old cat指“脾氣很壞的老太婆,老女人”的意思,如果你遇到某個很討厭的人,中文說她是老巫婆、滅絕師太,那么英文就可以說old cat,記住老女人可不是old woman。
那老貓真不能這么說嗎?
也不是,在前面加不定冠詞或量詞是可以表示老貓的,比如one old cat或an old cat。
old cat表示“老太婆”,相應(yīng)地,old dog就表示“老頭兒”。
此外,再給大家說兩個容易混淆的和cat有關(guān)的短語,千萬別用錯。
Fat Cat:大亨,闊佬(很有錢,但是賺錢的方式不太名譽或有問題)
A derogatory term used to describe someone who has acted dishonourably or in a questionable way to achieve wealth.
Cool cat:時尚前衛(wèi)的人,也可以用來指某人不易怒。
Refers to a fashionable person. Also used when talking about someone who is very calm or slow to anger.