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deer

UK /dɪə/US /dɪr/

词源

源自古英语 'dēor',最初泛指野生动物,后特指鹿。

noun

❶ 鹿,一种体型优雅的哺乳动物,通常有分叉的角(雄性),生活在森林或草原等自然环境中。

“We saw a deer in the forest yesterday.”

(昨天我们在森林里看到了一只鹿。)

“The deer ran quickly across the road.”

(那只鹿快速跑过了马路。)

同义词:stag, buck, doe

常见短语

deer in headlights — 形容某人因惊讶或恐惧而呆住不动,就像被车灯照到的鹿一样。

“When asked a difficult question, he looked like a deer in headlights.”

(当被问到一个难题时,他呆若木鸡。)