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vole

UK /vəʊl/US /voʊl/

词源

源自挪威语 'vollmus'(田野老鼠),19世纪通过德语 'Wühlmaus' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 一种小型啮齿动物,外形类似老鼠但体型更圆润,常见于草地或林地,主要以植物为食。

“The field was full of voles digging tunnels in the grass.”

(田野里到处都是田鼠,在草丛中挖地道。)

“A vole built its nest under our garden shed.”

(一只田鼠在我们的花园棚子下面筑了巢。)

同义词:field mouse, meadow mouse, rodent

常见短语

water vole — 特指生活在河岸或湿地的一种田鼠,体型较大且擅长游泳。

“We spotted a water vole swimming across the river.”

(我们看到一只水䶄正在游过河流。)