possessive determiner + (adjective) + kitty-cat
常用于亲昵称呼。
My little kitty-cat loves to sleep on my lap.
我的小猫咪喜欢睡在我腿上。
猫咪
a domestic cat (informal)
用于儿童语或亲密语气
informal terms referring to a domestic cat
The little girl giggled when the kitty-cat rubbed against her legs.
小女孩在猫咪蹭她的腿时咯咯地笑了。
用法提示：名词“kitty-cat”非正式地指家猫，在句中作主语。
Our kitty-cat loves to nap in the sunny spot by the window.
我们的猫咪喜欢在窗边阳光充足的地方打盹。
用法提示：“kitty-cat”是名词，在这里指我们养的家猫，作主语。
I saw a fluffy kitty-cat sitting on the garden wall this morning.
今天早上我看到一只毛茸茸的猫咪坐在花园围墙上。
用法提示：名词“kitty-cat”作宾语，指一只猫。
常用于亲昵称呼。
My little kitty-cat loves to sleep on my lap.
我的小猫咪喜欢睡在我腿上。
作为主语，描述动作。
The kitty-cat purrs when you pet it.
当你抚摸它时，这只猫咪会发出咕噜声。
作为宾语，表示动作的对象。
She gently picked up the kitty-cat and cuddled it.
她轻轻抱起猫咪，搂在怀里。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have a kitty cat.
正确表达I have a kitty-cat.
英语中'kitty-cat'通常需要带连字符，表示可爱的小猫。学习者常误将连字符省略，写成'kitty cat'，应添加连字符以符合规范。
grammar · medium
易错句子I want to buy kitty-cat.
正确表达I want to buy a kitty-cat.
可数名词'kitty-cat'前需要不定冠词'a'，汉语中没有冠词概念，学习者容易遗漏，应加上'a'表示'一只可爱的小猫'。
kitten 特指幼猫，而 kitty-cat 泛指可爱的猫，不一定年幼。
catty 是形容词，意为'刻薄的'或'像猫的'，而 kitty-cat 是名词指猫。
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