小猫英语cat怎么读：英式读音为[kæt]，美式读音为[kæt]。cat可作名词和及物动词两种词性，基本含义有“猫”、“猫科动物”、“把锚吊放在锚架上”，引申义有“泄露秘密”、“不修边幅”、“好奇害死猫”等。

1、作为名词时，意为猫;猫科动物。

例句：The cat stayed well out of range of the children. 

这只猫离孩子们远远的。

One cat is black and white, the other solid black. 

一只猫是黑白花色的，另一只猫是纯黑色的。

The cat soon made the association between human beings and food. 

这只猫很快就把人类与食物联系起来。

Cats sleep twice as much as people. 

猫睡觉的时间比人长一倍。

The cat was on the wall, watching for birds. 

那只猫在墙上伺机捕捉鸟儿。

The cat was now within striking distance of the duck. 

此时，猫就在可攻击鸭子的距离内。

With a spring, the cat leapt on to the table. 

猫一跃跳上桌子。

At the zoo, the bears are next to the cats. 

在动物园里，熊仅次于猫科动物。

Lions are unique among big cats in forming groups. 

在大型猫科动物里，狮子很特别，他们是群居动物。

2、作为及物动词时，意为把（锚）吊放在锚架上。

例句：I must look like something the cat dragged in.

我当时看上去一定很邋遢。

It was described as a large, luxury mobile home, but there was barely room to swing a cat.

那个活动房被形容为宽敞豪华，可事实上几乎连转身的地儿都没有。