jackrabbit

/ˈdʒækræbɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdʒækræbɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈjak-ˌra-bət/ (ame, mw)

jackrabbit — noun

  • jackrabbitsingular
  • jackrabbitsplural

1. a wild hare from North America that has unusually long ears and strong back legs

1.名詞C1
釋義

a wild hare from North America that has unusually long ears and strong back legs, and can run away very quickly across open land

例句

A jackrabbit shot across the dry road and vanished into the brush.

jackrabbit + dash across open ground

Mert spotted a jackrabbit resting under a fence in the hot field.

spot a jackrabbit in a field

同義詞
  • hare

    broader term; a jackrabbit is a North American hare with especially long ears and legs

  • rabbit

    common everyday word, but less exact because jackrabbits are hares rather than true rabbits

用法筆記

Despite its name, a jackrabbit is a hare rather than a true rabbit. The word is mainly used for fast-running hares that live in open, dry parts of North America.

常見錯誤

❌A jackrabbit is a kind of rabbit.
✅A jackrabbit is actually a kind of hare.
💡The name includes 'rabbit', but the animal belongs to the hare group, not the true-rabbit group.