cat’s cradle
noun/ˌkæts ˈkreɪdl/
/ˌkæts ˈkreɪdl/
- [uncountable] a game in which you wrap string around the fingers of both hands to make different patterns
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Topics Games and toysc2翻线戏,翻绳儿,挑绷子(游戏) - [countable] a pattern made with string in a game of cat’s cradle
翻线戏花样 - (figurative) He sat on his heels, weaving an intricate cat’s cradle of thread for the ship’s rigging.
他坐在脚后跟上,为船上的索具编织一个复杂的猫摇篮。
- (figurative) He sat on his heels, weaving an intricate cat’s cradle of thread for the ship’s rigging.