Porcupine
['pɔːkjʊpaɪn] or ['pɔrkjə'paɪn]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur.
科尔校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus Hystrix, having the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of Europe and Asia (Hystrix cristata) is the best known.
(n.) Any species of Erethizon and related genera, native of America. They are related to the true porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in their habits. The Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatus) is a well known species.
整理:华莱士
解釋/意思:
n. one of the largest of rodent quadrupeds covered with spines or quills.
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娱乐性解釋/意思：
To see a porcupine in your dreams, denotes that you will disapprove any new enterprise and repel new friendships with coldness. For a young woman to dream of a porcupine, portends that she will fear her lover. To see a dead one, signifies your abolishment of ill feelings and possessions.
校對:内尔
例句/造句/用法:
- With that head it is like one of those porcupine fish that swallow air and swell up after they are caught. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Well, don't make a porcupine of yourself, it isn't becoming. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- A still greater number must be called monstrosities, such as six-fingered men, porcupine men, Ancon sheep, Niata cattle, etc. 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.
- I am quite a fretful porcupine. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Bats, bears, some animals of the rodent order, such as the porcupine, the dormouse, some squirrels, etc. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
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