1、英文中rat与mouse都意为老鼠,通常以大小来区分二者,rat指的是大鼠,mouse指的是小鼠。
2、Mouse经常成为宠物(pet),被看作好玩(playful)、可爱(loving),而Rat被看作是邪恶的(vicious)、不洁的(unclean)。
3、mouse不含褒贬之意,rat含贬义,就像过街老鼠,肮脏,是害虫。
读音:英[ræt] 美[ræt]
释义:
n. 老鼠;耗子;讨厌的人;卑鄙的小人;骗子
v. 捕鼠;背叛,告密
例句:
(1)The rats had been conditioned to ring a bell when they wanted food.
这些老鼠已经过训练,想吃食物时就会按铃。
(2)Rats had gnawed through the cable.
老鼠把电缆咬断了。
(3)Where I come from, you don't rat on your friends.
在我的老家,谁都不出卖朋友。
读音:英[maʊs] 美[maʊs]
释义:n. 老鼠;耗子;鼠标
例句:
(1)Use the mouse to drag the icon to a new position.
用鼠标将图标拖到一个新的位置。
(2)Click the left mouse button twice to highlight the program.
双击鼠标左键来加亮突出这个程序。
(3)He was a weak little mouse of a man.
他是个懦弱无能的人。
(4)A cat often plays with a mouse before the kill.
猫在咬死老鼠之前常常要耍弄它一番。
(5)I held the mouse by its tail.
我抓着耗子的尾巴倒提起来。
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