英:[ˈskwɪrəl]
美:[ˈskwɜːrəl]
英:[ˈskwɪrəl]
美:[ˈskwɜːrəl]
squir·rel
skwuhrl [or] skwuh rl
复数:squirrels或squirrel
第三人称单数:squirrels
现在分词:squirrelling或squirreling
过去式:squirrelled或squirreled
过去分词:squirrelled或squirreled
noun
any of various small or medium-sized rodents (family Sciuridae, the squirrel family): such as
any of numerous New or Old World arboreal forms having a long bushy tail and strong hind legs
ground squirrel
the fur of a squirrel
verb
transitive verb
to store up for future use—often used with away
squirrel away some money
squirrel cageadj. 鼠笼式的
ground squirrel[动]地松鼠
flying squirrel[动]鼯鼠
"灵活、活跃的树栖啮齿动物,有尖耳朵和长而蓬松的尾巴",公元14世纪早期(公元12世纪后期作为姓氏),源自盎格鲁-法语 esquirel,古法语 escurueil “松鼠; 松鼠皮”(现代法语 écureuil),源自 Vulgar Latin *scuriolus,源自 *scurius 的缩小形式“松鼠”, sciurus 的变体,源自希腊语 skiouros,“一种松鼠”,字面意思为“有影的尾巴”,来自 skia 的“影子”(参见 Ascians)加上 oura 的“尾巴”,源自 PIE 词根 *ors-,“臀部,后面”(参见 arse)。也许最初的概念是“用尾巴来制造阴影的那个”,但 Beekes 认为这“看起来更像是民间词源学而不是严肃的解释”。古英语单词是 acweorna,在中古英语中保留下来,成为 aquerne。
本土英国的松鼠是红松鼠(Sciurus vulgaris); 灰松鼠(Sciurus carolinensis)是北美松鼠,19世纪末故意引进到英国。Squirrel 也可以指松鼠的皮毛,作为贸易商品或服装制造; 19世纪至20世纪有些时尚。
“The Kingis Quair”(大约1500年)中有“The lytill squerell,full of besyness。”自至少公元1400年以来,松鼠在英语中一直象征着分散注意力的活动。一篇1637年的论战性文本中有“squirrel-headed 年轻人”这一用法; 这个形容词也被哈里·S·杜鲁门于1953年使用。
鼠笼式转子
squirrel-cage rotor
Noun Middle English squirel, from Anglo-French escurel, esquirel, from Vulgar Latin *scuriolus, diminutive of scurius, alteration of Latin *sciurus, from Greek skiouros, probably from skia shadow + oura tail — more at shine, ass Verb from the squirrel's habit of storing up gathered nuts and seeds for winter use
The first known use of squirrel was in the 14th century
squirrel1 of 2noun
any of various small or medium-sized rodentsespecially: one with a long bushy tail and strong hind legs used especially for leaping from tree branch to tree branch
the fur of a squirrel
squirrel2 of 2verb
to store up for future use—often used with away
squirreled away all his spare change
1 Beowulf snarled fiercely at the sight of a stuffed squirrel on a bookshelf, but did not pounce.
2 The fox squirrel had been a relatively common animal in the town; after the spraying it was gone.
3 “I will have the children read Hamlet as soon as it is practical. There are some useful cautions against eavesdropping to be gleaned from that. In the meantime, we shall deal with the squirrels.”
4 I think our baboons are like your squirrels, he wrote.
5 For a moment, I think she’s going to wallop me, but instead Ma raises the cane and aims for the squirrel.
6 A squirrel bounces playfully from branch to branch in a nearby tree.
7 Flora could see the squirrel’s name—ULYSSES—flying out of the car and into the night, a single, beautiful word that was immediately swallowed up by the wind and the darkness.
8 Not much goes on in the mind of a squirrel.
9 Something, a squirrel probably, rustled behind the house, but nothing else moved.
10 I have tolerated the sharp claws of squirrels and the nagging pokes of woodpeckers.
11 She was contracting her features in what she thought was a majestic frown, and the squirrel dæmon ran up her arm and stood on her shoulder in triumph.
12 He spotted birds, squirrels, and rabbits in the meadow, but saw nothing supernatural.
13 “You mean you really ate a squirrel before?”
14 A butterfly with red-and-gold wings flutters by my face, and squirrels with glittery silver fur race up trees when we get too close.
15 She whispered the words again, now, to the squirrel.
16 “There’s no hope of escaping from Endovier. Your father made sure that each of Endovier’s sentries could shoot a squirrel from two hundred paces away. To attempt to flee is suicide.”
17 “A flickertail is a squirrel. There are lots of them in North Dakota. That’s why it’s called the Flickertail State. What is Pennsylvania called?”
18 It was a small shadow at first, maybe a squirrel or a chipmunk, but then it grew larger and larger, quicker than any natural shadow could grow, until it loomed over them.
19 It was a sad fact of his existence as a squirrel that there was always someone, somewhere, who wanted him dead.
20 Take the UK's red squirrel.
我们以英国红松鼠为例.
1 贮藏
fund storage reservoir lay-up house treasure cache bestow garner stow conserve stash keep hold hoard
2 威士忌酒
swamproot swicky corn snake whisky mule pizen barley-bree white-coffee tanglefoot mountain dew blue pig tiger sweat
3 心理学家
4 松鼠科
chipmunk marmot woodchuck chickaree souslik prairie dog ground squirrel tree squirrel hoary marmot palm squirrel sun squirrel grey squirrel
6 怪人
crotcheteer one case card character fruit bird screw personality crack nut cure quiz freak specimen crank paradox eccentric queer lunatic oddity spook weirdo oddball hairpin dork geezer crackpot wack fruitcake goofball kook codger spaz zombi ding-a-ling weirdy galoot ratbag Bandersnatch cueball mattoid guy original toy caution zombie gig flake originality hare erratic screwball rummy gink rara avis
7 众多种
mouse palm bat jack swallow swift monarch emerald jay orchid cactus grunt clam tortoise tit hummingbird viper heron chameleon wallaby gull gecko weaver mackerel cuckoo salamander boa thrush woodpecker lark moray kingfisher Bunting shrew tetra opossum grenadier martin cockatoo Wren goby plover sandpiper wrasse whitefly bromeliad hornbill euonymus tanager hagfish sculpin fritillary sunbird Loach crake ichneumon ovenbird scorpionfish hoverfly filefish cisticola white-eye cotinga mojarra madtom tonguefish cuckoo-shrike coral snake fruit bat diving beetle toothed whale tyrant flycatcher mole salamander poison arrow frog gall midge darkling beetle cardinal fish
8 疯子
insane crazy crack nut frantic lunatic loco maniac cuckoo madman loon loony nutter crackpot fruitcake goofball bedlam headbanger headcase ding-a-ling meshuggener bedlamite meshugana crackbrain looney
9 威士忌
barley-bree moosemilk short stuff bottle juice fluid creature seafood whiskey malt budge hooch paleface
10 松鼠