有谁知道mice,中文意思除了老鼠外,还有没有其他意思?mice的由来是什么?

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有谁知道mice,中文意思除了老鼠外,还有没有其他意思?mice的由来是什么?

有谁知道mice,中文意思除了老鼠外,还有没有其他意思?mice的由来是什么?
有谁知道mice,中文意思除了老鼠外,还有没有其他意思?mice的由来是什么?

有谁知道mice,中文意思除了老鼠外,还有没有其他意思?mice的由来是什么?
mice是mouse老鼠的复数形式,如果作为mouse讲还有搜寻的意思,但是mice只有一个意思,那就是老鼠或耗子

mouse
/maus; maus/
(pl mice/mais; mais/
)
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(often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) (any of several kinds of) small rodent with a long thin tail 鼠:
*
* ...

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mouse
/maus; maus/
(pl mice/mais; mais/
)
---------- 1 ----------
(often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) (any of several kinds of) small rodent with a long thin tail 鼠:
*
* a `house mouse 家鼠
* a `field-mouse 田鼠
* a `harvest-mouse 收割鼠. =>illus 见插图.
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(fig esp joc or derog 比喻, 尤作戏谑语或作贬义) shy, timid person 羞怯、 胆小的人:
*
* His wife, a strange little mouse, never said anything. 他的妻子竟然 胆小如鼠, 一句话都没说.
* Are you a man or a mouse (ie brave or cowardly)? 你是男子汉还是胆小鬼?
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(computing 计) small hand-held device that is moved across a desk-top, etc to produce a corresponding movement of the cursor, with buttons for entering commands 鼠标; 滑鼠. =>illus at computer 见computer插图.
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(idm 习语) play cat and mouse/a cat-and-mouse game with sb => cat1. quiet as a mouse => quiet.
派生: mouser/'mausE(r), 'mauzE(r); 'mauzl/
cat that hunts for or catches mice 善捕鼠的猫.
mousy/'mausi; 'mausi/
adj (-ier, -iest)
(derog 贬)
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(esp of hair) dull brown (尤指毛发)灰褐色的.
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(of people) timid; shy (指人)胆小的, 羞怯的.
复合: `mousetrap n trap for catching mice 捕鼠器. ,mousetrap `cheese (joc 谑) cheese of poor quality or taste, not good to eat 劣质奶酪.

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mice是mouse的复数形式。