unt
unt — 名詞
1. a small burrowing animal with dark grey fur, a pointed pink nose, and very small
歐洲鼴鼠
一種小型哺乳動物，生活在歐洲
a small burrowing animal with dark grey fur, a pointed pink nose, and very small eyes, which lives in tunnels under the ground and is found across Europe
Owen saw that an unt had pushed up a mound of earth near the old tree.
Owen 看到一隻歐洲鼴鼠在老樹旁推起了一堆土。
uncountable noun + had pushed up + mound of earth
Lauren learned that an unt can dig a tunnel longer than a football field in one night.
Lauren 得知一隻歐洲鼴鼠一晚就能挖出比足球場還長的隧道。
an unt can dig + tunnel [length]
Hassan found a dead unt lying beside the fence after the heavy rain.
大雨過後，Hassan 在籬笆旁發現了一隻死掉的歐洲鼴鼠。
Gardeners complain that an unt leaves small piles of soil across the lawn.
園丁們抱怨歐洲鼴鼠在草坪上留下小堆的泥土。
The children watched an unt swim across a stream to reach fresh ground for digging.
孩子們看著一隻歐洲鼴鼠游過小溪，前往新的挖掘地點。
- mole
the common modern word; 'mole' is used in everyday speech while 'unt' is restricted to historical or dialect writing
- European mole
the full scientific common name, used in biology and field guides
文法句型
an unt
plural: unts
用法筆記
This word is very old-fashioned and rarely used today. In modern English, 'mole' is the usual name for this animal.