cat
US: /ˈkæt/
UK: /kˈæt/
UK: /kˈæt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
cat /kæt/
- danh từ
- con mèo
- (động vật học) thú thuộc giống mèo (sư tử, hổ, báo...)
- mụ đàn bà nanh ác; đứa bé hay cào cấu
- (hàng hải) đòn kéo neo ((cũng) cat head)
- roi chín dài (để tra tấn) ((cũng) cat o-nine-tails)
- con khăng (để chơi đanh khăng)
- all cats are grey in the dark (in the night)
- (tục ngữ) tắt đèn nhà ngói cũng như nhà tranh
- cat in the pan (cat-in-the-pan)
- kẻ trở mặt, kẻ phản bội
- the cat is out the bag
- điều bí mật đã bị tiết lộ rồi
- fat cat
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) tư bản kếch xù, tài phiệt
- to fight like Kilkemy cats
- giết hại lẫn nhau
- to let the cat out of the bag
- (xem) let
- it rains cats and dogs
- (xem) rain
- to see which way the cat jumps; to wait for the cat to jump
- đợi gió xoay chiều, đợi gió chiều nào thì theo chiều ấy
- to room to swing a cat
- (xem) room
- to turn cat in the pan
- trở mặt; thay đổi ý kiến (lúc lâm nguy); phản hồi
- ngoại động từ
- (hàng hải) kéo (neo) lên đòn kéo neo
- đánh bằng roi chín dài
- nội động từ
- (thông tục) nôn mửa
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 a small animal with soft fur that people often keep as a pet. Cats catch and kill birds and mice: cat food
See also -
2 a wild animal of the cat family: the big cats (= lions, TIGERS, etc.)
See also -
Idioms: be the cat's whiskers / pyjamas (informal) to be the best thing, person, idea, etc: He thinks he's the cat's whiskers (= he has a high opinion of himself).
let the cat out of the bag to tell a secret carelessly or by mistake: I wanted it to be a surprise, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.
like a cat on hot bricks (BrE) very nervous: She was like a cat on hot bricks before her driving test.
like a cat that's got the cream very pleased with yourself
Synonym: SMUG
She looked like a cat that's got the cream. She was almost purring with pleasure.
(has the) cat got your tongue? said to sb, especially a child, who stays silent when expected to speak, for example after being asked a question
look like sth the cat brought in (informal) (of a person) to look dirty and untidy
not have / stand a cat in hell's chance (of doing sth) to have no chance at all
play (a game of) cat and mouse with sb
play a cat-and-mouse game with sb to play a cruel game with sb in your power by changing your behaviour very often, so that they become nervous and do not know what to expect: He thought the police were playing some elaborate game of cat and mouse and waiting to trap him.
put / set the cat among the pigeons (BrE) to say or do sth that is likely to cause trouble: Then she told them she was dropping out of college. That really set the cat among the pigeons.
when the cat's away the mice will play (saying) people enjoy themselves more and behave with greater freedom when the person in charge of them is not there
more at CURIOSITY, RAIN v., ROOM n.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
domestic, family, household, pet | big
She went to Africa to photograph big cats.
| feral, wild | alley, stray | pedigree | long-haired, short-haired | black, tabby, tortoiseshell, etc. | tom
(also
tomcat
)
| playful | sleek | Cheshire
He was grinning like a Cheshire cat.
| fat
(figurative) the fat cats of big business
VERB + CAT
have, keep, own
We have a pet cat called Archie.
| feed | stroke | neuter, spay
They didn't want kittens, so they had their cat spayed.
| worm
The stray cats are wormed and treated with flea powder.
| put down
The cat was in constant pain so they had it put down.
CAT + VERB
hiss, mew, miaow, purr, spit, yowl
The cat miaowed pitifully. There was a cat yowling outside my window last night.
| bite (sb), scratch (sb) | creep, pad, (be on the) prowl, slink
A cat padded silently past. The cat slunk away into the darkness.
| arch its back | cower, crouch | curl up | catch sth, hunt (sth), stalk sth | leap, pounce (on sth), spring | spray (sth)
Cats mark their territory by spraying.
CAT + NOUN
door, flap | food | litter | lover, owner | phobia | nap
(also
catnap)
A catnap at lunchtime can make you feel refreshed.
PHRASES
fight like cat and dog
In our childhood Irina and I fought like cat and dog.
| play (a game of) cat and mouse
Young car thieves enjoy playing cat and mouse with the police.
Concise English dictionary
Computer Aided Translation|catted|catting|catskæt
noun
+feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
+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
+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
+any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild
+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
verb
+beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails
+eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
