英语词汇“squirrel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

squir•rel n. [countable], pl. -rels, (esp. when thought of as a group) -rel, v., -reled, -rel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -relled, -rel•ling.
n. [countable]

Mammalsa small, bushy-tailed rodent that lives in trees and eats nuts.

to store or hide (money, etc.) for the future, such as squirrels store food for winter: [~ + object + away]managed to squirrel enough money away to send her to college.[~ + away + object]to squirrel away enough money to send her to college.

squir•rel n., pl. -rels, (esp. collectively) -rel, v., -reled, -rel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -relled, -rel•ling.
n.

Mammalsany of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
Mammalsany of various other members of the family Sciuridae, as the chipmunks, flying squirrels, and woodchucks.
the meat of such an animal.
the pelt or fur of such an animal:a coat trimmed with squirrel.

v.t.

to store or hide (money, valuables, etc.), usually for the future (often fol. by away):I've squirreled away a few dollars for an emergency.

Greek skíouros literally, shadow-tailed (ski(á) shadow + -ouros, adjective, adjectival derivative of ourá tail); apparently so called because the tail was large enough to provide shade for the rest of the animal) with diminutive suffixes -ellus, -olus
Anglo-French escuirel (Old French escuireul) Vulgar Latin *scūrellus, *scūriolus, representing Latin sciurus (
Middle English squirel 1325–75

squir′rel•ish, squir′rel•like′, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

squirrel /ˈskwɪrəl; US: ˈskwɜːrəl ˈskwʌr-/ n ( pl -rels, -rel)

any arboreal sciurine rodent of the genus Sciurus, such as S. vulgaris (red squirrel) or S. carolinensis (grey squirrel), having a bushy tail and feeding on nuts, seeds, etc
any other rodent of the family Sciuridae, such as a ground squirrel or a marmot
the fur of such an animal
informal a person who hoards things

vb ( -rels, -relling, -relled) ( esp US -rels, -reling, -reled)

(transitive) usually followed by away: informal to store for future use; hoard

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French esquireul, from Late Latin sciūrus, from Greek skiouros, from skia shadow + oura tail

单词	squirrel
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 squir•rel /ˈskwɜrəl, ˈskwʌr-/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -rels, (esp. when thought of as a group) -rel, v., -reled, -rel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -relled, -rel•ling. n. [countable] Mammalsa small, bushy-tailed rodent that lives in trees and eats nuts. v. to store or hide (money, etc.) for the future, such as squirrels store food for winter: [~ + object + away]managed to squirrel enough money away to send her to college.[~ + away + object]to squirrel away enough money to send her to college. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 squir•rel (skwûr′əl, skwur′- or, esp. Brit.,* skwir′əl),USA pronunciation* n., pl. -rels, (esp. collectively) -rel, v., -reled, -rel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -relled, -rel•ling. n. Mammalsany of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae. Mammalsany of various other members of the family Sciuridae, as the chipmunks, flying squirrels, and woodchucks. the meat of such an animal. the pelt or fur of such an animal:a coat trimmed with squirrel. v.t. to store or hide (money, valuables, etc.), usually for the future (often fol. by away):I've squirreled away a few dollars for an emergency. Greek skíouros literally, shadow-tailed (ski(á) shadow + -ouros, adjective, adjectival derivative of ourá tail); apparently so called because the tail was large enough to provide shade for the rest of the animal) with diminutive suffixes -ellus, -olus Anglo-French escuirel (Old French escuireul) Vulgar Latin *scūrellus, *scūriolus, representing Latin sciurus ( Middle English squirel 1325–75 squir′rel•ish, squir′rel•like′, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: squirrel /ˈskwɪrəl; US: ˈskwɜːrəl ˈskwʌr-/ n ( pl -rels, -rel) any arboreal sciurine rodent of the genus Sciurus, such as S. vulgaris (red squirrel) or S. carolinensis (grey squirrel), having a bushy tail and feeding on nuts, seeds, etc any other rodent of the family Sciuridae, such as a ground squirrel or a marmot the fur of such an animal informal a person who hoards things vb ( -rels, -relling, -relled) ( esp US -rels, -reling, -reled) (transitive) usually followed by away: informal to store for future use; hoard Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French esquireul, from Late Latin sciūrus, from Greek skiouros, from skia shadow + oura tail
随便看	puddinglike pudding-pipe tree pudding stone puddingstone puddingwife puddle puddle-jumper puddlejumper puddler puddling puddly pudency pudenda pudendum pudgier pudgiest pudgily pudginess pudgy pudovkin pudsey pudu puducherry puebla pueblo