mousehole
/mous-hohl/US // ˈmaʊsˌhoʊl //
老鼠洞,鼠洞,鼠标孔,鼠穴
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the burrow of a mouse.
- : the entrance to a mouse's burrow.
- : a small hole resembling this.
Examples
Mousehole, one of the most delightful fishing-villages in England, is in this parish, far more unspoiled even than Newlyn.
Newlyn, with respect to population, exceeds by one-third that of Mousehole.
The breeze now freshening, we ran across the bay past Marazion, until we sighted Mousehole, on the western side.
Others of them in that time burned that fisher town Mousehole; the rest watched as a guard for the defence of these firers.
The inhabitants of Mousehole fled in a terrified mob towards Penzance, the roar of the ships' guns adding speed to their flight.
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