Word · Frequency #22021
Fully loadedweasel
鼬;黄鼠狼
核心释义
a small carnivorous mammal with a long slender body and short legs
- 1.
被认为奸诈或鬼鬼祟祟的人
a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
- 2.
小型食肉哺乳动物,腿短,身体和颈部细长
small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
奸诈的人;鬼鬼祟祟的人;被认为奸诈或鬼鬼祟祟的人;小型食肉哺乳动物,腿短,身体和颈部细长;鼬鼠;狡猾的人
用法In use
I thought he was honest, but he turned out to be a weasel who gossips about everyone.
用法提示:这里 weasel 是名词,作表语,指奸诈或鬼鬼祟祟的人。
The landlord behaved like a weasel, not answering our calls all week.
用法提示:这里 weasel 是名词,用于 like a weasel,比喻逃避责任、不直率的人。
After the meeting, she called her coworker a weasel for taking credit for her idea.
用法提示:这里 weasel 是名词,作宾语补足语,指狡猾、不可信的人。
be a weasel
用于贬义,形容某人奸诈。
Don't trust him; he's a weasel.
别信他,他是个狡猾的人。
call someone a weasel
直接指责对方狡猾或告密。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- least weasel
- 伶鼬(最小的鼬类)
- The least weasel is one of the smallest carnivores in the world.伶鼬是世界上最小的食肉动物之一。
- long-tailed weasel
- 长尾鼬
- A long-tailed weasel ran across the path in front of us.一只长尾鼬从我们面前的小路上跑了过去。
- weasel family
- 鼬科
- Otters, badgers, and wolverines all belong to the weasel family.水獭、獾和狼獾都属于鼬科动物。
- sneaky weasel
- 鬼鬼祟祟的家伙
- Stop being such a sneaky weasel and tell me the truth.别这么鬼鬼祟祟的,跟我说实话。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音近“猥琐”,记住黄鼠狼偷鸡时鬼鬼祟祟的样子,喻奸诈之人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:nature documentaries or animal descriptions、informal conversation (derogatory) 表示“鼬”等动物时是中性词,通常用于自然或日常描述;表示“奸诈或鬼鬼祟祟的人”时多用于非正式口语,带贬义。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
weasel 读 /ˈwiːzəl/。easel /ˈiːzəl/ 与它押韵(均为 /iːzəl/)。wheeze /wiːz/ 和 squeeze /skwiːz/ 含有 /wiːz/ 音,但不押韵。chisel /ˈtʃɪzəl/、hazel /ˈheɪzəl/、fizzle /ˈfɪzəl/ 拼写相似,但元音不同,不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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