dead cat

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, cat.
  2. A shocking or sensational announcement made in order to distract one's political base from existing problems and previous failures. figuratively,neologism
    — dead cat strategy
  3. A furry windscreen; a furry cover placed over a microphone to muffle the sound of wind. figuratively
    — "A camera operator needs batteries, lenses, cards, filters. A wardrobe supervisor has racks of costumes. A sound recorder carries a dead cat on a stick. But a director only needs his folder."
动词 v.
  1. To announce (something) as a dead cat; to raise an issue as a political distraction. ambitransitive,figuratively
    — Long picked scars and carefully nurtured injustices can serve a purpose, and we can see it in Obrador's dead catting, the narrative of Brexit, the saga of the Falkland Islands, the Greek financial crisis, and independence movements in democratic nations across Europe.

词形变化

dead cats plural dead cats plural dead cats present,singular,third-person dead catting participle,present dead catted participle,past dead catted past

词源

词源 1
[Alt: A dark furry cover on a boom microphone]
The instrument is named for its resemblance to an actual dead cat.
词源 2
Introduced by former UK prime minister and then-mayor of London Boris Johnson in 2013 in a column for The Daily Telegraph.
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