cottontail
/ˈkɒtnteɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːtnteɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkä-tᵊn-ˌtāl/ (ame, mw)
cottontail — 名詞
- cottontailsingular
- cottontailsplural
1. a small wild rabbit from North America with grey-brown fur and a short tail that
棉尾兔
北美野生兔，尾下有白毛
a small wild rabbit from North America with grey-brown fur and a short tail that shows white underneath
A cottontail ran across the path and disappeared under the bushes.
一隻棉尾兔跑過小徑，接著躲進灌木叢下。
cottontail + run across path
Jin spotted a cottontail eating clover near the school fence.
Jin 看見一隻棉尾兔在學校圍欄旁吃三葉草。
spot + cottontail + eating
The dog froze when a cottontail jumped out of the tall grass.
那隻狗看到一隻棉尾兔從高草裡跳出來時，立刻停住了。
At sunset, Mira watched a cottontail clean its ears by the shed.
黃昏時，Mira 看著一隻棉尾兔在棚子旁清理耳朵。
Farmers often see cottontails hiding under garden plants after rain.
下雨後，農夫常看見棉尾兔躲在菜園植物下面。
用法筆記
Usually refers to a wild North American species, not a pet rabbit. In everyday speech, rabbit is much more common as the general word.