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guinea pig

天竺鼠,豚鼠,天竺葵,天竺少女

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a short-eared, tailless rodent of the genus Cavia, usually white, black, and tawny, commonly regarded as the domesticated form of one of the South American wild species of cavy: often used in scientific experiments or kept as a pet.
    • : Informal. the subject of any sort of experiment: I've volunteered as a guinea pig in several clinical trials.

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Examples

  • He has said he believes Al Sharpton is a “race pimp” and a pig.

  • Elle magazine shot an editorial in September, one picture revealing a teacup pig sitting pretty by a mini Tyler Alexandra bag.

  • We are, essentially, an army of guinea pigs millions strong.

  • Guinea, with 25 percent, recorded the lowest adult literacy rate in the world at that time.

  • In Guinea, just 42 percent of the population aged 15-24 can both read and write a “short simple statement” in their everyday life.

  • Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.

  • "I don't know whether I am going to like this or not--this coming to live in town," thought the little pig.

  • The pig family did not know when Squinty would be taken away from them, and all they could do was to wait.

  • Several times after this the boy and his sisters came to look down into the pig pen.

  • But just wishing never made anyone larger or taller, not even a pig, and Squinty stayed the same size.