scat

scat1
(scatted, scatting)
  1. [no obj., usu. in imperative](informal)go away; leave
    (非正式)走开，离开
    Scat! Leave me alone.
    走开！别管我。
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: perhaps an abbreviation of scatter, or perhaps from the sound of a hiss (used to drive an animal away) + -cat
scat2
(亦作 scat singing)
noun
  1. [mass noun]improvised jazz singing in which the voice is used in imitation of an instrument
    （爵士乐中即兴的模仿乐器声的）拟声唱法
(scatted, scatting)
  1. [no obj.]sing in such a way
    用拟声唱法唱
语源
  1. 1920s: probably imitative
scat3
noun
  1. [mass noun]droppings, especially those of carnivorous mammals
    （尤指食肉动物的）粪便
语源
  1. 1950s: from Greek skōr, skat- dung
scat4
noun
  1. a small deep-bodied silvery fish that lives in inshore and estuarine waters of the Indo-Pacific
    金钱鱼。 参见argus （义项 3）
  2. Family Scatophagidae: several genera and species
    金钱鱼科： 数属、数种参见argus （义项 3）
语源
  1. 1960s: abbreviation of modern Latin Scatophagidae, from Greek skatophagos 'dung-eating' (because the fish is often found beside sewage outlets)
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