prairie dog

英 [ˈpreəri dɒɡ]

美 [ˈpreri dɔːɡ]

n.  草原犬鼠(生活于北美地穴)

牛津词典

noun

• 草原犬鼠（生活于北美地穴）
  a small brown N American animal of the squirrel family that lives in holes on the prairies

柯林斯词典

• （北美）草原犬鼠
  Aprairie dogis a type of small furry animal that lives underground in the prairies of North America.

英英释义

noun

• any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry
  Synonym:prairie marmot

双语例句

• "Any of various other animals, such as the prairie dog."
  “似犬动物，如草原犬鼠。”
• A hungry prairie dog carried on nibbling his nut as a flock of starlings tried to get his lunch, and he completely ignored them at St Louis Zoo in Missouri, US.
  在美国密苏里的圣·路易斯公园里，当一群椋鸟试图抢走一只饥饿的土拨鼠的坚果的时候，这只土拨鼠继续啃咬他的食物，完全无视他们的存在。
• There was less food for birds and also for the prairie dog.
  供鸟类以及草原土拨鼠吃的食物也少了。
• When a prairie dog senses danger it begins to chirp and retreat to its burrow.
  当草原土拔鼠感到不安的时候，它就开始吱吱叫然后撤回到它的地洞里。
• At just a few days old and on his first adventure outside of his underground burrow home, it's little wonder that this tiny prairie dog pup overindulged on tasty snacks and needed to lie down.
  刚出生没几天，第一次从地上的洞穴家里出来外面探险，也难怪这只小小的草原土拨鼠会吃太多美味的零食，撑到不得不躺在地上。
• There was less food for birds and also for the prairie dog, a kind of animal which lives in holes in the ground.
  鸟和草原犬鼠一种生活在地洞中的动物也没有食物吃。
• Some exhibits have glass viewing areas, like for the prairie dog.
  一些展品有玻璃展示区域，例如草原土拨鼠。