| 释义 |
cat's-paw
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(plural cat's-paws)
1. : a light air that ruffles the surface of the water in irregular patches during a calm
2. [so called from the fable of the monkey that used a cat's paw to draw roasting chestnuts from the fire] : one used by another to accomplish his purposes : dupe, tool
< had no intention of becoming a cat's-paw for either belligerent — F.L.Paxson >
3. : a hitch in the bight of a rope so made as to form two eyes into which a tackle may be hooked
4. : cat's-foot |