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cat1/kæt/ n. & v.●n. 1 a small soft-furred four-legged domesticated animal, Felis catus 猫 2 any wild animal of the family Felidae, e.g. a lion, tiger, or leopard 猫科动物(如狮、虎或豹) 3 a catlike animal of any other family 类似猫的动物 civet cat 灵猫 4 colloq. a malicious or spiteful woman [口]心地恶毒的女人 5 slang a jazz enthusiast [俚语]爵士乐爱好者 6 Naut. 【海】 = CATHEAD 7 = CAT-O'-NINE-TAILS 8 a short tapered stick in the game of tipcat (棒击木片游戏中使用的)锥形短木片 ●v. tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) (catted, catting) Naut. raise (an anchor) from the surface of the water to the cathead 【海】把(锚)吊放在锚架上 □ let the cat out of the bag reveal a secret, esp. involuntarily (尤指无意中)泄露秘密；露马脚 □ like a cat Brit. [英] on hot bricks (or on a hot tin roof) very agitated or agitatedly 焦躁不安，像热锅上的蚂蚁，如坐针毡 □ put (or set) the cat among the pigeons Brit. cause trouble [英]引起麻烦 □ rain cats and dogs rain very hard 下倾盆大雨 [Old English catt(e) from Germanic, reinforced in Middle English by forms from Late Latin cattus] |