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cat
n
1 [C] small furry domesticated animal often kept as a pet or for catching mice 猫
We´ve got three cats and a dog. 我们有三只猫和一只狗.
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`cat food 猫食. =>illus at mouse 见mouse之插图.
2 [C] wild animal related to this 猫科动物
big `cats, ie lions, tigers, leopards, etc 大的猫科动物(狮、 虎、 豹等)
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the cat family 猫科. =>illus 见插图.
3 [C] (derog 贬) malicious woman 狠毒的女人.
4 the cat [sing]
= cat-o´-nine-tails.
5 (idm 习语) be the cat´s `whiskers/`pyjamas (infml 口) be the best thing, person, idea, etc 了不起的东西、 人、 主意等
He thinks he´s the cat´s whiskers, ie has a high opinion of himself. 他自命不凡. a cat-and-dog life a life in which partners are frequently or constantly quarrelling (在一起居住者)经常吵架的生活. a cat in hell´s chance (of doing sth) (infml 口) no chance at all 一点儿机会也没有. curiosity killed the cat => curiosity. let the
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