| 单词 | cat |
| 释义 | Word Frequency cat 1(kæt) noun 1. Also called: domestic cat a small domesticated feline mammal, Felis catus (or domesticus), having thick soft fur and occurring in many breeds in which the colour of the fur varies greatly: kept as a pet or to catch rats and mice 2. Also called: big cat any of the larger felines, such as a lion or tiger 3. any wild feline mammal of the genus Felis, such as the lynx or serval, resembling the domestic cat ▶ Related adjective: feline4. old-fashioned, derogatory a woman who gossips maliciously 5. slang a man; guy 6. nautical a heavy tackle for hoisting an anchor to the cathead 7. a short sharp-ended piece of wood used in the game of tipcat 8. short for catboat 9. short for cat-o'-nine-tails 10. a bag of cats 11. fight like Kilkenny cats 12. let the cat out of the bag 13. like a cat on a hot tin roof 14. like cat and dog 15. look like something the cat brought in 16. not a cat in hell's chance 17. not have room to swing a cat 18. play cat and mouse 19. put the cat among the pigeons 20. rain cats and dogs verbWord forms: cats, catting or catted 21. (transitive) to flog with a cat-o'-nine-tails 22. (transitive) nautical to hoist (an anchor) to the cathead 23. (intransitive) a slang word for vomit Derived forms catlike (ˈcatˌlike) adjective cattish (ˈcattish) adjective Word origin Old English catte, from Latin cattus; related to Old Norse köttr, Old High German kazza, Old French chat, Russian kotWord Frequency cat 2(kæt) noun informal short for catamaran (sense 1) Word Frequency cat 3(kæt) noun 1. a. short for catalytic converter b. (as modifier) a cat car adjective 2. short for catalytic a cat cracker Word Frequency CATabbreviation for 1. computer-aided teaching 2. computer-assisted trading 3. computerized axial tomography Word Frequency cat.abbreviation for 1. catalogue 2. catamaran |
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