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mouse /maʊs/► SEE ALL(play) cat and mouse (with sb)(as) poor as a church mouse(as) quiet as a mouse●(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。 ●(as) poor as a church ˈmousevery poor 非常贫穷◆She was as poor as a church mouse, living on a tiny pension.她一贫如洗，靠菲薄的养老金生活。 OPP (as) rich as Croesus ●(as) quiet as a ˈmouse (of a person 人) saying very little or making very little noise 很少说话；非常安静◆He’s quiet as a mouse in class.上课的时候他总是悄没声儿的。◆Be as quiet as a mouse when you go upstairs — the baby’s asleep in our bedroom.你上楼的时候小声点儿，宝宝在咱们的卧室里睡觉呢。 |