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单词 cat's-paw
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cat's-paw  (kats′pô′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person used to serve the purposes of another;
    tool.
  2. [Naut.]
    • a hitch made in the bight of a rope so that two eyes are formed to hold the hook of one block of a tackle.
    • a light breeze that ruffles the surface of the water over a comparatively small area.
    • the small area ruffled by such a breeze.
Also, cats′paw′. 
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cat's-paw n
  1. a person used by another as a tool; dupe
  2. a pattern of ripples on the surface of water caused by a light wind
Etymology: (sense 1) C18: so called from the tale of the monkey who used a cat's paw to draw chestnuts out of a fire
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