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

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What's another name for the four-legged feline that lies around on your keyboard all day and purrs? You might call it “Fluffy,” but it’s also known as a cat.

If you’re in the market for a pet cat, just make sure it meows, and doesn’t roar like the lion, tiger, or jaguar, all of which are in the same family as the housecat. Domesticated as long ago as ancient Egyptian times, the cat is a fixture not only in many homes, but also in a host of English expressions — like, “when the cat’s away, the mice will play,” “it’s raining cats and dogs,” and “the cat’s pajamas.”

WORD FAMILY

cat: cats, catted, catting, cattish, catty+/cattish: cattishly/catty: cattier, catties, cattiest, cattily, cattiness, cattys

USAGE EXAMPLES

The chemical reaction that caused the breach was spurred by organic cat litter that was meant to absorb moisture.

Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016)

“That’s because we’re trying to save the lives of big cats, livestock and pets, all at once.”

Los Angeles Times(Nov 30, 2016)

Cats, however, are not — a point now being enforced by a new 5-mile-long fence constructed for the sole purpose of keeping felines away.

Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016)

1n feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

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true cat

Felis catus, Felis domesticus, domestic cat, house cat

any domesticated member of the genus Felis

wildcat

any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild

kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat

informal terms referring to a domestic cat

mouser

a cat proficient at mousing

alley cat

a homeless cat

tom, tomcat

male cat

queen, tabby

female cat

tabby, tabby cat

a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black

tiger cat

a cat having a striped coat

calico cat, tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell-cat

a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings

Persian cat

a long-haired breed of cat

Angora, Angora cat

a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat

Siamese, Siamese cat

a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip

Burmese cat

a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or grey coat

Egyptian cat

a domestic cat of Egypt

Maltese, Maltese cat

a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat

Abyssinian, Abyssinian cat

a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat

Manx, Manx cat

a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man

sand cat

a desert wildcat

European wildcat, Felis silvestris, catamountain

bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat

Felis concolor, catamount, cougar, mountain lion, painter, panther, puma

large American feline resembling a lion

Felis pardalis, ocelot, panther cat

nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat

Felis yagouaroundi, eyra, jaguarondi, jaguarundi, jaguarundi cat

long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat

Felis ocreata, caffer cat, kaffir cat

widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor

Felis chaus, jungle cat

small Asiatic wildcat

Felis serval, serval

slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat

Felis bengalensis, leopard cat

small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia

Felis tigrina, tiger cat

medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coat

Felis wiedi, margay, margay cat

small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil

Felis manul, Pallas's cat, manul

small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia

catamount, lynx

short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur

felid, feline

any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws

2n any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

big cat

Panthera pardus, leopard

large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots

Panthera uncia, ounce, snow leopard

large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur

Felis onca, Panthera onca, jaguar, panther

a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis

Panthera leo, king of beasts, lion

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

Panthera tigris, tiger

large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered

liger

offspring of a male lion and a female tiger

tiglon, tigon

offspring of a male tiger and a female lion

Acinonyx jubatus, cheetah, chetah

long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game

saber-toothed tiger, sabertooth

any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene

lion cub

a young lion

tiger cub

a young tiger

leopardess

female leopard

panther

a leopard in the black color phase

lioness

a female lion

lionet

a small or young lion

Bengal tiger

southern short-haired tiger

tigress

a female tiger

Smiledon californicus

North American sabertooth; culmination of sabertooth development

false saber-toothed tiger

North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon

felid, feline

any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws

1n a whip with nine knotted cords

British sailors feared the cat

Syn|Hyper

cat-o'-nine-tails

whip

an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

2v beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails

Hyper

flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip

beat severely with a whip or rod

n a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

Syn|Hyper

Caterpillar

tracked vehicle

a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks

n a spiteful woman gossip

what a cat she is!

Hyper

gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger

a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

adult female, woman

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

n an informal term for a youth or man

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bozo, guy, hombre

sod

an informal British term for a youth or man

adult male, man

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

n the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant

Syn|Hyper

African tea, Arabian tea, kat, khat, qat, quat

excitant, stimulant, stimulant drug

a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process

v eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

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barf, be sick, chuck, disgorge, throw up, vomit up

keep down

manage not to throw up

egest, eliminate, excrete, pass

eliminate from the body

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释义	cat (once / 259 pages) 1n 2nv 3n 4n 5n 6n 7v What's another name for the four-legged feline that lies around on your keyboard all day and purrs? You might call it “Fluffy,” but it’s also known as a cat. If you’re in the market for a pet cat, just make sure it meows, and doesn’t roar like the lion, tiger, or jaguar, all of which are in the same family as the housecat. Domesticated as long ago as ancient Egyptian times, the cat is a fixture not only in many homes, but also in a host of English expressions — like, “when the cat’s away, the mice will play,” “it’s raining cats and dogs,” and “the cat’s pajamas.” WORD FAMILY cat: cats, catted, catting, cattish, catty+/cattish: cattishly/catty: cattier, catties, cattiest, cattily, cattiness, cattys USAGE EXAMPLES The chemical reaction that caused the breach was spurred by organic cat litter that was meant to absorb moisture. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) “That’s because we’re trying to save the lives of big cats, livestock and pets, all at once.” Los Angeles Times(Nov 30, 2016) Cats, however, are not — a point now being enforced by a new 5-mile-long fence constructed for the sole purpose of keeping felines away. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) 1 1n feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper true cat Felis catus, Felis domesticus, domestic cat, house cat any domesticated member of the genus Felis wildcat any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild kitty, kitty-cat, puss, pussy, pussycat informal terms referring to a domestic cat mouser a cat proficient at mousing alley cat a homeless cat tom, tomcat male cat queen, tabby female cat tabby, tabby cat a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black tiger cat a cat having a striped coat calico cat, tortoiseshell, tortoiseshell-cat a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings Persian cat a long-haired breed of cat Angora, Angora cat a long-haired breed of cat similar to the Persian cat Siamese, Siamese cat a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip Burmese cat a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or grey coat Egyptian cat a domestic cat of Egypt Maltese, Maltese cat a term applied indiscriminately in the United States to any short-haired bluish-grey cat Abyssinian, Abyssinian cat a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat Manx, Manx cat a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man sand cat a desert wildcat European wildcat, Felis silvestris, catamountain bushy-tailed wildcat of Europe that resembles the domestic cat and is regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat Felis concolor, catamount, cougar, mountain lion, painter, panther, puma large American feline resembling a lion Felis pardalis, ocelot, panther cat nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat Felis yagouaroundi, eyra, jaguarondi, jaguarundi, jaguarundi cat long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat Felis ocreata, caffer cat, kaffir cat widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor Felis chaus, jungle cat small Asiatic wildcat Felis serval, serval slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat Felis bengalensis, leopard cat small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia Felis tigrina, tiger cat medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coat Felis wiedi, margay, margay cat small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil Felis manul, Pallas's cat, manul small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia catamount, lynx short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur felid, feline any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws 2n any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper big cat Panthera pardus, leopard large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots Panthera uncia, ounce, snow leopard large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur Felis onca, Panthera onca, jaguar, panther a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis Panthera leo, king of beasts, lion large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male Panthera tigris, tiger large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered liger offspring of a male lion and a female tiger tiglon, tigon offspring of a male tiger and a female lion Acinonyx jubatus, cheetah, chetah long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game saber-toothed tiger, sabertooth any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene lion cub a young lion tiger cub a young tiger leopardess female leopard panther a leopard in the black color phase lioness a female lion lionet a small or young lion Bengal tiger southern short-haired tiger tigress a female tiger Smiledon californicus North American sabertooth; culmination of sabertooth development false saber-toothed tiger North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon felid, feline any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws 2 1n a whip with nine knotted cords British sailors feared the cat Syn\|Hyper cat-o'-nine-tails whip an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping 2v beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails Hyper flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip beat severely with a whip or rod 3 n a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work Syn\|Hyper Caterpillar tracked vehicle a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks 4 n a spiteful woman gossip what a cat she is! Hyper gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others adult female, woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man) 5 n an informal term for a youth or man Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper bozo, guy, hombre sod an informal British term for a youth or man adult male, man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) 6 n the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant Syn\|Hyper African tea, Arabian tea, kat, khat, qat, quat excitant, stimulant, stimulant drug a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process 7 v eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth Syn\|Ant\|Hyper barf, be sick, chuck, disgorge, throw up, vomit up keep down manage not to throw up egest, eliminate, excrete, pass eliminate from the body CAT (once / 18972 pages) n WORD FAMILY CAT: CATS USAGE EXAMPLES When April arrived at the hospital, Rick was getting a CAT scan. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) It seems impossible, and misguided, to demand an ethical CAT scan for everyone who’s nominated for an Oscar. The New Yorker(Dec 21, 2016) A short woman wearing a head scarf and a denim vest approached the table with a question: “This all about CAT scans?” The New Yorker(Nov 20, 2016) n a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis Syn\|Hyper CT, computed axial tomography, computed tomography, computerized axial tomography, computerized tomography X-radiation, X-raying obtaining images by the use of X rays
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