cat 的 4 个定义
- a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, bred in a number of varieties.
- any of several carnivores of the family Felidae, as the lion, tiger, leopard or jaguar, etc.
- Slang. a person, especially a man.a devotee of jazz.
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cat·ted, cat·ting.
- to flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- Nautical. to hoist and secure to a cathead.
cat·ted, cat·ting.
- British Slang. to vomit.
- cat around, Slang. to spend one's time aimlessly or idly.to seek sexual activity indiscriminately; tomcat.
cat 近义词
feline animal, sometimes a pet
由cat构成的短语
- cat got one's tongue
- alley cat
- bell the cat
- curiosity killed the cat
- fat cat
- grin like a Cheshire cat
- let the cat out of the bag
- like a cat on a hot brick
- look like something the cat dragged in
- look like the cat that ate the canary
- more than one way to skin a cat
- not enough room to swing a cat
- play cat and mouse
- rain cats and dogs
- when the cat's away
更多cat例句
- We did a movie down in Durango — Great Scout and Cat House Thursday.
- Alastair Sim had jowls like melting candle wax, a snarl like a cornered cat and eyes cold with contempt.
- We coo over how cute our cat is and minimize the drudgery of cleaning the litter box.
- So Western governments are caught in a cat-and-mouse game and at times it is unclear who is the cat and who the mouse.
- The sort of thing where someone write “I love my cat more than my kids” or something like that.
- A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.
- And if he was worried about Farmer Green's cat, why didn't he dig a hole for himself at once, and get out of harm's way?
- The cat had been about to spring at Grandfather Mole again when Mr. Crow spoke to her.
- At that Farmer Green's cat began to run up and down between the rows of vegetables.
- Farmer Green's cat had never liked Mr. Crow, for no particular reason.
Where does the word cat come from?
While cats may be more enigmatic and reclusive than dogs in real life, when it comes to the source of the word cat, it’s a bit easier to grasp.
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The word cat is recorded in Old English, and hasn’t changed much since. The masculine form was catt, the feminine catte.
The word cat is most likely related to the Late Latin cattus, source of some other cat words you may have heard, including the Spanish gato and French chat.
Now that you know how cats got their name, why not find out how some of our other most beloved pets got theirs in the slideshow: “Where Do The Words For Our Pets Come From?”