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猫
貓 māo
[名]
1. 哺乳动物,面呈圆形,脚有利爪,行动敏捷,会捉老鼠。
(Mammal with a round face, sharp claws on its feet, agile movements, and capable of catching mice.)
2. 方言,躲藏。
(Dialect, to hide.)
[名]
1. 家猫,久已被人类驯养的一种食肉类动物 ([En.] cat),通常被认为是一个独立的种,虽然可能是由几种旧大陆的小型野猫的杂交后代中通过自然选择而最后衍生的,有一些变种,主要的区别在于皮毛的长短,体形以及尾的有无。
(Domestic cat, a type of carnivorous animal long domesticated by humans ([En.] cat), usually regarded as a distinct species, although it may have evolved from the hybrid offspring of several small wildcats of the Old World through natural selection, with variations mainly differing in coat length, body shape, and the presence or absence of a tail.)
【引】
1. 《礼记》:迎猫,为其食田鼠也。
(“The Book of Rites”: Welcome the cat, for it feeds on field mice.)
【例】
如: 猫儿眼(宝石名称,又名“猫睛石”。以晶莹透明如猫眼而得名);
(e.g., "cat's eye" (a type of gem, also known as "cat's eye stone," named for its translucent, cat-eye appearance);
猫虎(猫和虎。古代以为有益于农事的神物);
("cat-tiger" (cat and tiger, believed in ancient times to be deities beneficial to agriculture);
猫儿食(指人饭量小,食无定时);
("cat's meal" (referring to a small appetite, eating irregularly);
猫尿(方言。指酒。表示憎厌或讥讽)
("cat's urine" (dialect, referring to liquor, used to express disdain or irony).
2. 狸猫,亦称“山猫” ([En.] leopard cat)。
(Leopard cat, also known as "mountain cat" ([En.] leopard cat).)
【例】
如: 猫狸(狸的一种,俗称野猫);
(e.g., "cat-weasel" (a type of weasel, commonly known as wild cat);
猫猴(一种哺乳动物)
("cat monkey" (a type of mammal).)
3. 姓
(Surname.)
猫
貓 māo
[动]
1. 〈方〉∶躲藏 ([En.] hide)。
(Dialect: to hide.)
【例】
如: 猫冬(躲在家里过冬);
(e.g., "cat winter" (to stay indoors during winter);
猫月子(坐月子);
("cat month" (the practice of confinement after childbirth);
猫蹲(谓不务正业,赋闲在家;他从前线回来后,成天猫在家里)
("cat squat" (to idle at home instead of working; he has been staying at home doing nothing since he returned from the front lines).
2. 另见 máo
(See also: máo.)
猫
貓 máo
[动]
1. 〈方〉∶弯曲 ([En.] arch)。
(Dialect: to arch.)
2. 另见 māo
(See also: māo.)
猫
貓 máo
[动]
1. 〈方〉∶弯曲 ([En.] arch)。
(Dialect: to arch.)
【例】
如: 小偷猫腰钻过桥洞外的铁丝网跑了
(e.g., The thief crawled through the wire fence under the bridge.)
2. 另见 māo
(See also: māo.)