hamster

IPA/ˈhæmstə(r)/
KK[hˈæmstɚ]IPA/ˈhæmstər/

hamster — noun

  • hamstersingular
  • hamstersplural

1. a small rodent with fur, a very short tail, and stretchy pouches inside its chee

1.名詞A2
釋義

a small rodent with fur, a very short tail, and stretchy pouches inside its cheeks. Hamsters stuff food into these pouches to carry it to their hiding places. They are popular pets that live in cages.

例句

Amelia's hamster stuffed both cheeks with sunflower seeds and carried them to its nest.

hamster + cheek pouches for storing food

Every evening the hamster woke up and ran for hours on its exercise wheel.

同義詞
  • gerbil

    a similar small pet rodent with a longer tail and different body shape; gerbils are desert animals and need sand baths

  • guinea pig

    a larger, tailless pet rodent that does not have cheek pouches and makes different sounds

  • mouse

    a smaller rodent with a long, thin tail and round ears; mice are less commonly kept as pets

文法句型

a hamster

hamsters (plural)

用法筆記

Hamster is a countable noun: one hamster, two hamsters. When referring to a hamster whose sex is unknown or irrelevant, use 'it' rather than 'he' or 'she'.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a hamster for my little brother but it died after two days.
✅I bought a hamster for my little brother, but it died after two days.
💡Use a comma before 'but' when joining two independent clauses.
❌Mice and hamsters are both rodents but hamsters have smaller ears and no long tail.
✅Mice and hamsters are both rodents, but hamsters have smaller ears and no long tail.
💡Hamsters have a very short tail, while mice have a long, thin tail.