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cat-o'-nine-tails

英 [ˌkæt ə ˈnaɪn teɪlz]

美 [ˌkæt ə ˈnaɪn teɪlz]

n.  九尾鞭(用九条带结的细绳编成,旧时鞭打囚犯用)

牛津词典

    noun

    • 九尾鞭(用九条带结的细绳编成,旧时鞭打囚犯用)
      a whip made of nine strings with knots in them, that was used to punish prisoners in the past

      英英释义

      noun

      • a whip with nine knotted cords
        1. British sailors feared the cat
        Synonym:cat

      双语例句

      • In the chimney-corner a cat-o '-nine-tails was hanging on a nail.
        壁炉角上,挂着一根皮鞭。