cat-o'-nine-tails
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌkæt.əˈnaɪn.teɪlz]
- 美式音标 [ˌkæt̬.əˈnaɪn.teɪlz]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- 九尾鞭
英汉例句
- A cat-o'-nine-tails displayed in the museum.
這個博物館裡陳列著一條九尾鞭。
dream2002seeker.blog.163.com - In the chimney-corner a cat-o'-nine-tails was hanging on a nail.
壁爐角上,掛著一根皮鞭。
雙語例句
英英字典
- a whip (= a long, thin device for hitting) made from rope that has nine ends, that was used especially in the past for hitting people to punish them
- a rope whip consisting of nine knotted thongs, used formerly to flog prisoners (Often shortened to cat)