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a mouse (as animal)
mouse 的复数形式是 mice。
I saw a mouse in the kitchen.
我在厨房看到一只老鼠。
老鼠；耗子
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
老鼠；耗子
a small rodent with a pointed snout, rounded ears, and a long tail
I saw a mouse in the kitchen.
我在厨房看到一只老鼠。
小型身体和长尾巴的啮齿动物
Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
小型啮齿动物,吻尖耳小,体长尾细
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
一种输入设备,通过在垫子或其他平面上移动来控制图形显示上的指针
An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
眼部受击造成的青肿
a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
A small mouse ran across the kitchen floor.
一只小老鼠跑过了厨房地板。
The cat caught two mice in the garden.
猫在花园里抓到了两只老鼠。
We need to set a trap because a mouse has been eating the cheese.
我们需要设一个捕鼠夹，因为有一只老鼠一直在吃奶酪。
mouse 的复数形式是 mice。
I saw a mouse in the kitchen.
我在厨房看到一只老鼠。
Move the mouse to select the file.
移动鼠标以选择文件。
比喻用法，指害羞或胆小的人。
He is such a mouse; he never speaks up.
他太胆小了，从不敢说话。
Not this
I saw two mouse in the garden.
Use this
I saw two mice in the garden.
英语中，mouse的复数形式是mice，而非在词尾加-s，这是不规则变化。中文没有复数标记，学习者容易忽略复数变化。
Not this
I need to buy a new mouse for my computer. The old one broke, so I ordered two mouses online.
Use this
I need to buy a new mouse for my computer. The old one broke, so I ordered two mice online.
计算机鼠标的复数形式也是mice，而非mouses。尽管有些人在非正式场合使用mouses，但标准英语中仍遵循不规则变化。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
鼠标
I need a new computer mouse.
我需要一个新的鼠标。
无线鼠标
This wireless mouse is very convenient.
这个无线鼠标非常方便。
点击鼠标
Please click the mouse to open the file.
请点击鼠标打开文件。
田鼠
A field mouse ran across the road.
一只田鼠跑过了马路。
捕鼠器
We set a mouse trap in the kitchen.
我们在厨房设了一个捕鼠器。
像老鼠一样安静
The child was as quiet as a mouse during the movie.
那孩子看电影时像老鼠一样安静。
非常安静，悄无声息
The children were as quiet as a mouse while their mother was on the phone.
孩子们在母亲打电话时非常安静。
玩猫捉老鼠的游戏，欲擒故纵
The police played cat and mouse with the suspect for weeks before finally arresting him.
警方与嫌疑人玩了数周猫捉老鼠的游戏，最终将其逮捕。
一贫如洗
After losing his job, he was as poor as a church mouse.
失业后，他一贫如洗。
我只希望我们永远不要忘记一件事——这一切都是由一只老鼠开始的。
Walt Disney said, 'I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing – that it was all started by a mouse.'
沃尔特·迪士尼说：‘我只希望我们永远不要忘记一件事——这一切都是由一只老鼠开始的。’
Use mouse naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆：老鼠和电脑鼠标都叫mouse，想象老鼠拖着尾巴在桌上移动就像鼠标。
中性词，常用于日常对话、文学作品及科学描述中。
Plural: mice
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