一、读音不同
kitten 英[ˈkɪtn]美[ˈkɪtn]
cat 英[kæt]美[kæt]
二、释义不同
kitten
n.小猫;
vi.产小猫;
cat
n.猫; 猫科动物; 心地恶毒的女人,爱说人坏话的女人; 胆小鬼; <俚>家伙,人; <美俚> 流动工人;
三、词形变化不同
kitten第三人称单数:kittens 复数:kittens 现在分词:kittening 过去式:kittened 过去分词:kittened
cat第三人称单数:cats 复数:cats 现在分词:catting 过去式:catted 过去分词:catted
四、用法不同
kitten侧重于刚出生不久的猫,例如:
The kitten mewed pitifully. 小猫喵喵地叫,挺可怜的。
cat侧重于统称所有的猫,例如:
The cat was washing itself. 猫在清洗自己。
1、The kitten rolled itself.
2、The kitten mewed pitifully.
3、Don't starve the kitten.
4、My kitten never says, "Meow."
5、Time is a playful kitten.
6、Care killed a cat. // Care killed the cat.
7、I just want to become a cat, a ugly, free cat.
8、The cat was about to jump on the cat. But the cat dodged quickly. The black dog was still empty and almost fell down.
9、He keeps a dog and a cat. The cat is bigger than the dog.
10、But I am a cat. Cats need to nap. I ama napping cat.