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cat
/kat/
n.
Any of a family of flest-eating animals, including the lion tiger, etc; esp. the familiar household pet. 【动】猫科动物;猫。
Loosely, any catlike animal. 似猫之动物。
- cat burglar 【英】【口】爬墙进屋里作案的小偷。
- cat whisker 猫须。
Spiteful woman. 坏心眼的女人。
Person; fellow. 【俚】男人;家伙。
Cat-o'-nine-tails. [the ~] 九尾鞭。
短语:
A cat has nine lives. 【谚】猫有九命(因其行动敏捷易逃生而不死)。
A cat may look at a king. 【谚】贱如猫者,总也可以看国王一眼吧;喻凡人皆有基本的权利。
be the cat's whiskers 【口】自以为了不起。
bell the cat 【口】试做某种危险的事(源出伊索寓言,老鼠建议系铃于猫颈)。
Curiosity killed the cat. 【谚】好事者易受伤害(通常警告人别太过好奇)。
fight like Kilkenny cats 【口】打得很凶。
grin like a Cheshire cat 【口】露齿面笑。
Has the cat got your[his; her; etc.]tongue? 【口】为何不开口说话?(尤用于某人因害怕或胆怯而不敢言)。
lead a cat-and-dog life 【口】(过)经常吵架(的生活)(特指夫妇感情不睦)。
let the cat out of the bag 【口】泄露机密。
like a cat on hot bricks 【英】【口】非常紧张或焦燥。
Look what the cat's brought [dragged] in! 【口】用于表达看见某特殊人物出现门口时的惊讶之情,尤当他衣着不整时。
make a cat's paw of 【口】利用他人。
not be [have] enough room to swing a cat 【口】空间狭窄。
not have [stand] a cat in hell's chance 【口】一点机会也没有。
play cat and mouse with 【口】蓄意使(某人)弄不明白;欺骗某人使人使之不明自身处境。
put [set] the cat among the pigeons 【口】(尤因说或做某些出人意料或引起混淆的事面)引起麻烦。
rain cats and dogs 【口】倾盆大雨。
see how the cat jumps 详察情形。
see which way the cat jumps (a)【口】采观望态度。(b)【口】伺机而后动。
There's more ways than one to skin a cat. 【谚】不择手段;无所不用。
turn cat in the pan 【口】见异思迁。
When the cat is away the mice will play 【谚】猫一不在,老鼠作怪。

CAT
clear-air turbulence. 晴空乱流。
college ability test. 大学能力测验。
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
cat¹
/kæt/
n.
1. (domestic) (家)猫
- Have you got a cat? 你养猫吗?
2. (big cat) 大型猫科动物(如狮、虎等)
- Lions will hunt as a team and they are the only cats to do so. 狮子会结群捕食, 它们是唯一这么做的猫科动物。
3. (lynx, serval etc) 猫属野生动物(如猞猁、薮猫等)
4. <贬,非正式> (gossip) 爱说人坏话的女人;长舌妇
5. <过时,非正式> (guy) 家伙;男人
6. <非正式> =catamaran, 1
7. <非正式> =catalytic converter
8. 【海】 (tackle) 起锚滑车;吊锚绞辘
9. GAMES(“棒击木片”游戏用的)尖头短木片
10. =catboat
11. =Caterpillar
12. =cat-o'-nine-tails
13. to be a bag of cats<爱尔兰,非正式> 脾气很坏
- She 's a real bag of cats this morning. 她今天早上脾气真糟。
14. to be like a cat on a hot tin rooforlike a cat on hot bricks 像热锅上的蚂蚁;如坐针毡;坐立不安
- I was like a cat on a hot tin roof during the three recounts. 我在三次重新计数时真是坐立不安。
15. curiosity killed the cat 好奇害死猫(指过分好奇惹是非)
- All right, I've been reading it. So what?—Curiosity killed the cat, that's what. 没错, 我一直在读它, 那又怎么样?——好奇害死猫, 就是这样。
16. to fight like cat and dog 激烈争吵
- Kelly told the jury that the couple fought like cat and dog. 凯利告诉陪审团那对夫妇争吵得很激烈。
17. to fight like Kilkenny cats 拼到两败俱伤
18. it's raining cats and dogs 下着倾盆大雨。
19. to let the cat out of the bag (尤指无意中)泄露秘密
- He let the cat out of the bag by revealing the Federal Government's real industrial agenda. 他无意中说出了联邦政府真实的工业计划, 泄露了秘密。
20. to look like something the cat dragged inorto look like something the cat brought in 凌乱不整;样子邋遢
- I must look like something the cat dragged in. 我看上去一定是蓬头垢面的。
21. not to have a cat in hell's chance of doing sthornot to stand a cat in hell's chance of doing sth毫无做某事的机会
- We don't stand a cat in hell's chance of winning. 我们毫无取胜的机会。
22. to play cat and mouse with sborto play a game of cat and mouse with sb 和某人玩猫捉老鼠的把戏;对某人欲擒故纵
- After three hours of playing cat and mouse, they threatened to open fire on our vessel, so we stopped. 经过三小时猫捉老鼠似的追逐后, 他们威胁说要向我们的船开火, 我们就停下了。
23. to put the cat among the pigeonsorto set the cat among the pigeons<英> 引起激烈争论
- The bank is poised to put the cat among the pigeons this morning by slashing the cost of borrowing. 银行今晨大幅削减借款利率, 这势必会引起激烈争论。
24. there's no room to swing a catoryou can't swing a cat地方狭小;没有活动的余地
- It was described as a large, luxury mobile home, but there was barely room to swing a cat. 被说成宽敞豪华的活动住房, 原来狭小得很。
cat²
/kæt/
comp.
<非正式> 催化转化器的;催化式排气净化器的
cat³
/kæt/ (cats, catting, catted)
vt.
1. (whip) 用九尾鞭打;鞭打
2. 【海】 (hoist) 把(锚)吊放在锚架上
vi.
<非正式> (vomit) 呕吐
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
cat
/kæt/
n. cats 12
- 英语>简体中文, 高中课标词汇
cat
n.(名词)
1. A small carnivorous mammal (Felis catus or F. domesticus) domesticated since early times as a catcher of rats and mice and as a pet and existing in several distinctive breeds and varieties. 猫:一种 (猫属 公猫 或 猫属 家猫) 小型食肉哺乳动物,用于捕捉田鼠和家鼠,很早就开始驯养,作为宠物以几类不同的品种和类别存在
2. Any of various other carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae, which includes the lion, tiger, leopard, and lynx. 猫科动物:其它种类不同的猫科动物,包括狮、虎、豹和山猫
3. The fur of a domestic cat. 猫皮:家猫的毛皮
4. A woman who is regarded as spiteful. 恶毒的女人:被认为脾气不好的女人
5. A cat-o'-nine-tails. 九尾鞭
6. A catfish. 鲶鱼
7. Nautical 【航海】
8. A cathead. 锚架
9. A device for raising an anchor to the cathead. 提锚滑车:将锚提升至锚架的装置
10. A catboat. 独桅船
11. A catamaran. 双身船
12. Slang 【俚语】
13. A person, especially a man. 男人:人,尤指男人
14. A player or devotee of jazz music. 爵士乐演奏者或乐迷
v.(动词) cat.ted, cat.ting, cats
v.tr. Nautical (及物动词) 【航海】
To hoist an anchor to (the cathead). 起锚:将锚提升至(锚架)
v.intr. Slang (不及物动词) 【俚语】
To look for sexual partners; have an affair or affairs: 寻找性伴侣;发生性关系:
- “catting around with every lady in sight”(&b{Gore Vidal}) “跟见到的每个女人勾搭”(戈尔·维达尔)

习惯用语:
let the cat out of the bag
To let a secret be known. 使秘密泄露
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
cat
1. 电脑辅助测试(=Computer-Aided Test)
协助工程师分析检测电脑辅助设计(CAD)方案的过程。
2. 电脑辅助教学(=Computer-Aided Teaching)
- 英语>简体中文, 计算机词典
cat
n. 猫,吊锚,地面cboe系统
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
cat
猫:猫科中的任何成员(狮、豹、野猫等),尤指家猫(Felis catus)
- 英语>简体中文, 英中医学辞海
cat
n.
(1) 猫
充当宠物以供主人取乐的猫是家畜,它可以成为损害赔偿诉讼〔trover〕等民事诉讼的标的,可以成为征税对象,也是制定法中禁止虐待的动物,但猫不能成为普通法中的被窃物。
(2) 长舌妇
(3) 九尾鞭
带九条皮鞭的刑鞭〔cat-o'-nine-tails〕。
- 英语>简体中文, 英美法词典
cat
n. 独桅艇,吊锚
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉机械大词典
cat
n.

- Cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet. 猫儿想吃鱼, 又怕湿了脚。
猫科动物
- Lions, tigers and leopards are all cats. 狮、虎和豹都是猫科动物。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
cat1
(noun 名词)

SYNONYM 同义词:kitten, [informal日常用语] moggy, [informal日常用语] pussy, tabby,tom, tomcat.
RELATED ADJECTIVES 有关形容词:[informal日常用语] catty [= spiteful 有恶意的] , feline [= characteristic of a cat有猫的特色的] .
a cat’s home 养猫场
SYNONYM 同义词:cattery.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
cat1
(play) cat and 'mouse (with sb) (informal)
(keep sb) in a state of uncertainty, being sometimes kind, sometimes cruel ﹙和某人玩起﹚猫捉老鼠的游戏;对……欲擒故纵;耍弄:
He thought that the police were playing cat and mouse with him, just waiting for an opportunity to trap him. 他觉得警方在与他玩猫捉老鼠的游戏,只是在伺机诱捕他。
She plays a cat-and-mouse game with her boyfriend, telling him he’s wonderful one day, and the next saying she doesn’t want to see him any more. 她戏弄男友,今天说他棒极了,明天又说再也不想见到他。
ORIGIN This expression refers to the way a cat plays with a mouse before killing it. 这个表达法原指猫在吃掉老鼠之前会耍弄它。
(has the) cat got your, his, etc. tongue?(informal)
why don’t you say anything? 你怎么不吭声:
What’s the matter—cat got your tongue? 你怎么了,像个闷葫芦似的?
the cat’s 'whiskers/py'jamas (informal,often ironic)
the best person, idea, thing, etc. 最棒的人﹙或主意、事物等﹚:
She thinks she’s the cat’s whiskers.她自以为了不起。
(look) like sth the 'cat brought/dragged in(informal)
(look) dirty and untidy ﹙ 看起来﹚ 骯脏凌乱:
Where have you been? You look like something the cat dragged in! 你刚去哪儿了?看起来邋遢极了。
like a ,cat on hot 'bricks (BrE, informal)
very nervous 局促不安;如坐针毡;像热锅上的蚂蚁:
He’ll be like a cat on hot bricks till he gets his exam results. 他在知道考试结果前会一直局促不安。
like the ,cat that got, stole, etc. the 'cream
very pleased or satisfied with yourself 扬扬得意;沾沾自喜; 心满意足:
Ever since she won that prize, she’s been like the cat that ate the cream. 自从得奖之后,她一直神气活现。
not have a cat in 'hell’s chance (also not have a 'dog’s chance) (informal)
have no chance at all 毫无机会:
You haven’t got a cat in hell’s chance of buying a decent car for £500.500 英镑根本就不可能买到一辆像样的车。
put/set the 'cat among the pigeons (BrE, informal)
do sth that is likely to cause trouble 引起麻烦;招惹是非:
She told all the staff they would have to cancel their holidays, and that really set the cat among the pigeons. 她告诉所有的员工都必须取消假期,这引起了轩然大波。
when the cat’s a'way the mice will 'play (saying)
people enjoy themselves more and behave with greater freedom when the person in charge of them is not there 猫儿不在,鼠儿自在﹙指管事的不在,下面的人自由自在﹚
curiosity killed the cat 另见curiosity
a fat cat 另见fat
fight like cat and dog 另见fight
grin like a Cheshire cat 另见grin
let the cat out of the bag 另见let
no room to swing a cat 另见room
there’s more than one way to skin a cat 另见way
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
cat1
n.
猫; 猫科动物(如狮, 虎, 豹等)
脾气不好的女人, 可鄙的女人, 恶妇
九尾鞭
起锚滑车
(=catfish)鲶鱼
(=catboat)有中插板的单桅帆船
一种有六脚的架子(无论如何放置, 均有三只脚着地)
[美俚]娼妓; 流动工人; 爵士乐演奏者[爱好者]
弹射器
无线电遥控靶机
无线电测距系统的偏流台[“猫台”]
履带式拖拉机, 推土机
填塞灰板条缝的草泥浆
硬耐火土
软风, 微风
cat2
vt.
(catted; catting)
起锚(把锚吊在锚架上)
用九尾鞭笞打
vi.
[口]呕吐
嫖妓, 宿娼

继承用法
cat-and-dog
adj.
好争吵的, 不和睦的
投机性的
cat-and-mouse
adj.
折磨的, 虐待的
catbird
n.
北美洲猫声鸟; 猫鹊
catcall
n.
似猫叫的声音; 剧场里喝倒采的口哨声[嘘声等]
cat3
vt.
奚落; 嘲弄
vi.
发嘘声
cateyed
adj.
黑暗中能见物的
catface
n.
树或木材上由于火烧等所留下的疤痕
catfall
n.
【航海】吊锚索
catfight
n.
激烈的争吵
catfoot
n.
圆短如猫的脚
catfooted
adj.
象猫似的(悄悄走路); 偷偷摸摸的
catgut
n.
肠线(外科用)
乐器[网球拍]弦, 线
弦乐器
cathead
n.
锚架
cathouse
n.
妓院
catlap
n.
淡的饮料
catmint [nip]
n.
【植】猫薄荷 cat-o'-nine-tails
n.
九尾鞭
【植】香蒲
catrigged
adj.
装有单帆船式的索具的
cat's-ear
n.
【植】猫耳草
cat's-eye
n.
猫眼石; (汽车等的)小型反光装置
cat's-foot
n.
积雪草
cat-skinner
n.
[美俚]牵引车的司机
cat-sleep
n.
打盹
cat's-paw
n.
被人利用的人
【航海】微风
cat-step
n.
陡坡上建的窄阶
catwalk
n.
[美俚]狭窄的人行道或过道; 桥上的人行道
cat('s)whisker
【无】触须; 晶须
A cat has nine lives.
猫有九条命。(英国迷信, 指猫的生命力强)
a cat with nine lives
有九条命的猫; 富有生命力的人
A cat in gloves catches no mice.
[谚]带手套的猫捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事无成; 怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。
Muffled cats catch no mice.
[谚]包裹严实的猫捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事无成。
A cat may look at a king.
[谚]猫也可以看国王(指小人物也应有些权利)
agree like cats and dogs
[口]像猫和狗一样合不来, 完全合不来
At night all cats are grey
[谚]猫在暗中都是灰色; 黑暗中难分丑妍
(as) melancholy as a cat
非常忧郁
(as)sick as a cat
直想呕吐
病得厉害
as weak as a cat (=as weak as water)
身体非常虚弱
barber's cat
瘦弱的人, 面带饥色和病容的人
bear cat
熊猫
[口]大力士, 精力过人的人
bell the cat
不惧危险, 挺身而出
blowing cat
[美俚]爵士乐师
Cheshire cat
咧着嘴傻笑的人
copy cat
盲目的模仿者
dead cat
猛烈的指责或攻击
[美俚](马戏团中)不肯表演的狮子
Dog my cats!
[美俚]见鬼! 他妈的; 我可以赌咒!
enough to make a cat laugh
极其可笑; 让人笑掉大牙
enough to make a horse laugh
极其可笑; 让人笑掉大牙
enough to make a cat speak
[口]令人惊讶; 事情太出奇
fat cat
美国政治运动的出资人, 捐献大宗政治款项的富人; 安于现状的懒汉; 以权谋私的人, 享受特权的人
fight like Kilkenny cats
死拚
flog the cat
[俚]作无益的追悔
grin like a Cheshire cat
咧着嘴傻笑
Has the cat got your tongue?
[口]猫把你的舌头叼去了吗?为什么不吭声?
Holy cats!
[口]哎呀! 好家伙! (表示强烈的惊讶, 愤怒或高兴)
Holy cow!
[口]哎呀! 好家伙! (表示强烈的惊讶, 愤怒或高兴)
It rains cats and dogs.
下倾盆大雨, 大雨滂沱
jerk the cat
[俚](酒醉的人呕吐)
shoot the cat
[俚](酒醉的人呕吐)
whip the cat
[俚](酒醉的人呕吐)
Kilkenny cats
打起架来不顾死活的动物[人]
let the cat out of the bag
说走了嘴, (无意中)泄露秘密
like a cat in a strange garret
[美]胆怯, 极不自然
like a cat on hot bricks
局促不安, 如热锅上的蚂蚁
like a scalded cat
象烫伤的猫到处乱窜; 拚命的逃走
like sth. the cat brought in
[口]象猫叼来的东西似的; 衣衫褴褛(指人的外表); 不修边幅
live like cat and dog
[口]整天吵架
look like the cat after it had eaten the canary
带着洋洋得意的样子
no room to swing a cat
极狭窄, 没有转身的地方
not room to swing a cat
极狭窄, 没有转身的地方
not room enough to swing a cat
极狭窄, 没有转身的地方
no room to swing a cat in
极狭窄, 没有转身的地方
not room to swing a cat in
极狭窄, 没有转身的地方
not room enough to swing a cat in
极狭窄, 没有转身的地方
old cat
脾气坏的老太婆
put the cat among the canaries
[口]惹出乱子, 引起轩然大波
see how the cat jumps
观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变
watch how the cat jumps
观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变
see which way the cat jumps
观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变
watch which way the cat jumps
观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变
wait for the cat to jump
观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变
singed cat
[美俚]看起来不好, 其实并不坏的人
skin the cat
[美]【体】以两手悬于单杠, 以身体及两脚从两臂间穿过, 向后翻转; [喻]从极窄的洞爬过去
teach the cat the way to the kirn
[苏] 坏习惯易学难改
tear a cat
[废]说大话; 夸夸其谈
tear the cat
[废]说大话; 夸夸其谈
That cat won't jump.
[美 fight][口]这一手行不通。
That's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl.
引狼入室; 等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。
the big cats (=the Cats, the great Cats)
狮、虎、豹等
The cat did it.
[口谑]是猫打破的; 不是我搞的。(推托责任的话)
The cat is out of the bag.
[口]秘密泄露; 真相大白。
The cat jumps.
[口]形势清楚了。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.
[谚]掩耳盗铃; 猫偷吃奶油的时候, 总是闭着眼睛。
The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.
猫儿想吃鱼, 又怕湿了脚(想吃鱼又怕腥; 想得到某种东西又怕麻烦或担风险)。
The scalded cat fears cold water.
[谚] 被烫过的猫, 连冷水也怕(一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井绳)
Watch sb. as a cat watches a mouse.
象猫盯耗子般地盯着某人。
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
[谚]猫儿不在,老鼠成精(大王外出, 小鬼跳粱)。
whip the cat
[方](醉酒后)呕吐
极其吝啬
挨门挨户找活干(指流动短工)
磨洋工, 不爱干活
恶作剧
[澳口]做无益的追悔
You can have no more of a cat but her skin.
[罕]不能有什么别的用途。
cat in the meal
[美、罕]诡秘伎俩, 陷井, 鬼把 戏
cat in the meal-tub
[美、罕]诡秘伎俩, 陷井, 鬼把 戏
cat in the pan
[美俚]变节者; 判徒
cats and dogs
[美俚]价值低的股票, 杂物; 零星东西
猛烈地, 大量地(指大雨)
catted and fished
【航海】吊在锚架上并系在船侧
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
cat
彈射器,環帶牽引車,起錨,起錨滑車,天球原子彈道
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 美华军语辞典
cat; weight
起錨
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 海事名词
cat
駝峰
- 英语>繁体中文(台湾), 机械工程名词
cat

The emoticon depicting a sitting cat.
- 英语>简体中文, IT术语集
cat
/kæt/
(cats)
1. 可数名词 A cat is a furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws. Cats are often kept as pets. 猫
2. 可数名词Cats are lions, tigers, and other wild animals in the same family. 猫科动物
- The lion is perhaps the most famous member of the cat family. 狮子可能是猫科家族里最有名的成员了。
3. 可数名词 catamaran的缩写 [非正式] → short for catamaran
4. → see also fat cat
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典