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urchin

/ur-chin/US // ˈɜr tʃɪn //UK // (ˈɜːtʃɪn) //

顽童,胆小鬼,顽石,海胆

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a mischievous boy.
    • : any small boy or youngster.
    • : sea urchin.
    • : either of two small rollers covered with card clothing used in conjunction with the cylinder in carding.
    • : Chiefly British Dialect. a hedgehog.
    • : Obsolete. an elf or mischievous sprite.

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Examples

  • Clements and his colleagues realized no one had ever described this urchin behavior.

  • Normally, otters would eat enough of them to keep populations of kelp-eating urchins from growing out of control.

  • Even the urchins are plumper and healthier — a reminder that all life depends on diversity.

  • The nutrient-rich urchins in the healthy kelp make a far better sea otter snack.

  • The latest offering is The Irregulars, a new supernatural drama from Netflix, that focuses on the ragtag group of street urchins the Baker Street sleuth often relied upon to gather useful information.

  • Despite enjoying singing, and a tiny role as ‘Urchin No. 30’ in a production of Oliver!

  • I had everything from raw hamachi with sea urchin to lamb tongue.

  • So saying the lively urchin grasped his new friend by the hand and led him by a rickety staircase to the “rookeries” above.

  • Amy actually almost fell out of the window again, and stuck out her tongue like an impudent urchin.

  • The spell was broken, and Mr. Carr took out his watch as he turned his eyes on a ragged urchin who had called to him from below.

  • This led to the discovery that the young urchin had been on a most successful forage for a dinner that morning.

  • Katie said this with a still darker frown; for she thought that the urchin was jesting.