person tries to confuse or deceive the second in order to defeat them. [usu v PHR] After three hours of playing cat and mouse, they threatened to open fire on our vessel, so we stopped... 玩了3个小时的猫捉老鼠后，他们威胁说要向我们的船上开火，所以我们就停了下来。 It's a cat-and-mouse game to him. 对他说来，就是一场猫捉老鼠的游戏。 8 [PHRASE 短语]引起纷争；挑起轩然大波 If you put the cat among the pigeons or set the cat among the pigeons, you cause fierce argument or discussion by doing or saying something. [V inflects] [BRIT 英] The bank is poised to put the cat among the pigeons this morning by slashing the cost of borrowing. 今天早上银行准备大幅下调贷款利率，这将引起轩然大波。 9 [PHRASE 短语]地方狭小；空间拥挤 If you say 'There's no room to swing a cat' or 'You can't swing a cat', you mean that the place you are talking about is very small or crowded. [with brd-neg] It was described as a large, luxury mobile home, but there was barely room to swing a cat. 那个活动房被形容为宽敞豪华，可事实上几乎连转身的地儿都没有。

Cat Phrase 短语 Pigeons Swing Playing Family Long