kitten

• n. 小猫；小动物
• vi. 产小猫
• n. (Kitten)人名；(法)基滕

来自拉丁语cattus,猫，词源同cat.

kitten (n.)

late 14c., probably from an Anglo-French variant of Old French chitoun (Old North French caton) "little cat," from chat "cat," from Late Latin cattus (see cat). Applied playfully to a young girl, a sweetheart, from 1870.

1. The kitten wormed its way through the just-open door.

小猫缩着身子从刚开了一点儿的门中挤过来。

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2. The kitten was curled on a cushion on the sofa.

那只小猫在沙发垫子上蜷缩成了一团。

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3. I've got a wee kitten in the flat.

我在公寓里养了一只小猫。

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4. From somewhere, the kitten mewed.

从某个地方传来猫咪喵喵的叫声。

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5. a little fluffy kitten

毛茸茸的小猫

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