單詞
ground-hog
英文詞源
- ground-hog (n.)
- also groundhog, "American marmot," 1784, from ground (n.) + hog (n.). Also known colloquially as a whistlepig, woodchuck, and compare aardvark. Ground Hog Day as a weather forecasting event is first recorded 1869, in an Ohio newspaper article that calls it "old tradition;" the custom though not the name, attested from 1850s.
雙語例句
- 1. They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
- 他們發現了一處迷宮似的地道。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A violent explosion seemed to jolt the whole ground.
- 劇烈的爆炸好像要把整個地面都掀起來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The armed forces have launched offensives to recapture lost ground.
- 這支武裝部隊已發動進攻要奪回失去的陣地。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. On her own ground she knows exactly what she's doing.
- 她在自己熟悉的領域里對自己的行為有十足的把握。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.
- 總統稱并不打算部署地面部隊。
來自柯林斯例句
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