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单词 cat-sit
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Definition of cat-sit in English:

cat-sit

verb
[no object]
  • Look after a cat or cats while their owner is away, usually staying at the owner's home in order to do so.

    I need someone to cat-sit this weekend
    a woman I used to cat-sit for
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I've cleaned the hell out of my apartment (so Sam doesn't see the squalor I've been living in when he comes over to cat-sit).
    • I was first given a job in a learning centre by a woman I used to cat-sit for.
    • Brent's parents were cat-sitting; he had left strict instructions for them not to let the aged but feisty tomcat out.
    • Tiny, the 19-year-old black and white cat, went missing four weeks ago when her owner was away visiting her daughter and her nephew was cat-sitting.
    • I'll be down in Rhode Island giving a talk next week and then getting on a plane to the Bay Area where I'll hang out and catsit and eat burritos for a week.
    • I need someone to cat-sit this weekend.
    • I first came here 20 years ago to visit a friend who was cat-sitting for an English lady.
    • Last holiday we had a neighbor kid catsit, and he closed the door to the basement room where their litter boxes are located.
    • My dear friend Stella catsat for me over Christmas break.
    • My parents are going away for March break so I have to cat-sit.

Derivatives

  • cat-sitter

  • noun
    • I have a "special needs" cat, wich is why I need a catsitter and not just a fabulous roommate.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Don't think of robbing us as we are getting a cat-sitter.
      • She charms humans so effectively that we have two different sets of cat-sitters eager to look after her when we travel.
      • I phoned my good friend Chloe, who was about to go on holiday and was looking for a catsitter.
      • My cats do just fine with a cat-sitter dropping by.
  • cat-sitting

  • noun
    • Tonight is my last night of cat sitting.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I've moved in for my regular April week of cat sitting while they go off on holiday.
      • I bought the parts for $30 and had my friend Billy do it in exchange for some future cat-sitting.
      • I'll be quite sad to go home when the week of cat sitting is over, I think.
      • Lorraine arrives home tomorrow morning, so the cat-sitting is nearly at an end.
 
 

Definition of cat-sit in US English:

cat-sit

verb
[no object]
  • Look after a cat or cats while their owner is away, usually staying at the owner's home in order to do so.

    I need someone to cat-sit this weekend
    a woman I used to cat-sit for
    Example sentencesExamples
    • My dear friend Stella catsat for me over Christmas break.
    • I first came here 20 years ago to visit a friend who was cat-sitting for an English lady.
    • Last holiday we had a neighbor kid catsit, and he closed the door to the basement room where their litter boxes are located.
    • I've cleaned the hell out of my apartment (so Sam doesn't see the squalor I've been living in when he comes over to cat-sit).
    • My parents are going away for March break so I have to cat-sit.
    • I need someone to cat-sit this weekend.
    • Tiny, the 19-year-old black and white cat, went missing four weeks ago when her owner was away visiting her daughter and her nephew was cat-sitting.
    • I'll be down in Rhode Island giving a talk next week and then getting on a plane to the Bay Area where I'll hang out and catsit and eat burritos for a week.
    • I was first given a job in a learning centre by a woman I used to cat-sit for.
    • Brent's parents were cat-sitting; he had left strict instructions for them not to let the aged but feisty tomcat out.
 
 
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