剑桥词典中对于fat cat有一个解释是:
Someone who has a lot of money, especially someone in charge of a company who has the power to increase their own pay.
有很多钱的人,尤其指那些掌控着公司,有权利增加自己工资的人。
原来fat cat的含义是“有钱人,大亨,阔佬”。
我们来看两个例句:
If it were not for the fact that he was a fat cat, she would never have married him.
如果不是因为他是个亿万富翁,她才不会嫁给他呢。
In the United States , fat cats contribute money to political campaigns, particularly presidential campaigns.
在美国,富人为政治活动提供资金,尤其是总统竞选。
在选举中,指那些捐大笔政治献金,拉拢政治人物的富商,用fat cat来形容这种人也是相当传神。
It's raining cats and dogs.
倾盆大雨
The cat is out of the bag.
泄露了秘密,走漏了风声
Care kills a cat.
忧虑愁死猫
A cat has nine lives.
猫有九条命,吉人天相
Cats hide their claws.
知人知面不知心
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