英语单词:cat

意思翻译

cat

noun [ C ] uk/kæt/ us/kæt/

A1 猫

a small animal with fur, four legs, a tail, and claws, usually kept as a pet or for catching mice

猫科动物

any member of the group of animals similar to the cat, such as the lion

the cat family 猫科动物

See also: big cat More examples

My cat likes dozing in front of the fire.

I usually feed the neighbour's cat while she's away.

She's always chasing cats out of the garden to protect her precious birds.

A cat was miaowing pitifully outside the door.

The cat purred as I stroked its fur.

Idioms

be the cat's whiskersUK old-fashioned (US old-fashioned be the cat's meow/pajamas) 比别人都强；是最棒的

to be better than everyone else

fight like cat and dogUK informal (US fight like cats and dogs) 大吵大闹;争吵不休

to have angry arguments all the time

has the cat got your tongue? informal （用于生气地质问）舌头让猫给叼走了吗？为什么不吭声？

something you say to someone when you are annoyed because they will not speak

What's the matter? Has the cat got your tongue? 你怎么了？为什么不吭声？

let the cat out of the bag无意中泄秘，说漏嘴

to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to

I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Mel went and let the cat out of the bag. 我尽力守住要举办聚会这个秘密，可是梅尔一去就说漏了嘴。

like a cat on a hot tin roof(UK old-fashioned like a cat on hot bricks) 如热锅上的蚂蚁，坐立不安

used to describe someone who is in a state of extreme nervous worry

look like something the cat brought/dragged in informal 看起来很邋遢

to look very untidy and dirty

not have a cat in hell's chanceUK informal (US not have a snowball's chance in hell) 毫无机会，根本不可能做到

to be completely unable to achieve something

They haven't a cat in hell's chance of getting over the mountain in weather like this. 在这样的天气，他们根本不可能翻越这座山。

play cat and mouse玩猫戏老鼠的游戏；耍弄

to try to defeat someone by tricking that person into making a mistake so that you have an advantage over them

while the cat's away, the mice will play saying 猫儿不在，老鼠翻天;阎王不在，小鬼跳梁

said when the person who is in charge of a place is not there, and the people there behave badly