catfight

英語

其他形式

• cat fight

詞源

源自cat +‎ fight。

發音

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名詞

catfight (複數 catfights)

1. 貓打架

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

   後院裡貓打架時的叫聲太難聽了，它們消停下來之前我根本睡不着。

2. (俚語) （尤指女人之間的）打架，吵架

   近義詞：hairpulling contest、(澳大利亞) 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 頁:

     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 頁:

     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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相關詞彙

• (女人之間打架)： catty

參見

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

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