英语词汇“more ways than one of killing a cat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. more ways of killing a dog (also cat) than hanging it, more ways of killing a cat (also dog) than choking it with cream (also butter) and other variants. Later also more simply more ways than one of killing a cat (also dog) and variants. See also there is more than one way to skin a cat at skin v. Phrases 2b, more ways to the wood than one at wood n.¹ 5h.

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1725 J. Swift Let. 4 Jan. in Wks. (1941) X. 165 I know that very homely Proverb, more ways of killing a Dog than hanging him.

1839 S. Smith John Smith's Lett. v. 91 You needn't bother about that. There's more ways to kill a cat than one.

1845 W. T. Thompson Major Jones' Chron. Pineville 35 There's more ways to kill a dog besides choking him with butter.

1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! II. xii. 327 Hold on yet awhile. More ways of killing a cat than choking her with cream.

1912 ‘Saki’ Chron. Clovis 72 ‘There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with cream,’ he quoted, ‘but I'm not sure,’ he added, ‘that it's not the best way.’

1955 W. C. MacDonald Destination, Danger x I'm much obliged. But you can kill a dog without choking him with butter.

1979 Country Life 12 July 75/1 There are more ways of killing a cat than feeding it on cream.

1989 in R. Graef Talking Blues x. 328 But there are more ways than one of killing the cat.

单词	more ways than one of killing a cat
释义	> as lemmas more ways than one of killing a cat (also dog) c. more ways of killing a dog (also cat) than hanging it, more ways of killing a cat (also dog) than choking it with cream (also butter) and other variants. Later also more simply more ways than one of killing a cat (also dog) and variants. See also there is more than one way to skin a cat at skin v. Phrases 2b, more ways to the wood than one at wood n.¹ 5h. ΚΠ 1725 J. Swift Let. 4 Jan. in Wks. (1941) X. 165 I know that very homely Proverb, more ways of killing a Dog than hanging him. 1839 S. Smith John Smith's Lett. v. 91 You needn't bother about that. There's more ways to kill a cat than one. 1845 W. T. Thompson Major Jones' Chron. Pineville 35 There's more ways to kill a dog besides choking him with butter. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! II. xii. 327 Hold on yet awhile. More ways of killing a cat than choking her with cream. 1912 ‘Saki’ Chron. Clovis 72 ‘There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with cream,’ he quoted, ‘but I'm not sure,’ he added, ‘that it's not the best way.’ 1955 W. C. MacDonald Destination, Danger x I'm much obliged. But you can kill a dog without choking him with butter. 1979 Country Life 12 July 75/1 There are more ways of killing a cat than feeding it on cream. 1989 in R. Graef Talking Blues x. 328 But there are more ways than one of killing the cat. extracted from wayn.¹int.¹ < as lemmas
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