woodchuck
woodchuck — 名詞
- woodchucksingular
- woodchucksplural
1. a burrowing North American rodent, also called a groundhog, with a sturdy body,
土撥鼠;旱獺
北美地棲、會挖洞的松鼠科動物
a burrowing North American rodent, also called a groundhog, with a sturdy body, short legs, and brown fur
Christopher saw a woodchuck eating clover beside the farm fence.
Christopher 看見一隻土撥鼠在農場柵欄旁吃三葉草。
woodchuck + eat clover in a field setting
A woodchuck dug a fresh hole under Xiu's vegetable garden.
一隻土撥鼠在 Xiu 的菜園下方挖了一個新洞。
collocation: dig a hole / burrow
Tunde slowed the car when a woodchuck crossed the country road.
當一隻土撥鼠穿過鄉間道路時,Tunde 放慢了車速。
Near the shed, Antonia found a woodchuck sleeping outside its burrow.
在小屋旁邊,Antonia 發現一隻土撥鼠睡在洞口外。
After the rain, Aarav watched two woodchucks stand upright in the field.
雨後,Aarav 看著兩隻土撥鼠在田裡直立張望。
文法句型
a woodchuck
two woodchucks
a woodchuck burrow
用法筆記
Common in North American English. Groundhog is the more familiar everyday name for the same animal, while woodchuck often sounds more rural or appears in traditional sayings.