cat
/kæt/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈæt] /kæt/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈæt] /ˈkat/ (ame, mw)
cat — 名詞
- catsingular
- catsplural
1. a small pet animal with whiskers, sharp claws, and a tail that often lives with
貓
常被養在家裡、也會抓老鼠的小動物
a small pet animal with whiskers, sharp claws, and a tail that often lives with people and may hunt mice.
Ada fed the cat before leaving for school on Monday morning.
Ada 星期一早上去上學前先餵了貓。
feed the cat at home
The cat slept in Putri's laundry basket beside the warm dryer.
那隻貓睡在 Putri 放在烘衣機旁的洗衣籃裡。
Kwame's cat waited by the door when he came home.
Kwame 回家時，他的貓就在門邊等他。
A stray cat chased a mouse under the market shelves.
一隻流浪貓追著老鼠鑽到市場架子底下。
文法句型
a cat
pet/carry/feed a cat
用法筆記
Usually countable. For a very young cat, English normally uses kitten rather than cat.
常見錯誤
2. one of the wild hunting animals in the same family as lions, tigers, leopards, a
貓科動物
如獅虎豹等野生貓科獸類
one of the wild hunting animals in the same family as lions, tigers, leopards, and house cats.
Snow leopards are cats built for cold mountain cliffs.
雪豹是很適合寒冷山崖環境的貓科動物。
cat = member of the feline family
The guide showed us fresh cat tracks near the riverbank.
嚮導帶我們看河岸附近新留下的貓科動物足跡。
Each cat at the safari park had a separate feeding area.
狩獵園裡的每一隻貓科動物都有獨立的餵食區。
Biologists fitted one cat with a collar to track its range.
生物學家替其中一隻貓科動物裝上頸圈，好追蹤牠的活動範圍。
文法句型
a cat in the wild
big cats
用法筆記
This sense is used in animal-study or wildlife contexts, not for an ordinary pet at home.
常見錯誤
3. an informal, somewhat old-fashioned word for a man or person, especially one see
傢伙
舊式俚語，指男人或某個人
an informal, somewhat old-fashioned word for a man or person, especially one seen as stylish, relaxed, or part of jazz culture.
That cat on the saxophone knows every tune from memory.
吹薩克斯風的那個傢伙把每首曲子都背熟了。
jazz slang for a man
Some older players still call a stylish young man a cool cat.
有些年長樂手現在還會把有型的年輕男人叫作酷傢伙。
The drummer greeted me with, 'You're a sharp cat, kid.'
那位鼓手跟我打招呼時說：「你真是個利落的傢伙，小子。」
At the club, every cat wanted a turn at the piano.
在那家俱樂部裡，每個傢伙都想輪流彈一下鋼琴。
文法句型
that cat
cool cat
用法筆記
Common in older American slang and jazz talk. In ordinary modern conversation, guy or person is more neutral.
常見錯誤
4. an insulting word for a woman who is cruel, spiteful, or eager to say hurtful th
刻薄女人
貶義，指愛說壞話又心狠的女人
an insulting word for a woman who is cruel, spiteful, or eager to say hurtful things about others.
People at the office called Vera a cat after her cruel gossip.
辦公室的人在 Vera 說了那些狠毒閒話後都叫她刻薄女人。
insulting label for a spiteful woman
In the old novel, the landlord's sister is a bitter cat.
在那本老小說裡，房東的姊姊就是個刻薄女人。
Marisol refused to laugh when her aunt called the neighbor a cat.
Marisol 的阿姨罵鄰居是刻薄女人時，她完全笑不出來。
That film turns the rich widow into a sharp-tongued cat.
那部電影把那位有錢寡婦寫成一個尖酸的刻薄女人。
文法句型
call someone a cat
用法筆記
This sense is strongly negative and often sounds old-fashioned. It is used as an insult, not as a neutral description.
常見錯誤
cat — 動詞
- catpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cats3rd person singular
- catting-ing form
- cattedpast simple
1. of a cat or similar animal, to go around trying to find a sexual partner.
發情找偶
指貓等動物四處找交配對象
of a cat or similar animal, to go around trying to find a sexual partner.
The male cat was catting around the yard all night.
那隻公貓整晚都在院子裡發情找偶。
animal seeking a mate
Every spring, stray cats cat in the alleys behind the fish market.
每到春天，流浪貓就會在魚市場後面的巷子裡發情找偶。
The tomcat kept catting near the fence instead of hunting mice.
那隻公貓一直在籬笆邊發情找偶，根本不去抓老鼠。
Our neighbors complained when the female cat kept catting under their window.
那隻母貓老是在他們窗下發情找偶，所以鄰居抱怨連連。
文法句型
cat
be catting
用法筆記
Used mainly for animal behavior, especially of cats in heat, and is far less common than ordinary verbs such as mate.
常見錯誤
2. to pull an anchor up and fasten it by the bow of a ship before sailing.
吊錨
航海時把船錨拉到船頭固定
to pull an anchor up and fasten it by the bow of a ship before sailing.
The crew catted the anchor before the tide turned against them.
潮水轉向不利之前，船員先把錨吊上固定。
cat + the anchor
At dawn, the sailors catted the anchor and raised the mainsail.
天剛亮時，水手們吊好錨，接著升起主帆。
The mate ordered two deckhands to cat the anchor quickly.
大副命令兩名甲板水手趕快把錨吊上固定。
Once they had catted the anchor, the ship edged away from the dock.
等他們把錨吊好後，船才慢慢離開碼頭。
文法句型
cat the anchor
用法筆記
A technical sea-going term. Outside ship handling, English normally uses raise or hoist instead.