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cat-and-dog

/kat-n-dawg, -dog/US // ˈkæt nˈdɔg, -ˈdɒg //

猫和狗,猫与狗,猫狗,猫猫狗狗

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : continuously or unceasingly vicious and destructive: cat-and-dog competition.
    • : Slang. highly speculative and of questionable value.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inquarrelsome
Synonyms
belligerent好战,好战的,好战的人,交战cantankerous气喘吁吁,气喘吁吁的,脾气暴躁的人,脾气暴躁的combative好斗,好斗的,战斗性,好战contentious争议性,有争议的,争议性的,争论fractious烦躁不安,烦躁不安的,烦躁的,烦乱的litigious诉讼,诉讼性,诉讼的,诉讼性的petulant娇气,娇气的,娇气的人,娇惯tempestuous暴躁的,暴躁,暴躁不安,暴躁的人turbulent汹涌澎湃,汹涌澎湃的,动荡不安的,湍流unruly任性的,不羁的,任性,不羁argumentative争论性,争论性的,议论性的,议论性bad-tempered脾气不好的人,脾气不好的,脾气不好,坏脾气bellicose好战,好战的,好战的人,穷兵黩武choleric胆小的人,胆小的,胆怯的人,胆怯的churlish厚颜无耻,无聊,无礼,无礼的crabby倔强的,倔强,倔强的人,螃蟹cross十字架,十字,十字路口,十字形disputatious争议性,争论不休,争议性的,争议dissentious异见,异议,不满,不合情理excitable兴奋的,激动人心的,激动的,刺激性fiery火热的,炽热的,火红的,炽热gladiatorial角斗士,角斗场,角斗士式,角斗赛hasty匆忙,匆匆忙忙,匆忙的,仓促have chip on shoulder抱残守缺,忍气吞声,肩上有压力hotheaded头脑发热的人,头脑发热,愣头青,头脑发热的huffy愠怒,愠怒的,烦躁不安,烦躁impassioned慷慨激昂,慷慨激昂的,恳切的,慷慨的irascible暴躁,暴躁的,气急败坏,脾气暴躁irritable烦躁,烦躁不安,烦躁的,易怒ornery愤怒的人,忧郁的人,脾气暴躁的人,鸟人passionate激情,多情的,激情澎湃,充满激情peevish乖张,乖戾,乖张的,乖戾的pettish轻视,小气,小气的,小气鬼pugnacious胆大包天,胆大妄为,胆大的,胆大的人querulous哓哓不休,哓哓不休的,哓哓不绝,哓哓不已ructious破坏性的,毁灭性的,毁坏性的,破坏性大的snappy蹩脚的,爽快的,爽快,蹩脚thin-skinned脸皮薄,厚脸皮,脸皮厚,脸皮薄的人touchy敏感的,棘手的,敏感,触摸式truculent气势汹汹,气势汹汹的,气势磅礴,气势汹汹的人violent激烈的,暴力的,猛烈的,暴力war争夺战,争战,争斗,争夺战争

Examples

  • As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.

  • As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

  • Indeed, although he works here in the old town, he lives in the new part of the city where he walks his dog in the morning.

  • We did a movie down in Durango — Great Scout and Cat House Thursday.

  • Up till then I was just a dog-assed heavy, one of the posse.

  • A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.

  • A was an Archer, who shot at a frog; B was a Butcher, and had a great dog.

  • A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.

  • She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.

  • The dog stood with hanging head and tail, as if ashamed he had let so many of his enemies get away unharmed.