| [/maus; maʊs/] n (pl mice [/maɪs; maɪs/]) 用法:
1 (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) (any of several kinds of) small rodent with a long thin tail 鼠:
a `house mouse 家鼠 *
a `field-mouse 田鼠 *
a `harvest-mouse 收割鼠. =>illus 见插图. 用法:
2 (fig esp joc or derog 比喻, 尤作戏谑语或作贬义) shy, timid person 羞怯、 胆小的人:
His wife, a strange little mouse, never said anything. 他的妻子竟然 胆小如鼠, 一句话都没说. *
Are you a man or a mouse (ie brave or cowardly)? 你是男子汉还是胆小鬼? 用法:
3 (computing 计) small hand-held device that is moved across a desk-top, etc to produce a corresponding movement of the cursor, with buttons for entering commands 鼠标; 滑鼠. =>illus at computer 见computer插图. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) play cat and mouse/a cat-and-mouse game with sb => cat1. quiet as a mouse => quiet. |