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mole

/mohl/US // moʊl //UK // (məʊl) //

鼹鼠,痣,痦子,卧底

Related Words

freckle雀斑,斑点,祛斑,色斑informer告密者,举报者,线人,举报人blot污点,污渍,污痕,污污点birthmark胎记,痣,胎痣,痣的问题nevus痦子,痣,痦子的问题,痣的问题infiltrator渗入者,潜入者,渗透者,渗入人员agent代理人,代理商,代理,代理机构beauty mark美丽的标志,美丽印记,美丽标记,美丽的标记strawberry mark草莓标记,草莓标志,草莓的标志,草莓的标记double agent双重间谍,双面间谍,双面人,双重身份secret agent密探,特工,特务,秘密特工

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of various small insectivorous mammals, especially of the family Talpidae, living chiefly underground, and having velvety fur, very small eyes, and strong forefeet: I stopped hating the moles in my rose garden when I realized they were eating the Japanese beetle grubs.
    • : a spy who becomes part of and works from within the ranks of an enemy governmental staff or intelligence agency: There is always a risk that the mole may defect to the enemy.Compare double agent.
    • : Machinery. a large, powerful machine for boring through earth or rock, used in the construction of tunnels: He worked as a mechanic on the mole that created our subway tunnels.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounblemish
Forms: moles
Synonyms
freckle雀斑,斑点,祛斑,色斑birthmark胎记,痣,胎痣,痣的问题blot污点,污渍,污痕,污污点nevus痦子,痣,痦子的问题,痣的问题beauty mark美丽的标志,美丽印记,美丽标记,美丽的标记beauty spot美容场所,美容院,美容院点,美容院点缀strawberry mark草莓标记,草莓标志,草莓的标志,草莓的标记
nounspy
Forms: moles
Synonyms
informer告密者,举报者,线人,举报人agent代理人,代理商,代理,代理机构infiltrator渗入者,潜入者,渗透者,渗入人员double agent双重间谍,双面间谍,双面人,双重身份inside man/woman内心的男人/女人secret agent密探,特工,特务,秘密特工

Examples

  • He had to wait until he was in college, when he landed a research position that required him to trap star-nosed moles in Pennsylvania’s wetlands.

  • I had only a vague understanding of all this when I set out for Pennsylvania in a rented cargo van with a sleeping bag and a cooler full of hundreds of earthworms to feed hungry moles.

  • The supposed mole who stole nuclear secrets has never been found.

  • About a year earlier, veterinarians at Texas A&M extracted DNA from one of Chance’s moles and used the sample to create a genetic double.

  • A new mole popping up is just a new mole, because we don’t consider it to be a potential threat of cancer.

  • To his detractors, he was a half-mad paranoiac who nearly destroyed the CIA in his obsessive search for a Soviet mole.

  • Last season was definitely challenging, because we were not allowed to mention them or allude to a mole of any kind.

  • Alasania said it was important to focus the mole hunt on the army.

  • She was briefly outed by Red as a mole and then allowed to recede into the background again.

  • Rocket teamed up with the Incredible Hulk to overthrow Judson Jakes, a devious mole.

  • He grew very restless, for it was a long time before Grandfather Mole appeared.

  • But she told Grandfather Mole that it was all right—that she knew a person of his age ought not to go without his breakfast.

  • And he had waited so long for Grandfather Mole that he had begun to feel hungry again.

  • One thing was certain: Grandfather Mole could travel much faster through the water than he could underground.

  • Then Jimmy remembered suddenly that he had to meet Grandfather Mole over there.

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