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catlike

/kat-lahyk/US // ˈkætˌlaɪk //

猫一样,猫样,猫一样的,猫式

Related Words

feline猫科动物,猫类,猫科类,猫科动物类 quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静 silent无声无息,无声的,无声,沉默 stealthy隐秘的,隐蔽的,隐秘,隐蔽

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : resembling or typical of a cat: catlike eyes.
- : swift and graceful.
- : stealthy and noiseless: The scouts crept up on their quarry with catlike tread.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.like a cat

Synonyms

feline猫科动物,猫类,猫科类,猫科动物类 quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静 silent无声无息,无声的,无声,沉默 stealthy隐秘的,隐蔽的,隐秘,隐蔽

Examples

So, like real pumas, the women who waited to see are just tiptoeing away, catlike, from the battle.
To all appearances, the green-eyed lady was not at home—not unless those catlike eyes of hers were capable of seeing in the dark.
Burke straightened as I came forward, squatted and drove forward with catlike speed.
Only the prying eyes of the catlike presence disturbed the sacred moment.
He walked softly, with catlike tread, along by the wall to where the thick curtains shut out the inner apartment.
And Richard saw before his eyes a white-robed, catlike Arab, swinging upon a picketed chestnut charger.

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