a ferret
ferret 是可数名词，单数形式前通常要加冠词 a/an 或 the。
A ferret is often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
雪貂常被训练来捕猎穴居动物。
黑足鼬；搜索者；侦探；一种常被驯养的哺乳动物,似鼬,由欧洲鸡貂驯化而来,常被训练用于捕猎穴居动物。；美国草原地区的鼬科哺乳动物；几近灭绝；黑足鼬。
a small domesticated weasel-like animal, often trained to hunt burrowing animals such as rats and rabbits
一种常被驯养的哺乳动物,似鼬,由欧洲鸡貂驯化而来,常被训练用于捕猎穴居动物。
An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the European polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
美国草原地区的鼬科哺乳动物；几近灭绝
musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
黑足鼬。
A black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes).
驯化的欧洲白鼬品种,用于捕猎老鼠和兔子
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
勤奋的搜索者。
A diligent searcher.
The ferret slipped through the narrow tunnel to chase the rabbits.
雪貂穿过狭窄的隧道去追赶兔子。
用法提示：句中 ferret 为名词，指被驯养用于捕猎穴居动物的雪貂。
She keeps a ferret as a pet and feeds it special meat.
她养了一只雪貂当宠物，喂它特制的肉。
用法提示：ferret 作名词，表示宠物雪貂。
Farmers once used ferrets to drive rats out of their burrows.
农民曾经用雪貂把老鼠从洞穴里赶出来。
用法提示：复数 ferrets 是名词，指被训练来捕鼠的雪貂。
ferret 是可数名词，单数形式前通常要加冠词 a/an 或 the。
A ferret is often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
雪貂常被训练来捕猎穴居动物。
泛指雪貂这类动物时，英语常用复数形式 ferrets 而不用 the ferret。
Ferrets are descended from the European polecat.
雪貂是欧洲鸡貂的后代。
grammar · medium
易错句子My cousin keeps two ferret in her apartment.
正确表达My cousin keeps two ferrets in her apartment.
ferret 是可数名词，在大于一的数词 two 后必须用复数形式 ferrets。汉语名词没有复数词尾变化，学习者容易漏掉 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子I like ferret because they are playful.
正确表达I like ferrets because they are playful.
泛指一类动物时，可数名词通常用复数形式 ferrets，而不是单数 ferret。汉语“我喜欢雪貂”中的名词没有形态变化，直译成英语时容易保留单数。
grammar · medium
易错句子Ferrets is very playful.
正确表达Ferrets are very playful.
主语 ferrets 是复数，be 动词要用 are。汉语没有主谓一致要求，学习者容易受汉语影响误用单数 is。
黑足鼬（北美濒危鼬科动物）
The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered mammals in North America.
黑足鼬是北美最濒危的哺乳动物之一。
宠物雪貂
She keeps a pet ferret in a large cage in the living room.
她在客厅的大笼子里养了一只宠物雪貂。
驯化的雪貂
The domesticated ferret is descended from the European polecat.
驯化的雪貂是欧洲鸡貂的后代。
用雪貂捕猎
Farmers once hunted with ferrets to drive rabbits out of their burrows.
农民过去用雪貂捕猎，把兔子赶出洞穴。
雪貂赛跑
Ferret racing is a popular novelty event at country fairs.
雪貂赛跑是乡村集市上很受欢迎的新奇活动。
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