cat
[kæt]
n.猫, 猫科动物, 狠毒的女人, 吊锚机,独桅船,九尾鞭
v.起锚,寻找性伴侣
abbr.目录（=catalog）
例句与用法：
The cat lapped up the milk.
猫舔食牛奶。
The cat is playing with a live mouse.
猫在戏弄那只活老鼠。
There's no room/There isn't (enough) room to swing a cat in here.
这里地方过於狭窄。
The little cat gave me a playful bite.
小猫顽皮地轻轻咬了我一下。
I have a dog and a cat, but they fight all the time.
我养了一只猫和一只狗，但它们老是打架。
She is a timid cat.
她是个腼腆的女人。
A cat mews.
猫喵喵叫。
词形变化：
动词过去式: catted | 动词过去分词: catted | 动词现在分词: catting | 动词第三人称单数: cats |
n.[C]
1. 猫
When the cat is away, the mice will play.
猫儿不在, 老鼠翻天。
2. 猫科的动物
3. 坏心眼的女人
4. (爱用指甲)抓人的孩子
5. 九尾鞭
6. 有三对活动脚的六脚器
短语词组：
bell the cat
1. 为别人冒险
All the workers agreed that they wanted a pay increase, but nobody offered to bell the cat and talked to their employer.
所有的工人都认为要加薪, 但却没人自告奋勇去跟老板谈。
let the cat out of the bag
1. 泄漏秘密
The criminal was hiding away from the police, but a small boy let the cat out of the bag when he told the police that there was a man in the house.
罪犯正躲避警方的搜查, 但一位小男孩泄漏了秘密, 他告诉警方屋里有一个男人。
rain cats and dogs
1. 下倾盆大雨
It rains cats and dogs here during the spring.
春季这里会下倾盆大雨。
It's raining cats and dogs outside.
外面正下着倾盆大雨。
cat
名词复数：cats
词形变化：
动词过去式: catted | 动词过去分词: catted | 动词现在分词: catting | 动词第三人称单数: cats |
词义辨析：
同义:
n.猫
feline
grimalkin
tabby
tomcat
kitten
pussy
mouser
kitty
Angora
Persian
Siamese
n.长舌妇, 泼妇
gossip
busybody
newsmonger
scandalmonger
backbiter
shrew
virago
vixen
harridan
bitch
cat[kæt]n.1.■2.■【动物】猫科(Felidae)动物;(尤指)猫(Feliscatus)3.■猫皮4.■恶语伤人的女人，包藏祸心的女人，恶妇5.■＝ cat-o'-nine-tails6.■[美国英语]＝ catfish7.■双休船8.■＝ catboat9.■＝ tipcat10.■[C-][美国英语]＝ Caterpillar (tractor)11.■[美国俚语]爵士乐迷；爵士乐演奏者12.■[俚语]家伙，(尤指)男人13.■【航海学】吊锚绞辘14.■神出鬼没的惯偷，飞贼15.■双联三脚架16.■[美国俚语]流动工人17.■[俚语]妓女18.■[俚语]女性的外阴部19.■[非正式用语]【环保】催化式排气净化器，催化转化器(＝ catalytic converter)20.■[俚语](与脱氧麻黄碱相似的)猫毒vt.1.■把(锚)吊放在锚架上vi.1.■[俚语](男人)寻花问柳，勾搭妇女adj.1.■【环保】催化除污的A cat has nine lives.[谚语]猫有九命。(英国迷信，意指生命力强)a cat with nine lives有九条命的猫；富有生命力的人agree like cats and dogs[口语]像猫和狗一样合不来，完全合不来(as)melancholy as a cat非常忧郁(as) sick as a cat[口语]直想呕吐病得很厉害(as)weak as a cat身体非常虚弱bell the cat敢于在危险中挺身而出[源自《伊索寓言》]，替别人冒险blowing cat[美国俚语]爵士乐师cat-and-dog life经常争吵的生活(特指感情不和的夫妇生活)cat in the pan[俚语]叛徒，变节者cats and dogs[美国俚语]价值低的股票；零星物品，杂物大量地；猛烈地(指下雨)enough to make a cat ([美国英语]horse) laugh连老猫都要笑掉牙，非常可笑enough to make a cat speak[口语]连猫都会讲起话来(意指事情出奇得令人惊讶，尤指美酒好得令人叫绝)fight like Kilkenny cats死拼到两败俱伤，打得同归于尽grin like a Cheshire cat咧着嘴傻笑，无缘无故地傻笑Has the cat got your tongue?[口语]你怎么不吭声?have other cats to whip还有别的事情要做Holy cats啊!哎呀!It rains cats and dogs.大雨倾盆。jerk (或shoot) the cat[俚语](酒醉的人)呕吐let the cat out of the bag无意中泄露机密；说走了嘴like a cat in a strange garret[美国英语]极不自然like a cat on hot bricks像热砖上的猫，局促不安，如坐针毡like a scalded cat拼命逃走；到处乱窜like something the cat has brought in衣着肮脏的，衣冠不整的look like the cat that ate (或swallowed) the canary洋洋得意，自我陶醉not a cat in hell's chance (或not a cat's chance)毫无机会no room (或not room, not room enough) to swing a cat (in)没有转身的地方，地方狭窄old cat脾气很坏的老太婆play cat and mouse (或rat) with欲擒故纵put the cat among the pigeons (或 canaries)[英国口语]挑起纠纷，引起麻烦see which way (或how) the cat jumps看风使舵；观望；随机应变shoot (或jerk) the cat[俚语](因饮酒过多而)呕吐skin the cat[美国英语]【体操】(单杠)悬垂穿腿后翻或后悬垂从极窄小的洞爬过去That cat won't jump.[口语]这一手行不通。the cat's pyjamas (或whiskers)[俚语]正是需要的东西；正对头，妙极了turn (the) cat in (the) pan改变立场，叛变，变节[亦作 turn a cat in pan]wait for the cat to jump＝ see which way (或how) the cat jumpswalking back the cat[外交界俚语]在谈判中让步walk the cat back通过再现以前事件过程设法了解真相whip the cat挨门挨户找活儿做(指流动的裁缝、木匠等)紧抠开支，吝啬闲混，偷懒；磨洋工玩鬼把戏，恶作剧(酒醉的人)呕吐变形vt.cattedcatting
catcat[kæt]n.1.■猫; 猫科动物(如狮, 虎, 豹等)2.■脾气不好的女人, 可鄙的女人, 恶妇3.■九尾鞭4.■起锚滑车5.■(=catfish)鲶鱼6.■(=catboat)有中插板的单桅帆船7.■一种有六脚的架子(无论如何放置, 均有三只脚着地)8.■[美俚]娼妓; 流动工人; 爵士乐演奏者[爱好者]9.■弹射器10.■无线电遥控靶机11.■无线电测距系统的偏流台[“猫台”]12.■履带式拖拉机, 推土机13.■填塞灰板条缝的草泥浆14.■硬耐火土15.■软风, 微风
词性变化catvt.(catted; catting)1.■起锚(把锚吊在锚架上)2.■用九尾鞭笞打vi.1.■[口]呕吐2.■嫖妓, 宿娼
继承用法cat-and-dogadj.1.■好争吵的, 不和睦的2.■投机性的cat-and-mouseadj.1.■折磨的, 虐待的catbird[ˈkætbɜ:d]n.1.■北美洲猫声鸟; 猫鹊catcall[ˈkætkɔ:l]n.1.■似猫叫的声音; 剧场里喝倒采的口哨声[嘘声等]
词性变化catvt.1.■奚落; 嘲弄vi.1.■发嘘声cateyedadj.1.■黑暗中能见物的catface[ˈkætfeɪs]n.1.■树或木材上由于火烧等所留下的疤痕catfall[ˈkætfɔ:l]n.1.■【航海】吊锚索catfight[ˈkætfaɪt]n.1.■激烈的争吵catfootn.1.■圆短如猫的脚catfootedadj.1.■象猫似的(悄悄走路); 偷偷摸摸的catgut[ˈkætɡʌt]n.1.■肠线(外科用)2.■乐器[网球拍]弦, 线3.■弦乐器cathead[ˈkæthed]n.1.■锚架cathouse[ˈkæthaʊs]n.1.■妓院catlap[ˈkætlæp]n.1.■淡的饮料catmint [nip]n.1.■【植】猫薄荷 cat-o'-nine-tailsn.1.■九尾鞭2.■【植】香蒲catriggedadj.1.■装有单帆船式的索具的cat's-earn.1.■【植】猫耳草cat's-eye[ˈkætsaɪ]n.1.■猫眼石; (汽车等的)小型反光装置cat's-foot[ˈkætsfʊt]n.1.■积雪草cat-skinnern.1.■[美俚]牵引车的司机cat-sleepn.1.■打盹cat's-pawn.1.■被人利用的人2.■【航海】微风cat-stepn.1.■陡坡上建的窄阶catwalk[ˈkætwɔ:k]n.1.■[美俚]狭窄的人行道或过道; 桥上的人行道cat('s)whisker1.■【无】触须; 晶须
noun
- a small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractile claws. It is widely kept as a pet or for catching mice, and many breeds have been developed
猫 - Felis catus, family Felidae (the cat family); probably domesticated in ancient Egypt from the local race of wildcat, and was held in great reverence there. The cat family also includes the ocelot, serval, margay, lynx, and the big cats
拉丁名Felis catus，猫科；可能由在古埃及一种当地野猫驯养而来，在当地极受敬重。猫科还包括豹猫、薮猫、虎猫、猞猁和其他大型猫科动物
■a wild animal of the cat family
猫科野生动物。 参见 big cat
a marbled cat.
一只大理石花斑野猫。
■used in names of catlike animals of other families, e. g. native cat, ring-tailed cat
［用于其他科类猫动物名中，如native cat, ring-tailed cat］
■(informal)a malicious or spiteful woman
(非正式)狠毒的女人
his mother called me an old cat.
他妈妈把我叫做老毒妇。
■(historical). short for cat-o'-nine-tails
(史)。 cat-o'-nine-tails的简称
■short for catfish
catfish的简称
■short for cathead
cathead的简称
■short for catboat
catboat的简称 - (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)(especially among jazz enthusiasts) a man
(非正式，主北美)人（尤用于爵士乐发烧友之中） - (historical)a short tapered stick used in the game of tipcat
(史)（棒击木片游戏的）短锥形木棍
- [with obj.](Nautical)raise (an anchor) from the surface of the water to the cathead
(航海)把（锚）从水面吊放到锚架
all cats are grey in the dark (或 美 at night all cats are gray)
- (proverb)the qualities that distinguish people from one another are obscured in some circumstances, and if they can't be perceived they don't matter
(谚)猫在夜晚都是灰色（将人们彼此区分的特性在某些情况下变得模糊，如果察觉不到也就没关系）
- a series of cunning manoeuvres designed to thwart an opponent
（挫败对手的）一系列狡诈策略；猫戏老鼠的把戏
he continues to play cat and mouse with the UN inspection teams.
他继续与联合国观察团玩猫戏老鼠的把戏。
- (proverb)even a person of low status or importance has rights
(谚)猫也有权看国王（指即便地位低或不重要的人也有权利）
- (informal)(of two people) be continually arguing with one another
(非正式)〉（两人）争吵不休
- said to someone who remains silent when they are expected to speak
你为什么不吭声？
- (informal)reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake
(非正式)（无意或错误地）泄露秘密
- (informal)very agitated or anxious
(非正式)极为焦虑不安，心神不定，如坐针毡
- (informal, chiefly Brit.)self-satisfied, having achieved one's objective
(非正式，主英)（达到目的后）沾沾自喜
- (informal)(of a person) look very dirty or dishevelled
(非正式)（人）看上去很脏（或头发凌乱）
- (informal)have no chance at all
(非正式)完全没有机会
- (Brit.)say or do something that is likely to cause trouble or controversy
(英)说，做（可能引起麻烦或争执的事）
- (informal)see what direction events are taking before committing oneself
(非正式)观望形势（再做决策）
- (proverb)people will naturally take advantage of the absence of someone in authority to do as they like
(谚)猫儿不在，老鼠玩得自在（指趁当权者不在，做自己喜欢做的事情）
- 见 she
- Old English catt, catte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kat and German Katze; reinforced in Middle English by forms from late Latin cattus
cat2
noun
- short for catalytic converter
catalytic converter的简称
cat3
noun
- short for catamaran
catamaran的简称
cat
名词 cat:
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
同义词：true cat
an informal term for a youth or man
a spiteful woman gossip
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
同义词：kat, khat, qat, quat, Arabian tea, African tea
a whip with nine knotted cords
a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
同义词：Caterpillar
any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
同义词：big cat
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
同义词：computerized tomography, computed tomography, CT, computerized axial tomography, computed axial tomography
动词 cat:
beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
同义词：vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
cat
■"The hotel is run by a Miss Doris. But it seems she's away in Brest for the day." "When the cat's away." Ma said.
"这家旅馆是一个名叫多丽丝的小组经营的。但是，好像今天她出门到布雷斯特去了。""大王外出，小鬼跳粱。"妈妈说道。
■When the cat is away, the mice will play.
[谚]猫儿不在，鼠儿成精。
■A cat that had strayed far from home.
一只已经走失很远的猫
■A cat lay coiled up on the sofa.
一只猫卷成一团地躺在沙发上。
■A cat jumped up to the ladder.
一只猫向着梯跳上去。
■A lean and hungry cat came to our door.
一只饥饿的瘦猫走到我家门口。
■The cat bristled at the sight of the large dog.
一见到那只大狗，猫身上的毛都竖起来了
■Everybody made suggestions but on one actually offered to bell the cat.
人人都提出了建议，但去没人挺身而出，去承担那项重担。
■From that moment the debate was lost. Churchill sat up, gloating at his critics with a discreet twinkle, like a cat presented with an unexpectedly large bowl of cream.
从那一刻起，辩论就已告失败。丘吉尔坐直身子，扬扬得意地看着批评他的人，审慎地眨着眼睛，那副样子就像猫意想不到地被赏给一大碗奶油似的。
■Their favorite cat clawed a hole in my stocking.
他们家宠爱的猫在我的袜子上抓破了个洞。
■They got a cat to drive out the mice.
他们找到一只猫来驱赶老鼠。
■They have three dogs to look after, not to mention the cat and the bird.
他们有三只狗要照顾,更别提猫和鸟了。
■Their cat snuffed it last Friday.
他家的猫上星期五死了。
■He is like a cat on hot brick before his driving test.
他面临驾驶考试，紧张得像热锅上的蚂蚁。
■It was naughty of you to pull the cat's tail.
你拉猫的尾巴太顽皮了。
■Be on your guard against Miss Thompson. She's an old cat.
你要当心汤普森小姐，她是个脾气很坏的老太婆。
■Turf the cat out if you want to sit in the chair.
你要想坐那把椅子，就把猫赶走。
■Has your cat been spayed yet?
你那只母猫骟了吗?
■Your vicious dog is menacing my cat!
你那条恶狗对我家的猫太凶了！
■For example, a multimedia program can play a segment of movie: a cat was playing a reel of thread, with "mewing ... ". The tableau can a be immediately captured and pasted to a text at the side of a paragraph of words.
例如，一个多媒体程序可以播放一段电影：一只小猫正在玩线团，发出“喵喵”的声音 ..., 这个画面可以立即剪贴到一段文字旁边。
■A bus ran over the cat and killed it.
公共汽车把猫轧死了。
■Any of the long, stiff hairs that project from the snout or brow of most mammals, as the whiskers of a cat.
刚毛大多数哺乳动物的长且刚直的鼻口毛或眉毛，比如猫的胡子
■The guard opened a different door, and Bel and the cat went into a beautiful room with expensive, very old tables and chairs.
卫兵打开另外一扇门，贝尔和那只猫走进一个摆满非常古老、昂贵的家具的房间。
■He called me a copy cat just because my new shoes look like his.
只因我的新鞋子象他的，他就说我的模仿他。
■I was sorry to hear that your cat had died.
听说你的猫死了，我觉得很难过。
■The soft vibrant sound made by a cat.
呼噜声，呜呜声猫发出的轻柔颤动的声音
■Our cat somehow insinuated itself into the larder, and feasted off a large joint of meat.
咱们的那只猫悄悄地溜进了食品室，抓住一大块肉饱吃了一顿。
■At London I am pent up in frowzy lodgings, where there is not room enough to swing a cat.
在伦敦，我守在肮脏的住所里面，那地方狭窄得无法转身。
■Mr Hobbs has had several severe illnesses in the last few years, each of which could easily have finished him off. But he's like a cat with nine lives and will probably live to see ninety.
在最近几年中，霍布斯先生得了几次重病，每次都可能容易地夺去他的生命。但是，他却像有九条命的猫，很有可能活到90岁。
■In Scotland, wild cat is treated as vermin and poisoned.
在苏格兰野猫被视为有害动物而遭毒杀。
■In `the black cat' the adjective `black' modifies the noun `cat'.
在｀黑猫＇这一词组中，形容词｀黑＇修饰名词｀猫＇.
■The cat picked up the kitten by the scruff of its neck.
大猫叼著小猫的颈背。
■She tripped (over the cat) and fell.
她(让猫)绊了一跤。
■She keeps a cat as a pet.
她养了一只供玩赏的猫。
■She had looked for the cat all over the place but still couldn't find it.
她到处寻找那只猫,可是还是没找著。
■She's too sentimental about her cat.
她对她的猫未免太牵肠挂肚了。
■She always keeps some titbits to give to her cat.
她总留点儿特别好吃的东西喂猫。
■She gave some of the meat to the cat.
她把一些肉给猫吃了。
■She is a timid cat.
她是个腼腆的女人。
■She thinks she's the cat's whiskers.
她自以为是个了不起的人物。
■She petted the cat tenderly.
她轻轻地抚摸着猫。
■It the cat gets hold of the bird, he will surely kill it.
如果那只猫抓到小鸟，就一定会把小鸟弄死。
■The children have been teasing the cat, the little villains!
孩子们一直在逗弄猫儿,这些小淘气鬼!
■The children found the cat in a hole because it left its tail sticking out.
孩子们在一个洞里找到了那只猫，因为他的尾巴伸在外面。
■I can't bear having a cat in the house.
家中养猫我受不了。
■The small girl was terrified at that big black cat.
小女孩被那只大黑猫吓了一跳。
■The little cat drank its milk and washed its face.
小猫喝了牛奶，又洗了脸。
■The cat felt curious when she saw her own reflection in the mirror.
小猫看到自己在镜子中的倒影，感到很好奇。
■The little cat gave me a playful bite.
小猫顽皮地轻轻咬了我一下。
■I'd rather live in this old house with all its inconveniences than in one of those pokey bungalows where you haven't room to swing a cat.
尽管诸多不便，我宁愿住在这幢老房子里，也不愿住到那种狭小的平房里，在那里你连转身的地方都没有。
bell the cat
1. 为别人冒险
All the workers agreed that they wanted a pay increase, but nobody offered to bell the cat and talked to their employer.
所有的工人都认为要加薪, 但却没人自告奋勇去跟老板谈。
let the cat out of the bag
1. 泄漏秘密
The criminal was hiding away from the police, but a small boy let the cat out of the bag when he told the police that there was a man in the house.
罪犯正躲避警方的搜查, 但一位小男孩泄漏了秘密, 他告诉警方屋里有一个男人。
rain cats and dogs
1. 下倾盆大雨
It rains cats and dogs here during the spring.
春季这里会下倾盆大雨。
It's raining cats and dogs outside.
外面正下着倾盆大雨。
习惯用语A cat has nine lives.1.■猫有九条命。(英国迷信, 指猫的生命力强)a cat with nine lives1.■有九条命的猫; 富有生命力的人A cat in gloves catches no mice.1.■[谚]带手套的猫捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事无成; 怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。Muffled cats catch no mice.1.■[谚]包裹严实的猫捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事无成。A cat may look at a king.1.■[谚]猫也可以看国王(指小人物也应有些权利)agree like cats and dogs1.■[口]像猫和狗一样合不来, 完全合不来At night all cats are grey1.■[谚]猫在暗中都是灰色; 黑暗中难分丑妍(as) melancholy as a cat1.■非常忧郁(as)sick as a cat1.■直想呕吐2.■病得厉害as weak as a cat (=as weak as water)1.■身体非常虚弱barber's cat1.■瘦弱的人, 面带饥色和病容的人bear cat1.■熊猫2.■[口]大力士, 精力过人的人bell the cat1.■不惧危险, 挺身而出blowing cat1.■[美俚]爵士乐师Cheshire cat1.■咧着嘴傻笑的人copy cat1.■盲目的模仿者dead cat1.■猛烈的指责或攻击2.■[美俚](马戏团中)不肯表演的狮子Dog my cats!1.■[美俚]见鬼! 他妈的; 我可以赌咒!enough to make a cat laugh1.■极其可笑; 让人笑掉大牙enough to make a horse laugh1.■极其可笑; 让人笑掉大牙enough to make a cat speak1.■[口]令人惊讶; 事情太出奇fat cat1.■美国政治运动的出资人, 捐献大宗政治款项的富人; 安于现状的懒汉; 以权谋私的人, 享受特权的人fight like Kilkenny cats1.■死拚flog the cat1.■[俚]作无益的追悔grin like a Cheshire cat1.■咧着嘴傻笑Has the cat got your tongue?1.■[口]猫把你的舌头叼去了吗?为什么不吭声?Holy cats!1.■[口]哎呀! 好家伙! (表示强烈的惊讶, 愤怒或高兴)Holy cow!1.■[口]哎呀! 好家伙! (表示强烈的惊讶, 愤怒或高兴)It rains cats and dogs.1.■下倾盆大雨, 大雨滂沱jerk the cat1.■[俚](酒醉的人呕吐)shoot the cat1.■[俚](酒醉的人呕吐)whip the cat1.■[俚](酒醉的人呕吐)Kilkenny cats1.■打起架来不顾死活的动物[人]let the cat out of the bag1.■说走了嘴, (无意中)泄露秘密like a cat in a strange garret1.■[美]胆怯, 极不自然like a cat on hot bricks1.■局促不安, 如热锅上的蚂蚁like a scalded cat1.■象烫伤的猫到处乱窜; 拚命的逃走like sth. the cat brought in1.■[口]象猫叼来的东西似的; 衣衫褴褛(指人的外表); 不修边幅live like cat and dog1.■[口]整天吵架look like the cat after it had eaten the canary1.■带着洋洋得意的样子no room to swing a cat1.■极狭窄, 没有转身的地方not room to swing a cat1.■极狭窄, 没有转身的地方not room enough to swing a cat1.■极狭窄, 没有转身的地方no room to swing a cat in1.■极狭窄, 没有转身的地方not room to swing a cat in1.■极狭窄, 没有转身的地方not room enough to swing a cat in1.■极狭窄, 没有转身的地方old cat1.■脾气坏的老太婆put the cat among the canaries1.■[口]惹出乱子, 引起轩然大波see how the cat jumps1.■观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变watch how the cat jumps1.■观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变see which way the cat jumps1.■观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变watch which way the cat jumps1.■观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变wait for the cat to jump1.■观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变singed cat1.■[美俚]看起来不好, 其实并不坏的人skin the cat1.■[美]【体】以两手悬于单杠, 以身体及两脚从两臂间穿过, 向后翻转; [喻]从极窄的洞爬过去teach the cat the way to the kirn1.■[苏] 坏习惯易学难改tear a cat1.■[废]说大话; 夸夸其谈tear the cat1.■[废]说大话; 夸夸其谈That cat won't jump.1.■[美 fight][口]这一手行不通。That's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl.1.■引狼入室; 等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。the big cats (=the Cats, the great Cats)1.■狮、虎、豹等The cat did it.1.■[口谑]是猫打破的; 不是我搞的。(推托责任的话)The cat is out of the bag.1.■[口]秘密泄露; 真相大白。The cat jumps.1.■[口]形势清楚了。The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.1.■[谚]掩耳盗铃; 猫偷吃奶油的时候, 总是闭着眼睛。The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.1.■猫儿想吃鱼, 又怕湿了脚(想吃鱼又怕腥; 想得到某种东西又怕麻烦或担风险)。The scalded cat fears cold water.1.■[谚] 被烫过的猫, 连冷水也怕(一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井绳)Watch sb. as a cat watches a mouse.1.■象猫盯耗子般地盯着某人。When the cat's away, the mice will play.1.■[谚]猫儿不在,老鼠成精(大王外出, 小鬼跳粱)。whip the cat1.■[方](醉酒后)呕吐2.■极其吝啬3.■挨门挨户找活干(指流动短工)4.■磨洋工, 不爱干活5.■恶作剧6.■[澳口]做无益的追悔You can have no more of a cat but her skin.1.■[罕]不能有什么别的用途。cat in the meal1.■[美、罕]诡秘伎俩, 陷井, 鬼把 戏cat in the meal-tub1.■[美、罕]诡秘伎俩, 陷井, 鬼把 戏cat in the pan1.■[美俚]变节者; 判徒cats and dogs1.■[美俚]价值低的股票, 杂物; 零星东西2.■猛烈地, 大量地(指大雨)catted and fished1.■【航海】吊在锚架上并系在船侧特殊用法bear cat1.■难开采的油井2.■帆布安全带eel cat1.■鳗鲶jungle cat1.■【动】丛林猫native cat1.■袋鼬, 袋猫tortoise-shell cat1.■玳瑁猫