单词 | cat's cradle |
释义 | Related topics: Gamesˌcat’s ˈcradle noun 1. DG[uncountable] a game you play by winding string around your fingers to make different patterns 翻绳游戏,挑绷子〔把线绷在手指上翻出不同花样的游戏〕2 [singular] a set of lines, threads etc that form a complicated pattern 纷繁的线条图案 The searchlights wove a cat’s cradle of light. 探照灯织出了一幅光束纵横交错的图案。Examples from the Corpuscat's cradle• A flashlight showed the creature roaring, teeth entangled in a cat's cradle of rope.• But not for long, for they make another pledge by tying themselves together in a cat's cradle.• Webs of dust made a cat's cradle about the space.• The boy stroked the girl's side, twisting the walkman lead around his fingers in a one-handed cat's cradle.• I sat on my cot, playing cat's cradle with handcuffs, and kept quiet.• Gazzer looked down into that cat's cradle of turning metal.• As the drop-ship yawed away, fleeing, a hem of the cat's cradle dipped towards it.ˌcat’s ˈcradle nounChineseSyllable winding string a Corpus play game by you |
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