| [/ˈbiːvə(r); ˋbivɚ/] n 用法:
1 [C] fur-coated animal with strong teeth that lives both on land and in water and gnaws down trees to build dams 海狸. 用法:
2 [U] its brown fur 海狸的褐色皮毛:
[attrib 作定语] a beaver hat 海狸皮帽子. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) an eager beaver => eager. beaver 2
v (phr v) beaver away (at sth) (infml esp Brit) work hard 勤奋工作:
I've been beavering away at this job for hours. 我几小时一直在全力做这件事. |