prairie dog
属于松鼠科的一种
常用释义
英式发音
美式发音
基本释义
- 草原犬鼠：一种社交性地穴啮齿动物，属于松鼠科的一种，主要分布于美国中西部的大草原地区，尤其是黑尾草原犬鼠（C. ludovicianus），通常生活在广阔的殖民地地洞中。
例句
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1·A black-tailed prairie dog perks up outside his burrow in South Dakota.在南达科他州，一只黑尾巴的草原土拨鼠昂首站在他的洞穴外面。
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2·A hungry prairie dog carried on nibbling his nut as a flock of starlings tried to get his lunch, and he completely ignored them.当一群椋鸟试图抢走一只饥饿的草原土拨鼠的午餐的时候，这只土拨鼠继续啃咬他的坚果，完全无视它们的存在。
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3·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。
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4·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。
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5·For example, our prairie dog spots a predator, a big coyote approaching rapidly.比如说，我们的草原犬鼠发现了一个捕食者，一只大土狼正在迅速靠近。
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6·In this study, the researchers looked at the high-pitched barks a prairie dog makes when it spots predator.在这项研究中，研究人员观察了土拨鼠发现捕食者时发出的高音吠叫声。
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7·The prairie dog makes a call that means "coyote", then one that means "large", and then another one to indicate its speed.一只草原犬鼠会发出表示“草原狼”和“大只”的信号，而还有另一个信号表示其靠近速度有多快。
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8·I see a prairie dog digging by me.我看到一只草原土拨鼠正在挖掘。
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9·Who visits the Crazy Mountain Cattle Co.? Deer and prairie dog hunters.都有谁拜访疯狂山脉畜牧公司？以鹿和草原土拨鼠为目标的猎人。
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10·When a prairie dog senses danger it begins to chirp and retreat to its burrow.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。