Word · Frequency #26783
tabby
虎斑猫
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.
a tabby
名词用法：指虎斑猫，也可指母猫；复数形式为 tabbies。
A tabby was curled up on the sofa.
一只虎斑猫蜷缩在沙发上。
tabby something
动词用法：tabby 是及物动词，意思是“使（织物）起波纹”，常用于纺织语境。
The weaver tabbies the silk to give it a watered look.
织布工使丝绸起波纹，以产生水纹光泽。
tabby [noun]
形容词用法：tabby 作形容词时放在名词前，表示“平纹组织的”或“起波纹的”。
The curtains are made of tabby fabric.
Connections
Collocations
- tabby cat
- 虎斑猫
- The tabby cat slept all afternoon on the porch.那只虎斑猫在门廊上睡了一下午。
- orange tabby
- 橘色虎斑猫
- Our orange tabby is always hungry.我们的橘色虎斑猫总是很饿。
- grey tabby
- 灰色虎斑猫
- A grey tabby was curled up on the chair.一只灰色虎斑猫蜷缩在椅子上。
- tabby kitten
- 虎斑小猫
- The tabby kitten followed me home.那只虎斑小猫跟着我回了家。
- tabby pattern
- 虎斑花纹
- This breed often has a beautiful tabby pattern.这个品种通常有漂亮的虎斑花纹。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：把 tabby 想成‘泰比’——一只穿着平纹条纹外套的虎斑猫，花纹像织布一样整齐。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常宠物话题、猫咪毛色描述、口语对话 tabby 作名词时多指虎斑猫，常见于日常宠物对话和猫咪毛色描述；属于普通口语词，在正式书面语中不算典型。词典中也列有“母猫”一义，具体需结合上下文理解。
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 tabby /ˈtæbi/ 押韵，重读音节元音均为 /æ/，后面是 /bi/。注意拼写相似的 baby /ˈbeɪbi/ 发音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.