名词

1. 猫
A cat is a furry animal that has a long tail and sharp claws. Cats are often kept as pets.

2. 猫科动物
Cats are lions, tigers, and other wild animals in the same family.

3. see also: Cheshire cat;fat cat;wildcat

4. (无意中)泄露秘密;说漏嘴
If you let the cat out of the bag, you tell people about something that was being kept secret. You often do this by mistake.

5. 好奇害死猫；事不关己，不要打听
You say 'Curiosity killed the cat' in order to tell someone that they should not try to find out about something which does not concern them.

6. 衣衫褴褛；不修边幅
If you look like something the cat dragged in or brought in, you are very untidy or dirty.

7. (打斗、竞赛中)玩猫戏老鼠，戏弄，捉弄
In a fight or contest, if one person plays cat and mouse, or a game of cat and mouse, with the other, the first person tries to confuse or deceive the second in order to defeat them.

8. 引起纷争;挑起轩然大波
If you put the cat among the pigeons or set the cat among the pigeons, you cause fierce argument or discussion by doing or saying something.

9. 地方狭小;空间拥挤
If you say 'There's no room to swing a cat' or 'You can't swing a cat', you mean that the place you are talking about is very small or crowded.

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

Synonym: true cat

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

Synonym: big cat

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

Synonym: Caterpillar

4. a whip with nine knotted cords

e.g. British sailors feared the cat

Synonym: cat-o'-nine-tails

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

e.g. in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults

Synonym: katkhatqatquatArabian teaAfrican tea

6. a spiteful woman gossip

e.g. what a cat she is!

7. an informal term for a youth or man

e.g. a nice guy
the guy's only doing it for some doll

Synonym: guyhombrebozo