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●no room to swing a ˈcat (informal) (of a room 房间) very small; not big enough 非常狭小；无转身之地◆In most modern student accommodation there’s not enough room to swing a cat.现在大多数的学生宿舍都是斗室一间。◆I’d love a bigger kitchen. There isn’t room to swing a cat in this one.我想要个大点儿的厨房，现在这个小得转不过身来。 ORIGIN Cat in this phrase does not mean the animal, but probably a special kind of whip (= a piece of rope or leather attached to a handle), called a ‘cat-o’-nine-tails’, that was used to punish sailors. * cat 在这个短语中并非指猫，而或许是指一种用来惩罚水手的鞭子，叫 cat-o'-nine-tails （九尾鞭）。 |