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单词 moles
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mole

1 of 6

noun (1)

ˈmōl How to pronounce mole (audio)
: a pigmented spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body
especially : nevus

mole

2 of 6

noun (2)

1
: any of numerous burrowing insectivores (especially family Talpidae) with tiny eyes, concealed ears, and soft fur
2
: one who works in the dark
3
: a machine for tunneling
4
: a spy (such as a double agent) who establishes a cover long before beginning espionage
broadly : one within an organization who passes on information

mole

3 of 6

noun (3)

: an abnormal mass in the uterus especially when containing fetal tissues

mole

4 of 6

noun (4)

1
: a massive work formed of masonry and large stones or earth laid in the sea as a pier or breakwater
2
: the harbor formed by a mole

mole

5 of 6

noun (5)

ˈmōl How to pronounce mole (audio)
variants or less commonly mol
plural moles
: the base unit of amount of pure substance in the International System of Units that is defined as having exactly 6.02214076 x 1023 indivisible units (such as atoms or molecules) of that substance
First you would need to measure out one mole of salt. Remember that one mole of a compound equals its relative molecular mass in grams, so to obtain one mole of sodium chloride you would weigh out 58.5 g … John Atkinson and Carol Hibbert
one mole of helium contains 4 grams

mole

6 of 6

noun (6)

mo·​le ˈmō-lā How to pronounce mole (audio)
: a spicy sauce made with chiles and usually chocolate and served with meat

Synonyms

Noun (2)

  • agent
  • asset
  • emissary
  • intelligencer
  • operative
  • spook
  • spy
  • undercover
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English māl; akin to Old High German meil spot

Noun (2)

Middle English; akin to Middle Low German mol

Noun (3)

Middle English, from Latin mola mole, literally, mill, millstone — more at mill

Noun (4)

Middle French, from Old Italian molo, from Late Greek mōlos, from Latin moles, literally, mass, exertion; akin to Greek mōlos exertion

Noun (5)

German Mol, short for Molekulargewicht molecular weight, from molekular molecular + Gewicht weight

Noun (6)

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl mōlli sauce

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (4)

circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (5)

1902, in the meaning defined above

Noun (6)

1882, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

mole 1 of 2

noun

ˈmōl How to pronounce mole (audio)
: a small usually brown spot on the skin

mole

2 of 2

noun

: a small burrowing animal with soft fur and very small eyes

Medical Definition

mole 1 of 3

noun

ˈmōl How to pronounce mole (audio)
: a pigmented spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body
especially : nevus

mole

2 of 3

noun

: an abnormal mass in the uterus:
a
: a blood clot containing a degenerated fetus and its membranes
b
: hydatidiform mole

mole

3 of 3

noun

variants also mol
ˈmōl How to pronounce mole (audio)
: the base unit in the International System of Units for the amount of pure substance that contains the same number of elementary entities as there are atoms in exactly 12 grams of the isotope carbon 12
a mole of photons
a mole of sodium chloride

moles

noun

plural of mole
as in spies
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country for years we have had a mole in the enemy's national intelligence agency

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • spies
  • operatives
  • agents
  • informers
  • assets
  • spooks
  • undercovers
  • emissaries
  • undercover agents
  • secret agents
  • intelligencers
  • infiltrators
  • counterspies
  • sleepers
  • stool pigeons
  • couriers
  • double agents
  • spymasters
  • superspies
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