beaver
beaver — 名詞
- beaversingular
- beaversplural
1. a large brown animal that lives partly in water, has strong front teeth and a wi
河狸
會築壩的水生囓齒動物
a large brown animal that lives partly in water, has strong front teeth and a wide paddle-shaped tail, and often builds dams and lodges in streams
A beaver dragged fresh branches into the stream before sunset.
一隻河狸在日落前把新樹枝拖進溪流裡。
beaver builds with branches in water
Park staff found beaver tracks beside the muddy river bank.
公園人員在泥濘的河岸邊發現了河狸的足跡。
Joon watched a beaver slap the water with its tail.
Joon 看著一隻河狸用尾巴拍打水面。
The fallen trees showed where beavers had started a new dam.
那些倒下的樹木顯示河狸已開始築新的壩。
文法句型
see a beaver
beaver builds a dam
beaver lodge
beaver tail
用法筆記
Usually countable. Common contexts mention rivers, ponds, dams, lodges, and trees that have been cut with the animal's teeth.
常見錯誤
2. someone who keeps working busily and eagerly, especially on jobs that need patie
勤快的人
做事特別勤奮賣力的人
someone who keeps working busily and eagerly, especially on jobs that need patience or extra effort
Nadia is a busy beaver who labels every box before moving day.
Nadia 是個勤快的人，搬家日前就把每個箱子都貼好標籤。
informal phrase: busy beaver
The coach called João a real beaver after practice ended.
教練在練習結束後稱 João 是個真正的勤快人。
a real beaver = very hard worker
When deadlines pile up, Christopher becomes the office beaver for days.
截止日一多起來，Christopher 就會連著好幾天成為辦公室裡最勤快的人。
My aunt is such a beaver that she scrubbed the whole porch before breakfast.
我阿姨實在是個勤快的人，早餐前就把整個門廊刷洗完了。
- hard worker
the plain neutral phrase without the playful tone
- workaholic
stronger and often suggests an unhealthy amount of work
- go-getter
focuses more on ambition and initiative than on steady effort
- slacker
informal word for someone who avoids effort
文法句型
a beaver at work
a real beaver
busy beaver
用法筆記
Often used in friendly praise, especially in the phrase 'busy beaver'. It suggests steady, eager effort rather than talent or authority.
常見錯誤
3. a crude slang term used for female genitals or for the pubic hair around them
陰戶
粗俗指女性生殖器
a crude slang term used for female genitals or for the pubic hair around them
The stand-up comic used beaver, and several people walked out.
那位單口喜劇演員用了「陰戶」這個粗話後，好幾個人直接離場。
metalinguistic use of an offensive slang word
The subtitle replaced beaver with a line of asterisks.
字幕把「陰戶」這個詞換成了一排星號。
His crude joke about a beaver made the room go silent.
他那個提到「陰戶」的下流笑話讓整個房間都安靜下來。
The radio host cut the caller off after she said beaver.
那位廣播主持人在來電者說出「陰戶」後就立刻切掉通話。
文法句型
say beaver
call it beaver
use the word beaver
用法筆記
This is a very rude slang term and is unsuitable in respectful, formal, or medical situations. It is more often mentioned in crude jokes or complaints about offensive language than used neutrally.
常見錯誤
4. the thick soft fur from a beaver, especially when it is used for hats, coats, or
河狸毛
用來做帽子衣物的毛皮
the thick soft fur from a beaver, especially when it is used for hats, coats, or other clothing
The museum displayed a beaver collar from the early fur trade.
博物館展出了一件來自早期毛皮貿易時代的河狸毛領。
beaver collar = clothing made from the fur
Traders once shipped beaver to Europe for expensive winter hats.
商人曾把河狸毛運往歐洲，製作昂貴的冬帽。
Her grandmother kept a warm beaver coat in a cedar chest.
她祖母把一件溫暖的河狸毛大衣收在雪松箱裡。
The catalog described the trim as dark Canadian beaver.
型錄把那圈飾邊描述成深色加拿大河狸毛。
文法句型
beaver coat
beaver collar
trimmed with beaver
用法筆記
This sense is a material noun. It often appears before clothing words such as coat, collar, trim, or hat rather than referring to the whole animal.
5. a tall formal hat once made with beaver fur, later also copied in silk or other
高頂帽
原本用河狸毛製成的正式高帽
a tall formal hat once made with beaver fur, later also copied in silk or other similar material
The actor tipped his beaver before stepping into the carriage.
那位演員踏上馬車前，先輕輕抬了抬他的高頂帽。
tip a beaver = tip a formal hat
A black beaver hung on the rack beside the stage door.
一頂黑色高頂帽掛在舞台門旁的帽架上。
The costume shop rented me a beaver for the school play.
那家戲服店租給我一頂高頂帽，好讓我參加學校演出。
In the old photo, the banker wore a shiny beaver and gloves.
在那張老照片裡，那位銀行家戴著發亮的高頂帽和手套。
文法句型
wear a beaver
tip a beaver
black beaver
用法筆記
This is an old-fashioned clothing sense. In modern contexts it usually appears when people discuss historical dress, theater costumes, or formal portraits.
6. the lower face guard of a medieval helmet, sometimes made to lift up and down
護面甲
中世紀頭盔下半部護面片
the lower face guard of a medieval helmet, sometimes made to lift up and down
The knight raised his beaver to speak before the battle.
那名騎士在戰前發言時抬起了自己的護面甲。
raise the beaver on a helmet
Rust had frozen the beaver to the front of the helmet.
鏽蝕把那片護面甲卡死在頭盔前方。
The curator explained how the beaver shielded the jaw and chin.
館長解說那片護面甲如何保護下巴與下顎。
A long crack ran across the beaver of the damaged helmet.
那頂受損頭盔的護面甲上橫著一道長裂痕。
- visor
a broader helmet face guard term, often covering the eyes as well
- face guard
plain descriptive wording rather than the technical historical term
文法句型
raise the beaver
lower the beaver
helmet beaver
用法筆記
This is a specialist historical term for armor. It usually appears in museum labels, medieval history writing, or descriptions of old weapons.
beaver — 動詞
- beaverpresent simple I / you / we / they
- beavers3rd person singular
- beavering-ing form
- beaveredpast simple
1. to keep working away in a busy and determined way, especially on a task that tak
埋頭苦幹
持續賣力做一件事
to keep working away in a busy and determined way, especially on a task that takes time
Jude beavered away at the model bridge all weekend.
Jude 整個週末都埋頭苦幹做那座模型橋。
beaver away at + long task
The interns were beavering away in the archive long after dinner.
那些實習生晚餐後還在檔案室裡埋頭苦幹。
Layla kept beavering over the budget until midnight.
Layla 一直埋頭苦幹處理預算，直到午夜。
The volunteers beavered away in the kitchen before sunrise.
那些志工在天亮前就在廚房裡埋頭苦幹了。
- toil
more formal and often emphasizes difficulty or tiredness
- slave away
more dramatic and often suggests resentment
- plug away
another informal verb for steady effort over time
- idle
to spend time without working
文法句型
beaver away at [task]
beaver over [task]
beaver on
用法筆記
Most often used with away, at, or over, and it usually suggests patient effort on something slow or detailed. It is more colloquial than simply saying 'work hard'.