A child first labels the household pet cat as a "cat" and then generalizes this label to other animals that look like it.
孩子先把家养的宠物猫称为“猫”，然后把这个称呼扩大到其他看起来像猫的动物。
His fingers are hooked softly round the table-end, like a cat about to pounce.
他的手指靠着桌沿略微蜷曲，看似一只要猛扑上去的猫。
A Savannah cat is a crossbreed between a domestic cat and a medium-sized wild African cat called the Serval.
萨凡纳猫是家猫和一种叫薮猫的中型非洲野猫的杂交品种。
My cousin keeps two pets. One is a lovely cat and the other is a beautiful bird.
我表弟养了两只宠物。一只是可爱的猫，另一只是美丽的鸟。
Giving your cat a strip of raw meat everyday to chew on will keep his gums and teeth in good condition.
每天给你的猫咪一块生肉去咀嚼吧，这样能使它的牙龈和牙齿保持健康。
Experts say the advance could make the cat a valuable new genetic model-and potentially protect it from an HIV-like virus.
专家说，这项进程可能使这种猫成为一种有价值的新遗传模型，并且很有可能保护自身免受类HIV病毒。
The territory of a cat only remains fixed for as long as the cat dominates the area.
猫的地盘只在它占据那个地方的时候才保持稳定不变。
The street was deserted except for a cat lifting its paws off the frosty stones.
那条街上空无一人，只有一只猫走在结霜的石子路上。
There is a strong possibility that the cat contracted the condition by eating contaminated pet food.
有一种极大的可能性就是那只猫吃了受污染的宠物食品而染上了病。
A cat sprang out of the bushes.
灌木丛中窜出一只猫来。
At a cat cafe, the emphasis is not on food and beverages but relaxing in the company of cats.
在猫咪咖啡馆，重点不在于食物和饮料，而在于有猫咪陪伴的那份轻松。
There is a cat outside the apartment building that starts to meow and the boys are interested in it.
公寓大楼外面有一只猫开始喵喵叫，男孩们对它很感兴趣。
So far, he and his team have not succeeded, though they have cloned two cows and expect to clone a cat soon.
到目前为止，他和他的团队还没有成功，尽管他们已经克隆了两头牛，而且预计很快就会克隆一只猫。
On their way they passed an attic, where a large grey cat guarded her new family in a basket.
他们路过一间阁楼，一只灰色的大猫在篮子里守护着她的新家庭。
I reckon you're a kind of a singed cat, as the saying is—better'n you look.
我看你就像俗话说的那样，是一只烧焦的猫——比你看起来的那样好。
The servant was greatly frightened, and said, "It may perhaps be only a cat or a dog."
仆人吓坏了，说：“也许只是一只猫或是一条狗。”
When the subjects saw each image, they also heard a matching noise—for instance, on seeing a cat, they heard a meow.
当受试者看到每张图片时，他们也会听到相应的声音——例如，当他们看到一只猫时，他们会听到猫叫。
Carla, curled up on the sofa, was smoking a cigarette and stroking her cat.
卡拉蜷曲在沙发上，抽着一支烟，轻抚着她的猫。
I wanted it to be a surprise, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.
我想给大家来个惊奇，可我妹妹却先说漏了嘴。
"I've often seen a cat without a grin," thought Alice; "but a grin without a cat!"
“我常常看到没有笑脸的猫，”爱丽丝想。“但却没见过只有笑脸没有身体的猫！”
It ain't much--a cat does that much--but it's better than nothing.
这算不了什么——连猫也会这么做——但总比没有强。
This cat caught half-a-dozen mice every day for herself, for the old tower was full of rats and mice.
这只猫每天为自己捉六只老鼠，因为老塔里到处都是老鼠。
Listening to a purring cat through a stethoscope is a great relaxation technique.
用听诊器听猫发出的呼噜声是很好的放松技巧。
"It turned into a pig," Alice quietly said, just as if the Cat had come back in a natural way.
“它变成了一头猪。”爱丽丝平静地说，就好像猫是自然地回来了。
Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a pint of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.
任何一个抚摸过狗、猫，抱过一品脱啤酒坐在树下，送过或收到过一束花，或选择在晴朗的日子里去公园散步的人，都明白这一点。
I want a flower, a spider, a black cat, a bat, a pumpkin, a ghost or a witch.
我想画一朵小花、一只蜘蛛、一只黑猫、一只蝙蝠、一个南瓜、一个鬼、一个巫婆。
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