| 单词 | cat |
| 释义 | cat [kæt] noun countable ESSENTIAL ■a small animal with fur, four legs, a tail and claws , usually kept as a pet or for catching mice, or any member of the group of similar animals such as the lion 猫；猫科动物 [kæt] noun countable be the cat's whiskers UK old-fashioned ■to be better than everyone else 比别人都强；是最棒的 [kæt] noun countable fight like cat and dog informal ■to argue violently all the time 大吵大闹；争吵不休 •As kids we used to fight like cat and dog.小时候，我们总是吵吵闹闹的。 [kæt] noun countable Has the cat got your tongue ? informal ■something you say to someone when you are annoyed because they will not speak （用于生气地质问）舌头给猫叼走了吗？为甚么不吭声？ •What's the matter? Has the cat got your tongue?你怎么了？为甚么不吭声？ [kæt] noun countable let the cat out of the bag ■to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to 无意中泄秘，说漏嘴 •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。 [kæt] noun countable like a cat on a hot tin roof (UK old-fashioned like a cat on hot bricks) ■describes someone who is in a state of extreme nervous worry 如热锅上的蚂蚁；坐立不安 [kæt] noun countable look like something the cat brought / dragged in informal ■to look very untidy and dirty 看起来很邋遢 [kæt] noun countable not have a cat in hell's chance (mainly US not have a snowball's chance in hell) informal ■to be completely unable to achieve something 毫无机会，根本不可能做到 •They haven't a cat in hell's chance of [kæt] noun countable play cat and mouse ■to try to defeat someone by tricking them into making a mistake so that you have an advantage over them 玩猫戏老鼠的游戏；耍弄 •The 32-year-old actress spent a large proportion of the week playing cat and mouse with the press.那位32岁的女演员这周大部分的时间都花在与媒体玩猫戏老鼠的游戏上。 [kæt] noun countable put / set the cat among the pigeons UK ■to say or do something that causes trouble or makes a lot of people very angry （言行）造成轩然大波，招惹是非 [kæt] noun countable While the cat's away , the mice will play. saying ■said when the person who is in charge of a place is not there, and the people there behave badly 猫不在，老鼠翻天；阎王不在，小鬼跳梁 |
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