- [uncountable]
a game in which you wrap string around the fingers of both hands to make different patterns 翻线戏，翻绳儿，挑绷子（游戏） - [countable]
a pattern made with string in a game of cat’s cradle 翻线戏花样 - (figurative)
He sat on his heels, weaving an intricate cat’s cradle of thread for the ship’s rigging. 他坐在脚后跟上，为船的绳索编织了一条错综复杂的猫的摇篮。
- (figurative)
