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单词 cat's cradle
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Definition of cat's cradle in English:

cat's cradle

noun
mass noun
  • A child's game in which a loop of string is put around and between the fingers and complex patterns are formed.

    (儿童玩的)翻线戏,翻绳游戏

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Indoor activities include board games and various string games such as cat's cradle.
    • The Eskimos were enthusiastic practitioners of string games like cat's cradle, while the Polynesians had a tradition of using string maps for navigating from island to island.
    • She was trying to get one of the brother's mates to play cat's cradle with her.
    • Lizzie was in the back with Colin, trying to teach him cat's cradle.
    • I play with the rope Seleth gave me, playing cat's cradle as best I can.
    • A pair of Sophomores who had just joined the group that year, were playing cat's cradle on one of the queens.
    • Quiet evenings at home are spent carving ivory or bone, or playing string games like cat's cradle.
    • In the next 30 minutes, a shoe-string is transformed from a noose to a game of cat's cradle, characters spin and dance with twirling chairs, arm wrestling and a push-up competition take place.
    • The notion of the cat's cradle, a game played with yarn where two children help each other to create stringed patterns of ever-growing complexity, creates an entry point into the proceedings.
    • They looked to Hazel and Blondie, who were playing cat's cradle with some string.

Definition of cat's cradle in US English:

cat's cradle

nounˈkats ˈˌkrādl
  • A child's game in which a loop of string is put around and between the fingers and complex patterns are formed.

    (儿童玩的)翻线戏,翻绳游戏

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A pair of Sophomores who had just joined the group that year, were playing cat's cradle on one of the queens.
    • In the next 30 minutes, a shoe-string is transformed from a noose to a game of cat's cradle, characters spin and dance with twirling chairs, arm wrestling and a push-up competition take place.
    • I play with the rope Seleth gave me, playing cat's cradle as best I can.
    • Quiet evenings at home are spent carving ivory or bone, or playing string games like cat's cradle.
    • The notion of the cat's cradle, a game played with yarn where two children help each other to create stringed patterns of ever-growing complexity, creates an entry point into the proceedings.
    • The Eskimos were enthusiastic practitioners of string games like cat's cradle, while the Polynesians had a tradition of using string maps for navigating from island to island.
    • She was trying to get one of the brother's mates to play cat's cradle with her.
    • Indoor activities include board games and various string games such as cat's cradle.
    • They looked to Hazel and Blondie, who were playing cat's cradle with some string.
    • Lizzie was in the back with Colin, trying to teach him cat's cradle.
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