a/an + gerbil
She adopted a gerbil as a pet.
她收养了一只沙土鼠作为宠物。
小型旧世界穴居沙漠啮齿动物,拥有长而柔软的浅色毛发和适合跳跃的后腿
A small burrowing desert rodent with long soft fur and long hind legs adapted for jumping, native to Africa, India, and southern Europe.
A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
小型旧世界穴居沙漠啮齿动物,拥有长而柔软的浅色毛发和适合跳跃的后腿
small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping
My sister keeps a gerbil as a pet in her bedroom.
我妹妹在卧室里养了一只沙土鼠当宠物。
用法提示：名词，作为句子宾语，指代宠物沙土鼠。
Gerbils are known for their ability to jump high.
沙土鼠以跳跃能力强而闻名。
用法提示：复数名词，作为句子主语，泛指沙土鼠这一类动物。
The gerbil escaped from its cage and hid under the sofa.
沙土鼠从笼子里逃出来，躲到了沙发下面。
用法提示：名词，作为句子主语，特指特定的沙土鼠。
She adopted a gerbil as a pet.
她收养了一只沙土鼠作为宠物。
注意：表示泛指时常用复数形式。
The gerbil is native to desert regions.
沙土鼠原产于沙漠地区。
Gerbils are popular pets in many countries.
沙土鼠在许多国家是受欢迎的宠物。
The gerbil's fur is soft and pale.
沙土鼠的毛柔软且颜色浅淡。
jird是更精确的同义词，但日常使用较少。
非正式用语，可能指代多种沙漠啮齿类动物，不如gerbil精确。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have two gerbil.
正确表达I have two gerbils.
中文没有复数形式，所以学习者容易忘记在可数名词后加-s表示复数。这里应该用复数形式gerbils。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw gerbil in the pet store.
正确表达I saw a gerbil in the pet store.
英文中，单数可数名词前通常需要不定冠词a/an。这里gerbil是单数，所以需要加a。
仓鼠（hamster）有颊囊，沙鼠（gerbil）后腿长善跳跃；使用沙鼠时注意其跳跃习性。
豚鼠（guinea pig）体型较大且无尾，而沙鼠有长尾；豚鼠常作实验动物。
宠物沙鼠
She bought a pet gerbil for her son's birthday.
她给儿子买了一只宠物沙鼠作为生日礼物。
沙鼠笼
The gerbil cage needs to be cleaned every week.
沙鼠笼需要每周清理一次。
沙鼠跑轮
A gerbil wheel keeps your pet active.
沙鼠跑轮能让你的宠物保持活跃。
喂沙鼠
Please feed the gerbil some fresh vegetables.
请给沙鼠喂一些新鲜蔬菜。
饲养沙鼠
Many schools keep gerbils as classroom pets.
许多学校饲养沙鼠作为教室宠物。
宠物沙鼠常被养在笼中，笼子是常见搭配词。
沙鼠需要跑轮来消耗精力，是宠物饲养常见物品。
笼内常铺木屑等垫料供沙鼠钻挖。
葵花籽是沙鼠常见食物之一。
沙鼠原产于沙漠等干旱地区，与栖息地相关。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.