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BNC: 1712 COCA: 1775
cat
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noun [C] /kæt/
singularcat
pluralcats
  1. 1
    an animal with soft fur, a long thin tail, and whiskers, that people keep as a pet or for catching mice. A young cat is called a kitten. 猫
     Synonyms and related words
    Animals found on more than one continent: angora, anteater, antelope...
    1. a.
      a wild animal that looks like a large cat, for example a lion or tiger 猫科动物（如狮子或老虎）
       Synonyms and related words
      Wild cats: alley cat, big cat, bobcat...
  2. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
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    like a scalded cat very fast 非常快的

    Simply put your foot on the accelerator and off you go — like a scalded cat.

    Submitted by Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 26/07/2017
     
  3. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
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    like the cat that ate the canary very pleased or self-satisfied

    After his victory, he spent the whole week looking like the cat that ate the canary.

    Submitted by Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 10/09/2018
     
  4. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
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    when the cat's away, the mice will play people will naturally take advantage of the absence of someone in authority to do as they like (proverb)

    "His parents are away for the weekend." "I see, while the cat's away..."

    Submitted on 17/04/2018
     
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BNC: 1712 COCA: 1775
cat

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CAT | CAT + VERB | CAT + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤domestic, family, house, household, pet家貓；寵物貓▸➤big大型貓科動物◇She went to Africa to photograph big cats.她去非洲拍攝大型貓科動物。➤feral, wild野貓▸➤alley, stray（街上的）野貓；流浪貓▸➤pedigree, pedigreed (NAmE) 純種貓▸➤long-haired, short-haired長毛貓；短毛貓▸➤calico, tabby, tortoiseshell, etc.雜色貓、斑貓、花斑家貓等▸➤tom (usually tomcat) 雄貓▸➤playful頑皮的貓▸➤sleek皮毛油亮的貓▸➤Cheshire (figurative) 咧嘴傻笑的人◇He was grinning like a Cheshire cat (= smiling widely).他咧着嘴傻笑。➤fat (figurative) 有錢人◇the fat cats of big business大企業的大亨VERB + CAT➤have, keep, own有貓；養貓◇We have a pet cat called Archie.我們有一隻叫阿奇的寵物貓。➤feed餵貓▸➤pet, stroke (especially BrE) 撫摸貓▸➤neuter, spay閹貓◇They didn't want kittens, so they had their cat spayed.他們不想要貓產崽，所以給它去了勢。➤put down把貓人道毀滅◇The cat was in constant pain so they had it put down.這隻貓疼痛不止，他們只好把它人道處理了。CAT + VERB➤hiss, mew, miaow/meow, purr, spit, yowl貓發出噝噝聲；貓喵喵叫；貓（高興時）發出呼嚕聲；貓（憤怒時）發出咕嚕咕嚕聲；貓哀叫◇The cat miaowed pitifully.貓喵喵地叫得可憐。◇There was a cat yowling outside my window last night.昨晚有隻貓在我窗前哀號。➤bite (sb), scratch (sb)貓咬（某人）；貓抓（某人）▸➤creep, pad, prowl, slink貓爬行；貓悄悄地走；貓潛行；貓溜走◇A cat padded silently past.一隻貓靜悄悄地走了過去。◇The cat slunk away into the darkness.貓溜走了，消失在黑暗中。➤arch its back貓弓起腰▸➤crouch貓蜷伏▸➤curl up貓蜷着▸➤catch sth, hunt (sth), stalk sth貓抓住⋯；貓獵取（⋯）；貓潛隨⋯▸➤jump, leap, pounce (on sth), spring貓跳躍；貓猛撲（到某物上）▸➤spray (sth)貓撒（尿）◇Cats mark their territory by spraying.貓撒尿標示自己的領地。CAT + NOUN➤door, flap (BrE) 門上的貓洞▸➤food貓食▸➤litter一窩貓崽➤dander, hair貓的皮屑；貓毛▸➤lover, owner愛貓者；貓主人▸➤phobia恐貓症PHRASES➤fight like cat and dog, fight like cats and dogs (NAmE) 激烈爭鬥◇In our childhood Irina and I fought like cat(s) and dog(s).童年時我和伊琳娜是對頭。➤play (a game of) cat and mouse玩貓捉老鼠（的把戲）◇Young car thieves enjoy playing cat and mouse with the police.年輕的盜車賊喜歡與警察玩貓捉老鼠的把戲。
BNC: 1712 COCA: 1775

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