英语词汇“cats-paw”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	cats-paw
释义	Trends of cat's-paw View usage for: cat's-paw in British English noun 1. a person used by another as a tool; dupe 2. nautical a hitch in the form of two loops, or eyes, in the bight of a line, used for attaching it to a hook 3. a pattern of ripples on the surface of water caused by a light wind Word origin (sense 1) C18: so called from the tale of the monkey who used a cat's paw to drawchestnuts out of a fire cat's-paw in American English (ˈkætsˌpɔ) noun 1. a person used by another to do dangerous, distasteful, or unlawful work; dupe from the tale of the monkey who used the cat's foot to rake the chestnuts out ofthe fire 2. a light breeze that ripples the surface of water 3. Nautical a hitch in the bight of a rope, used to form two loops through which a hook can be passed Examples of 'cat's-paw' in a sentence cat's-paw That was unmistakable, but from what he'd heard a few moments ago he was the super-Terminator's cat's-paw. S.M. Stirling T2: INFILTRATOR (2001) Word lists with cat's-paw knot Definition of 'cat's-paw'
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Trends ofcat's-paw