woodchuck

IPA/ˈwʊdtʃʌk/
KK[wˈʊdtʃˌʌk]IPA/ˈwʊdtʃʌk/

woodchuck — noun

  • woodchucksingular
  • woodchucksplural

1. a burrowing North American rodent, also called a groundhog, with a sturdy body,

1.名詞C2
釋義

a burrowing North American rodent, also called a groundhog, with a sturdy body, short legs, and brown fur

例句

Christopher saw a woodchuck eating clover beside the farm fence.

woodchuck + eat clover in a field setting

A woodchuck dug a fresh hole under Xiu's vegetable garden.

collocation: dig a hole / burrow

同義詞
  • groundhog

    the most common everyday name for this same North American animal

  • marmot

    the broader animal group; a woodchuck is one specific species of marmot

文法句型

a woodchuck

two woodchucks

a woodchuck burrow

用法筆記

Common in North American English. Groundhog is the more familiar everyday name for the same animal, while woodchuck often sounds more rural or appears in traditional sayings.

常見錯誤

❌A woodchuck is a kind of beaver.
✅A woodchuck is a kind of marmot in the squirrel family.
💡woodchucks are land-dwelling rodents, not water-living beavers.