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puss

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Pets
puss /pʊs/ noun British English spoken  DHPused to talk to or call a cat 猫咪〔唤猫语〕 SYN American English kitty Come here, puss, puss, puss! 过来,猫咪!
Examples from the Corpus
pussHe wasn't a cuddly, picture-book puss.Jack, the radical by Owosso standards, is a domestic puss.Purrfect choice, eh, pampered puss?
Origin puss (1500-1600) Probably from Middle Low German pus
puss nounChinese
talk or to Corpus used a to call


puss
puss /pʊs/ noun British English spoken
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: Probably from Middle Low German pus
used to talk to or call a cat
   SYN  kitty American English:
    Come here, puss, puss, puss!


pussBrE /pʊs/ 🔊NAmE /pʊs/ 🔊 noun(especially BrE) used when you are calling or talking to a cat (用于唤猫或对猫说话)咪咪,猫咪(informal, especially NAmE) a person's face or mouth (人的)脸,嘴