cats' concert

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The cacophony of meows, hisses, and other vocalizations that cats make during a period of social interaction.
    — On the night in question, the whole house was awakened by a dreadful cats'-concert. Two or three of the gang of ill-bred, shabby cats that ran wild over the brick roofs of our town were sitting on the general's terrace screaming at the top of their repulsive voices.
  2. Any confusing or intolerable combination of voices. broadly,figuratively
    — One of the most horrible sounds imaginable is that produced by several fine voices all singing different songs. This cats' concert (as school-girls call it) results in a shocking and yet ludicrous discord, equally frightful and laughable. And yet all the performers are singing individually well. Try it.

词形变化

cats' concerts plural
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