Word · Frequency #26783
tabbies
虎斑猫
tabbies is the plural of tabby.
a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black
- 1.
A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
波纹绸;平纹绸(有波纹的丝绸)
- 2.
A concrete mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry, this becomes as hard as rock.
一种由石灰与贝壳、砾石或石头按等比例混合,再加等量水制成的混凝土。干燥后坚硬如岩石
- 3.
A brindled cat.
斑猫;虎斑猫
母猫;波纹绸;平纹绸(有波纹的丝绸);一种由石灰与贝壳、砾石或石头按等比例混合,再加等量水制成的混凝土。干燥后坚硬如岩石;斑猫;虎斑猫;平纹
In use
The tabby curled up on the sofa and fell asleep.
Our tabby loves chasing the red laser dot around the living room.
I saw three tabbies waiting by the back door for their dinner.
Common mistakes
There are three tabbys in the yard.There are three tabbies in the yard.
tabby 以辅音字母 y 结尾,复数应把 y 改为 ies,而不是直接加 s,所以复数形式是 tabbies,不是 tabbys。
My cat is tabby.My cat is a tabby.
tabby 在这个义项中是名词,指虎斑猫;作表语时要用可数名词单数 a tabby,不能把它当作形容词来表示“虎斑的”。中文的“我的猫是虎斑”直译容易造成这种词性误用。
Connections
Confusing words
- calico
- 三色花猫 · 均指猫毛色,但calico特指白底带橙黑斑的三色猫,tabby则是带条纹或斑点的虎斑猫,花纹不同。
- tortoiseshell
- 玳瑁猫 · tortoiseshell指黑、橙、棕交错且无白色的玳瑁色猫,tabby是条纹虎斑猫,需靠毛色花纹区分。
- tomcat
- 公猫 · tomcat专指未去势的雄猫,与tabby的毛色/性别含义不同;tabby作名词常指虎斑猫或母猫。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
名词复数形式为 tabbies;动词第三人称单数 tabbies,现在分词 tabbying,过去式/过去分词 tabbied。
Learn the forms together
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