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cat-o'-nine-tails

/kat-uh-nahyn-teylz/US // ˌkæt əˈnaɪnˌteɪlz //

猫尾巴,九尾猫,猫九尾,九尾猫咪

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural cat-o'-nine-tails.

    • : a whip, usually having nine knotted lines or cords fastened to a handle, used for flogging.

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Examples

  • This was nine fewer than what he needed just two years ago when 426 members of the House voted.

  • The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.

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

  • Denied parole nine straight times, he insists he is innocent of the crime for which he was convicted.

  • If you answered nine or more, you may have won a SONY Betamax and an eight-track operating system.

  • In nine days he returned, bringing us the thanks of congress, and fresh orders.

  • Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.

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

  • Dinner occurred in the middle of the day, and about nine in the evening was an informal but copious supper.

  • O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions!