英式音标:/kæt/
美式音标:/kæt/
发音时,辅音 /k/ 需舌根抵住软腭后突然放开,让气流冲出;元音 /æ/ 类似中文“啊”但更短促,舌头位置较低,口型稍张开;辅音 /t/ 则是舌尖抵住上齿龈后突然放开,发出清音。
猫:一种毛茸茸的家养动物,常被当作宠物或用于捕鼠。例如:The cat is sleeping by the window.(那只猫正在窗边睡觉。)
猫科动物:如狮子、老虎等野生猫科动物。比如:The lion is perhaps the most famous member of the cat family.(狮子可能是猫科家族里最有名的成员了。)
俚语相关
指代“脾气不好的女人”:Don't listen to her gossip; she is a cat.(别听她搬弄是非,她是个心地恶毒的女人。)
美国俚语中“cathouse”指“妓院”:It is not a hotel, but a cathouse.(那不是旅馆,而是妓院。)
英国俚语中可表示“偷窃”“抢劫”。
其他特殊含义
九尾鞭:一种由九条皮带编成的英国古代刑具。
独桅艇、履带式拖拉机等。
技术领域,是常见的命令行指令,用于连接文件并打印内容。
【海】起锚:把(锚)吊放在锚架上。
呕吐“After drinking too much, the students vomited.”(喝太多后,学生们呕吐了。)
鞭打“He supported a flogging with the cat as punishment.”(他忍受了一场九尾鞭的狠狠鞭打,以示惩戒。)
目录(=catalog)。
计算机化轴向层面X射线摄影法(=computerized axial tomography)。
复数:cats
第三人称单数:cats
现在分词:catting
过去式:catted
过去分词:catted
| 短语 | 含义 |
|---|---|
| black cat | 黑猫 |
| cat and dog life | 争吵不休的生活 |
| let the cat out of the bag | 真相大白,秘密泄露 |
| like a cat on hot bricks | 像热锅上的蚂蚁,非常紧张 |
| rain cats and dogs | 下着倾盆大雨 |
| bell the cat | 为众人利益主动冒险;舍己为人 |
| old cat | 脾气很坏的老太婆 |
| curiosity killed the cat | 好奇心足以致命;别太好奇 |
| cat burglar | 动作迅速的小偷 |
| put the cat among the pigeons | 引来可能招惹是非的人或事 |
A cat mews.(猫喵喵叫。)
The cat lapped up the milk.(猫舔食牛奶。)
The tiger is a representative of the cat family.(老虎是猫科动物的典型。)
My cat likes to play with a ball.(我的猫喜欢玩球。)
The police played an elaborate game of cat and mouse to trap him.(警方跟他玩了一场精心布局的猫捉老鼠游戏,诱他落网。)
Be on your guard against Miss thompson. she's an old cat.(你要当心汤普森小姐,她是个脾气很坏的老太婆。)
I hope that no one will let the cat out of the bag.(我希望没有一个人会泄漏秘密。)
He was like a cat in hot bricks before his driving test.(驾照考试前,他像热锅上的蚂蚁一样焦虑不安。)
In my childhood, I always put the cat among the pigeons.(我小时候经常惹麻烦。)
The cute cat cuts the cupcake.(可爱的猫咪切纸杯蛋糕。)
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