cat

noun

1. 猫
   a small animal with soft fur that people often keep as a pet. Cats catch and kill birds and mice.
   1. cat food
      猫食品
2. 猫科动物
   a wild animal of the cat family
   1. the big cats (= lions , tigers , etc.)
      大型猫科动物（狮、虎等）

1. 猫
   A cat is a furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws. Cats are often kept as pets.
2. 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. (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.
5. PHRASE 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.
   1. '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 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.
   1. I must look like something the cat dragged in.
      我当时看上去一定很邋遢。
7. PHRASE (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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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 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.
   1. 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 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.
   1. 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。

1. He had a grin on his face like a Cheshire Cat.
   他咧着嘴笑呵呵的。
2. The blackbird had a quick, wary look in case the cat was anywhere around
   这只乌鸫迅速警惕地张望了一眼，以防那只猫就在附近。
3. In the ancient world, it was probably rare to castrate a dog or cat.
   古时可能很少对狗或猫进行阉割。
4. '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。”
5. I must look like something the cat dragged in.
   我当时看上去一定很邋遢。
6. 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。
7. Her cat came up and rubbed itself against their legs
   她的猫跑上前来，在他们腿上蹭来蹭去。
8. He excused himself by saying he was 'forced to rob to maintain my wife and cat'
   他辩解说自己是“为了供养妻子和猫儿被迫去抢劫的”。
9. Your cat isn't very friendly.
   你的猫不太友好。
10. I really thought I'd lost her. Everybody kept asking me, 'Have you found your cat?'
    我真的认为我的猫丢了。大家不停地问我，“你找到你的猫了吗？”
11. My cat hissed when I stepped on its tail
    我的猫被我踩到尾巴时，嘶地惨叫了一声。
12. Could you just give us a description of your cat?
    能否请您向我们描述一下您的猫？
13. He made a frightened noise a little like the miaow of a cat.
    他发出了一个吓人的声音，有点像猫在叫唤。
14. I was just wondering if you might like to go feed the cat
    不知道你是否愿意去喂那只猫。
15. My cat Gustaf was the only thing I had — the only company.
    我的猫古斯塔夫是我所有的一切——我唯一的伴侣。
16. Before I could get the pigeon the cat pounced.
    未等我逮到鸽子，猫就猛扑了上去。
17. He picked up the cat before Rosa could protest.
    未等罗莎表示异议，他就抱起了猫。
18. A cat was rubbing against my leg
    一只猫在我腿上蹭来蹭去。
19. Carla, curled up on the sofa, was smoking a cigarette and stroking her cat
    卡拉正蜷缩在沙发上，一边吸着烟，一边轻抚着她的猫咪。
20. There is a strong possibility that the cat contracted the condition by eating contaminated pet food.
    猫很有可能是吃了受污染的宠物食品而染上这种疾病的。
21. Following the futuristic The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood's seventh novel, Cat's Eye, returns to more familiar territory
    写完了具有未来色彩的《女仆的故事》之后，玛格丽特·阿特伍德的第七部小说《猫眼》回归到了人们较熟悉的题材上。
22. I'm too old to have a dog now. I'm a cat woman.
    我太老了，养不了狗。我喜欢养猫。
23. The cat scampered away.
    猫刺棱一下跑了。
24. The cat dozed off by the fire.
    那只猫在炉边打瞌睡。
25. The cat scratches with her claws.
    猫用爪子抓。
26. The cat beat a hasty retreat when he saw the dog coming.
    猫看到狗来时，就很快溜之大吉了。
27. I didn't mean to hit the cat, I was aiming at [ for] the tree.
    我并没想打这只猫，我是瞄那棵树。
28. The cat jumped onto the wall.
    猫纵身跳上围墙。
29. The milk you put out in the saucer was quickly lapped up by the cat.
    你倒在碟子里的牛奶很快就被猫舔光了。

n.

be the cat's whiskers/pyjamas

• 最棒的东西（或主意、人等）
  to be the best thing, person, idea, etc.
  1. He thinks he's the cat's whiskers (= he has a high opinion of himself) .
     他自以为了不起。

let the cat out of the bag

• （无意中）泄露秘密
  to tell a secret carelessly or by mistake
  1. I wanted it to be a surprise, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.
     我想给大家来个惊奇，可我妹妹却先说漏了嘴。

like a cat on hot bricks

• 局促不安；如坐针毡；像热锅上的蚂蚁
  very nervous
  1. She was like a cat on hot bricks before her driving test.
     她考驾驶执照前十分紧张不安。

like a cat that's got the cream

• 扬扬得意；踌躇满志
  very pleased with yourself

look like sth the cat brought/dragged in

• 穿着邋遢；衣衫褴褛；不修边幅
  to look dirty and untidy

not have/stand a cat in hell's chance (of doing sth)

• 毫无机会
  to have no chance at all

play (a game of) cat and mouse with sb

play a cat-and-mouse game with sb

• 和某人玩起猫捉老鼠的游戏；耍弄
  to play a cruel game with sb in your power by changing your behaviour very often, so that they become nervous and do not know what to expect

put/set the cat among the pigeons

• 引起麻烦；招惹是非
  to say or do sth that is likely to cause trouble

when the cat's away the mice will play

• 猫儿不在，老鼠玩得自在（指管事的不在，下面的人玩个痛快）
  people enjoy themselves more and behave with greater freedom when the person in charge of them is not there

curiosity killed the cat

• 好奇心能要猫的命（让人别提问或打听与己无关的事情）
  used to tell sb not to ask questions or try to find out about things that do not concern them

be raining cats and dogs

• 下倾盆大雨
  to be raining heavily

no room to swing a cat

• 没有活动的余地；连转身都很难
  when sb says there's no room to swing a cat , they mean that a room is very small and that there is not enough space

there's more than one way to skin a cat

• （要做成某事）方法不止一个，有的是办法
  there are many different ways to achieve sth

noun

1. feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats

   Synonym:    true cat

2. any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild

   Synonym:    big cat

3. a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts

   Synonym:    Caterpillar

4. a whip with nine knotted cords
   1. British sailors feared the cat

   Synonym:    cat-o'-nine-tails

5. the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea
   1. in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults

   Synonym:    katkhatqatquatArabian teaAfrican tea

6. a spiteful woman gossip
   1. what a cat she is!

7. an informal term for a youth or man
   1. a nice guy
   2. the guy's only doing it for some doll

   Synonym:    guyhombrebozo

verb

1. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
   1. After drinking too much, the students vomited
   2. He purged continuously
   3. The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

   Synonym:    vomitvomit uppurgecastsickbe sickdisgorgeregorgeretchpukebarfspewspuechuckupchuckhonkregurgitatethrow up

2. beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails