英语“cat”这个单词（可不是只有“猫”这个意思）

1. The cat’s whiskers: 指人的时候意为“最棒的人”，指物的时候意为“最棒的事物”

他自命不凡。

He thinks he is the cat’s whiskers.

2. Enough to make a cat laugh.意为“让人笑掉大牙”

他说的话足以让人笑掉大牙。

What he said is enough to make a cat laugh.

3. To fight like cat and dog.意为“激烈地打斗”

两个大男人在大街上打得热火朝天。

The two men are fighting like cat and dog in the street.

4. Like a cat on a hot tin roof. 意为“如坐针毡”

他在等车的时候，如坐针毡。

He is like a cat on a hot tin roof when waiting for the bus.

5. Like a cat that’s got the cream.意为“得意洋洋的”

他看起来得意洋洋的。

He looks like a cat that’s got the cream.

6. To look like something the cat brought/ dragged in. 形容人“看上去邋遢不堪“

他每天看上去邋邋遢遢的。

He looks like something the cat brought in every day.

7. No room to swing a cat. 形容地方“非常狭小“

你的房间里的东西太多了，连个落脚的地方都没有。

There are so many things in your room, and there is even no room to swing a cat.

8. To play (a game of) cat and mouse with sb./ to play a cat-and-mouse game (with sb.) 意为“耍弄（某人）“

员工们上班喜欢耍弄他们的老板。

The employees like to play cat and mouse with their boss. (哈哈哈)

9. To rain cats and dogs. 意为“下倾盆大雨“

外边正在下倾盆大雨。

It is raining cats and dogs outside.

10. To (wait and) see which way the cat jumps.意为“[做决定前]观望形势“

他们都在观望形势。

They are waiting and seeing which way the cat jumps.

11. To set / put the cat among the pigeons.意为“招惹是非”

这容易招惹是非。

It’s easy to put the cat among the pigeons.

12. Curiosity killed the cat.意为“好奇心害死猫”指人不要太爱管闲事。

这个短语大家都很熟悉了，就不举例了。

13. A cat may look at a king/queen.意为“猫也有权看国王/女王。指小人物也该有些权利。

14. There is more than one way to skin a cat.意为“有的是办法“

不要担心，我们有的是办法。

Don’t worry. There is more than one way to skin a cat.

15. When/ while the cat’s away, the mice will play.意为“猫儿不在，老鼠欢快“

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