cat and mouse

短语

(挫败对手的)一系列狡诈策略,猫戏老鼠的把戏

词形变化

cat and mouses 三单 cat and mousing 现在分词 cat and moused 过去式 cat and moused 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A relationship in which two parties closely monitor and challenge one another in a suspicious or self-protective manner, often because each party is attempting to gain an advantage over the other.

    猫捉老鼠的游戏

    不可数

    The Allied and the enemy submarine played a game of cat and mouse, checking up on each other's whereabouts and strategies.

    The hackers played a cat and mouse game with the system administrators: the hackers kept trying new tricks, and the system administrators kept mounting electronic defenses.

  2. 2.

    A form of attack in which the attacker toys with the victim by inflicting minor damage or letting the victim have futile hopes of escape before finally finishing the victim off.

    不可数
  3. 3.

    A children's game in which one player (the "cat") attempts to break through a ring of players to catch another player (the "mouse") in the centre.

    不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of cat-and-mouse.