catfight

英语

其他形式

• cat fight

词源

源自cat +‎ fight。

发音

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名词

catfight (复数 catfights)

1. 猫打架

   The caterwauling from the catfight in the back yard was awful; I couldn't get to sleep until it was over.

   后院里猫打架时的叫声太难听了，它们消停下来之前我根本睡不着。

2. (俚语) （尤指女人之间的）打架，吵架

   近义词：hairpulling contest、(澳大利亚) scragfight

   Nancy and Sheila got into a catfight when Nancy's boyfriend cheated on her with Sheila.

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   • 1980, Louise Bernikow, Among Women, New York: Harmony Books，第 207 页:

     Female conflict, seen in this kind of structure, works conveniently—it takes note of aggression in women and sets it against other women. Men are spared. The audience applauds. Everyone loves a catfight.

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   • 2005, Maureen Dowd, Are Men Necessary?, →ISBN，第 310 页:

     There was a time when I would get furious and fire off an angry note if someone cast me in a catfight with a woman colleague. I assumed that catfights would fade as women progressed. They seemed so retro.

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相关词汇

• (女人之间打架)： catty

参见

• (女人之间打架)： handbags、handbags at dawn、the handbags come out、meow!
• dogfight

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