mole
n
small permanent dark spot on the human skin 痣; 色素痣. Cf 參看 freckle.
mole n
1 small dark-grey fur-covered animal with tiny eyes, living in tunnels which it makes underground 鼴鼠. =>illus at App 1 見(jiàn)附錄1插圖, page iii.
2 (infml 口) person who works within an organization and secretly passes confidential information to another organization or country (將本組織的秘密情報(bào)暗中傳給另一組織或國(guó)家的)內(nèi)奸
The authorities believe there is a mole at the Treasury. 當(dāng)局認(rèn)為財(cái)政部里有內(nèi)奸. Cf 參看 spy.
mole n stone wall built from the shore into the sea as a breakwater or causeway 防波堤.