| 释义 |
in the catbird seat N. Amer. informal in a superior or advantageous position 〈北美, 非正式〉处于优越(或有利)位置。 [ORIGIN: said to be an allusion to a baseball player in the fortunate position of having no strikes and therefore three balls still to play (a reference made in James Thurber's short story The Catbird Seat).] |