| 单词 | cat and mouse |
| 释义 | cat-and-mouse in British English (ˈkætəndmaʊs) adjective denoting a fight or contest in which participants attempt to confuse or deceive each other in a cruel or teasing way, esp before a final act of cruelty or unkindness the cat-and-mouse pursuit of a serial killer the cat-and-mouse game of espionage The police and militants played a cat and mouse game with each other. cat-and-mouse in American English (ˌkætˈən maʊs) adjective Informal of or designating behavior like that of a cat toying with a mouse; specif., of or designating a strategy by which one repeatedly challenges an opponent while waiting to strike cat and mouse or a game of cat and mouse a situation in which a person tries to confuse or deceive another in order to defeat them He would play cat-and-mouse with other riders, sometimes waiting until the fourthlap to come from behind and win. Examples of 'cat-and-mouse' in a sentence |
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