| 单词 | mink |
| 释义 | mink (once / 2282 pages) n A mink is a small, furry animal that's similar to a stoat or a weasel. Minks are prized for their soft pelts, which are often made into fur coats. If you are on your way to an animal rights event, leave your mink coat in the closet. You can use the noun mink to talk about the wild animal itself, which is not only hunted for its fur but also raised on farms, or to describe the wildly expensive coat made from the skin of many minks. A mink is the sort of warm fur coat you'd most likely see on a wealthy city dweller. The origin of mink is Scandinavian, related to the Swedish word menk, literally "a stinking animal in Finland." WORD FAMILYmink: minks USAGE EXAMPLESIn her plea deal, the former Escondido woman acknowledged damaging the mink businesses. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) The amount includes damages to paid to the Grafs and several mink farms. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) Zsa Zsa was the original material girl, slung with pearls, dripping with diamonds, wrapped in mink, bristling with black feathers. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) 1n slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur Hypo|Hyper American mink, Mustela vison usually rich dark brown mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals 2n the expensive fur of a mink Hyper fur, pelt the dressed hairy coat of a mammal 3n fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks Syn|Hyper mink coat fur coat a coat made of fur |
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