cat
cat — 名詞
1. a small, soft-furred animal with four legs, a long tail, and sharp claws. People
貓
常見的寵物貓
a small, soft-furred animal with four legs, a long tail, and sharp claws. People commonly keep it inside the house for company or to chase away mice.
Leila's cat likes to sit on the sofa and watch birds through the window.
Leila 的貓喜歡坐在沙發上，透過窗戶看小鳥。
collocation: possessive + cat
Our neighbour keeps two cats in her small apartment.
我們的鄰居在她的小公寓裡養了兩隻貓。
countable noun with numbers
The grey cat ran across the garden and climbed up a tall tree.
那隻灰貓跑過花園，爬上一棵高高的樹。
A cat walked quietly along the fence and then stopped to clean its paws.
一隻貓沿著籬笆靜靜地走，然後停下來清理自己的爪子。
Yara feeds her cat twice a day and takes it to the vet each year.
Yara 每天餵她的貓兩次，每年帶牠去看一次獸醫。
- dog
a different type of pet, often seen as the opposite in personality
常見錯誤
2. any animal from the zoological group that also includes house cats, such as lion
貓科動物
獅子、老虎等野生貓科
any animal from the zoological group that also includes house cats, such as lions, tigers, leopards, and cheetahs that live in the wild
Lions are the only cats that live and hunt together in large groups.
獅子是唯一會成群生活並一起狩獵的貓科動物。
countable: cats = big cats / wild felids
The zoo has a new area for African cats including cheetahs and leopards.
動物園新設了一個非洲貓科動物區，裡面有獵豹和花豹。
Cheetahs are the fastest cats on land and can run much faster than a horse.
獵豹是陸地上跑得最快的貓科動物，速度遠比馬快。
Many big cats like tigers and leopards are in danger of dying out.
許多大型貓科動物，如老虎和花豹，正面臨絕種的危險。
The leopard is a powerful cat that climbs trees and hides its food up high.
花豹是一種強壯的貓科動物，會爬樹並把食物藏在高處。