| 单词 | cat's-paw |
| 释义 | cat's-pawor cats·paw[ kats-paw ] / ˈkætsˌpɔ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cat's-paw ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person used to serve the purposes of another; tool. Nautical.
Origin of cat's-pawFirst recorded in 1650–60 Words nearby cat's-pawCatskill Mountains, catskinner, catslide, cat's meow, cat's pajamas, cat's-paw, cat squirrel, cat's-tail, cat's-tail speedwell, CAT standard, catstick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for cat's-pawcat's-paw nouna person used by another as a tool; dupe nautical a hitch in the form of two loops, or eyes, in the bight of a line, used for attaching it to a hook a pattern of ripples on the surface of water caused by a light wind Word Origin for cat's-paw(sense 1) C18: so called from the tale of the monkey who used a cat's paw to draw chestnuts out of a fire Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with cat's-pawcat's paw A dupe or tool for another, a sucker, as in You always try to make a cat's paw of me, but I refuse to do any more of your work. This term alludes to a very old tale about a monkey that persuades a cat to pull chestnuts out of the fire so as to avoid burning its own paws. The story dates from the 16th century and versions of it (some with a dog) exist in many languages. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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