mouse
n
(pl mice )
1 (often in compounds 常用以構(gòu)成復(fù)合詞) (any of several kinds of) small rodent with a long thin tail 鼠: a `house mouse 家鼠
a `field-mouse 田鼠 * a `harvest-mouse 收割鼠. =>illus 見插圖.
2 (fig esp joc or derog 比喻, 尤作戲謔語或作貶義) shy, timid person 羞怯、 膽小的人
His wife, a strange little mouse, never said anything. 他的妻子竟然 膽小如鼠, 一句話都沒說.
Are you a man or a mouse (ie brave or cowardly)? 你是男子漢還是膽小鬼?
3 (computing 計(jì)) small hand-held device that is moved across a desk-top, etc to produce a corresponding movement of the cursor, with buttons for entering commands 鼠標(biāo); 滑鼠. =>illus at computer 見computer插圖.
4 (idm 習(xí)語) play cat and mouse/a cat-and-mouse game with sb => cat1. quiet as a mouse => quiet.
?? 考研助記
某(mou)種顏色(se)的 老鼠 “貓死”(諧音)貓死了自然有了 鼠
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[maus]n. 老鼠, 膽小羞怯的人, 鼠標(biāo)vi. 捕鼠, 窺探vt. 探出【計(jì)】 鼠標(biāo)【醫(yī)】 小鼠, 鼠; 游動小體相關(guān)詞組: like a drowned mouse