flying squirrel
flying squirrel — 名詞
1. a small squirrel with loose flaps of skin linking its front and rear legs, which
飛鼠；鼯鼠
前後肢間有皮膜、能在樹間滑翔的松鼠
a small squirrel with loose flaps of skin linking its front and rear legs, which it spreads out to glide between trees
Liam spotted a flying squirrel gliding silently between two tall pine trees at dusk.
Liam 在黃昏時看見一隻飛鼠在兩棵高大的松樹間無聲地滑翔。
glide between trees — typical habitat and motion
Yara shone her torch on a flying squirrel resting inside a hollow oak tree.
Yara 用手電筒照向一隻躲在空心橡樹裡休息的飛鼠。
Flying squirrels glide from branch to branch, never truly flying like birds do.
飛鼠在樹枝間滑翔，並不像鳥那樣真正地飛行。
contrast: flying squirrels glide rather than fly
At the wildlife centre, Bao learned that a flying squirrel can steer its glide with its tail.
在野生動物中心，Bao 得知飛鼠可以用尾巴控制滑翔的方向。
that-clause stating what the animal can do
A baby flying squirrel clung to the bark while its mother searched for nuts nearby.
一隻幼小的飛鼠緊抓著樹皮，牠的媽媽則在附近尋找堅果。
- glide from tree to tree
- nocturnal rodent
用法筆記
Although the name contains 'flying', the animal cannot flap its limbs to stay up — it only glides downward between trees, so 'glide' or 'soar' fits its motion far better than 'fly'.