[/kæt; kæt/] n 用法: 1 [C] small furry domesticated animal often kept as a pet or for catching mice 猫: We've got three cats and a dog. 我们有三只猫和一只狗. * [attrib 作定语] `cat food 猫食. =>illus at mouse 见mouse之插图. 用法: 2 [C] wild animal related to this 猫科动物: big `cats, ie lions, tigers, leopards, etc 大的猫科动物(狮、 虎、 豹等) * [attrib 作定语] the cat family 猫科. =>illus 见插图. 用法: 3 [C] (derog 贬) malicious woman 狠毒的女人. 用法: 4 the cat [sing] = cat-o'-nine-tails. 用法: 5 (idm 习语) be the cat's `whiskers/`pyjamas (infml) be the best thing, person, idea, etc 了不起的东西、 人、 主意等: He thinks he's the cat's whiskers, ie has a high opinion of himself. 他自命不凡. a cat-and-dog life a life in which partners are frequently or constantly quarrelling (在一起居住者)经常吵架的生活. a cat in hell's chance (of doing sth) (infml) no chance at all 一点儿机会也没有. curiosity killed the cat => curiosity. let the cat 2 [/kæt; kæt/] n (US infml) = caterpillar tractor (caterpillar). CAT [/ˏsiː eɪ ˈtiː; ˏsi e ˋti or, in informal use 俗读作 kt; kæt/] abbr 缩写 = (Brit) College of Advanced Technology工学院. |