| 单词 | beaver |
| 释义 | beaver (once / 1751 pages) 1n 2n 3v A beaver is a water- and land-dwelling animal with a very broad tail, short fur, and prominent front teeth. Beavers are famous for their ability to build dams across rivers and streams. Beavers are actually rodents, so they are related to mice and rats, though they're much larger. Their long teeth make it possible for them to chew through even broad tree trunks, felling them across bodies of water to create dams. This provides the beavers with a safe home or lodge, protected by the ponds they've created and usually accessible only underwater. The word beaver has a Proto-Indo-European root that means "brown" or "bright." WORD FAMILYbeaver: beavered, beavering, beavers USAGE EXAMPLESIn St. Mary’s County, at least one badly behaved beaver is ready for holiday shopping. Washington Post(Dec 01, 2016) They later updated that the festive beaver was “safely rescued by animal control and was released to a wildlife rehabilitator.” Time(Dec 01, 2016) She even heard how workers dismantled beaver dams to increase water flow in west Georgia’s Tallapoosa River. Seattle Times(Nov 27, 2016) 1 1n large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges Hypo|Hyper Castor fiber, Old World beaver a European variety of beaver Castor canadensis, New World beavera variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North America except Florida gnawer, rodent relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing 2n the soft brown fur of the beaver Syn|Hyper beaver fur fur, pelt the dressed hairy coat of a mammal 3n a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material) Syn|Hyper castor fur hat a hat made of fur 4n a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur 2Syn|Hyper dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, topper chapeau, hat, lid headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim man's clothingclothing that is designed for men to wear 1n a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face Hyper armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire 2n a full beard 3Hyper beard, face fungus, whiskers the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face v work hard on something Syn|Hyper beaver away work exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity Beaver (once / 2778 pages) n WORD FAMILY Beaver: Beavers USAGE EXAMPLESOregon State: The Beavers lone loss of the season was a one-point setback against unranked Marquette in November. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Beavers says she’s prohibited from releasing the names of the men until the warrants are executed. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) The lowest unemployment rate was in Cimarron County, at 2.1 percent, followed by Beaver, Grant and Woods counties. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) n a native or resident of Oregon Syn|Hyper Oregonian American a native or inhabitant of the United States |
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