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squirrel

/skwur-uhl, skwuhr- or, especially British, skwir-uhl/US // ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr- or, especially British, ˈskwɪr əl //UK // (ˈskwɪrəl, US ˈskwɜːrəl, ˈskwʌr-) //

松鼠,小松鼠,鸓,鼠辈

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural squir·rels, squir·rel.

    • : any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
    • : any of various other members of the family Sciuridae, as the chipmunks, flying squirrels, and woodchucks.
    • : the meat of such an animal.
    • : the pelt or fur of such an animal: a coat trimmed with squirrel.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    squir·reled, squir·rel·ing or squir·relled, squir·rel·ling.

    • : to store or hide, usually for the future: I've squirreled away a few dollars for an emergency.

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Examples

  • While other gliders like flying squirrels have a patagium that stretches to the hind feet, a colugo’s patagium continues all the way to the tip of the tail.

  • A chance sighting of a fluorescent flying squirrel in the wild had led the researchers to the mammal collection at the Field Museum in Chicago.

  • They also were carrying more bulk relative to their wing area than present-day gliders like flying squirrels, which meant the dinosaurs would need to glide faster to generate enough lift to keep themselves aloft.

  • So join me in making sure you and all your squirrel friends are registered to vote, have a plan to vote, and will vote early.

  • Squirrels have learned to visit people’s bird feeders, so some coyotes “crouch and hide near bird feeders,” waiting to pounce on a tasty squirrel, says Gehrt.

  • Inside the squirrel suit, an intern named Justin can be found.

  • Williams said the RNC has not decided on a sex or a name for the squirrel other than HRC Squirrel.

  • This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather.

  • Then, we see Mr. Rabbit in the woods crushing a squirrel to death with his bare hands.

  • Instead, Vegard wore a squirrel costume and Bard wore a bear costume.

  • "My name is Slicko," answered the lively little girl squirrel, as she jumped about.

  • Squinty looked up in the tree, and there he saw a lovely little girl squirrel, frisking about on the branches.

  • One was a hollow tree literally filled with walnuts, gathered presumably by a thrifty squirrel the previous fall.

  • Was it some one who had watched the swift, sure-footed spring of a bushy-tailed squirrel from branch to branch?

  • Schwartzmann—who would put an end to his life as casually as he would bring down a squirrel from one of those trees!