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。
an unt leaves + small piles of loose soil
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。
- an unt digs
- an unt tunnels
- an unt burrows
- an unt pushes up soil
- unt mound
- unt hole
- unt tunnel
- catch an unt
- spot an unt
- 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.