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have a hamster
She has a hamster named Snowball.
她有一只叫雪球的仓鼠。
仓鼠
hamsters — plural of hamster
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
仓鼠
A small Old World burrowing rodent of the subfamily Cricetinae, with a short tail and large cheek pouches, often kept as a pet.
She has a hamster named Snowball.
她有一只叫雪球的仓鼠。
Any of various Old World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
短尾的旧世界穴居啮齿动物,具有大的颊囊
short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
Any of various other rodents of similar appearance, such as the maned hamster or crested hamster, Lophiomys imhausi, mouse-like hamsters of genus Calomyscus, and the white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus).
My daughter wants to buy a hamster.
我女儿想买一只仓鼠。
The hamster runs on its wheel every night.
这只仓鼠每天晚上在跑轮上跑步。
Hamsters need plenty of bedding in their cage.
仓鼠的笼子里需要很多垫材。
She has a hamster named Snowball.
她有一只叫雪球的仓鼠。
The hamster is running on its wheel.
这只仓鼠正在跑轮子上跑。
We cleaned the hamster's cage yesterday.
我们昨天打扫了仓鼠的笼子。
Hamsters are popular pets for children.
仓鼠是孩子们受欢迎的宠物。
Not this
I have an hamster.
Use this
I have a hamster.
由于'hamster'以辅音/h/开头，应使用不定冠词'a'而非'an'。
Not this
I saw two hamster in the pet store.
Use this
I saw two hamsters in the pet store.
可数名词'hamster'在数字后应使用复数形式'hamsters'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
仓鼠笼子
I need to clean the hamster cage every week.
我每周都需要清理仓鼠笼子。
仓鼠跑轮
The hamster runs on its wheel every night.
这只仓鼠每晚都在跑轮上跑。
宠物仓鼠
She bought a pet hamster for her son.
她给儿子买了一只宠物仓鼠。
仓鼠食物
Make sure to refill the hamster food bowl.
确保把仓鼠食物碗加满。
仓鼠轮；比喻周而复始、令人疲惫的忙碌生活
I need to get off the hamster wheel and start a simpler life.
我需要摆脱这种周而复始的忙碌生活，开始更简单的生活。
像轮子上的仓鼠；忙得团团转却毫无进展
He works like a hamster on a wheel but never seems to get anywhere.
他像轮子上的仓鼠一样忙个不停，但似乎从未取得任何进展。
我是一只仓鼠。我可是个大人物。
This line is spoken by Rhino, a hamster in the 2008 Disney animated film 'Bolt'. Rhino is a hyperactive fan of the action star dog Bolt, and his confidence makes this line both funny and memorable.
这句话出自2008年迪士尼动画电影《闪电狗》中的仓鼠角色Rhino。Rhino是动作明星狗Bolt的狂热粉丝，他自信满满的语气让这句话既搞笑又令人难忘。
Use hamsters naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
仓鼠的颊囊像仓库，用于储存食物。
语域：neutral 常见场景：pet care、biology、children's literature 多用于日常宠物相关话题，也可用于学术语境，整体较中性。
复数形式为hamsters。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.