| 释义 |
●(play) cat and ˈmouse (with sb) (informal) (keep sb) in a state of uncertainty, being sometimes kind, sometimes cruel （和某人玩起）猫捉老鼠的游戏；对…欲擒故纵；耍弄◆The police were playing cat and mouse with him; letting him feel safe in the hope that he would make a mistake and then they could arrest him.
警方对他欲擒故纵，给他一种很安全的错觉，其实是想趁他出错时把他抓住。◆The authorities have been playing a cat-and-mouse game with the protestors.
当局与抗议者玩起了猫捉老鼠的游戏。 NOTE This expression refers to the way a cat plays with a mouse before killing it. 这个表达法原指猫在咬死老鼠之前会先耍弄它一番。 |