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roebuck

UK //ˈrəʊbʌk//US //ˈroʊbʌk//

词源

源自古英语 'rāhbuc'(rā 指母狍 + bucc 指雄鹿),与德语 'Rehbock' 同源。

noun

❶ 指成年雄性狍子,一种体型较小的鹿科动物,常见于欧洲和亚洲的森林地带。

“We spotted a roebuck grazing in the meadow at dawn.”

(黎明时分,我们看见一只公狍在草地上吃草。)

“The hunter carefully tracked the roebuck through the woods.”

(猎人小心翼翼地追踪树林里的那只公狍。)

同义词:male roe deer, buck

常见短语

roebuck in the thicket — 形容隐藏或难以发现的事物,字面意思是灌木丛中的公狍,因其善于隐蔽的特性。

“Finding the rare manuscript was like spotting a roebuck in the thicket.”

(找到这份罕见的手稿就像在灌木丛中发现公狍一样困难。)