rodent是英語辭彙,兼具名詞和形容詞詞性。名詞指齧齒目動物(如鼠、松鼠),形容詞描述與齧齒動物相關的事物。其英式音標為[ˈrəʊd(ə)nt],美式音標為[ˈroʊd(ə)nt],複數形式為rodents。詞源可追溯至拉丁語“rôdere”(啃咬),強調門齒持續生長的生物學特徵。
該詞在多個領域廣泛套用:醫學中,“rodent ulcer”(侵蝕性潰瘍)等術語用於描述病理特徵;生物學領域常用“rodent model”(齧齒動物模型)進行實驗研究。此外,其搭配延伸至文化與商業領域,如遊戲名稱“Mighty Rodent”及防鼠網品牌“Rodent-resistant Net”。學術語境中,齧齒動物常作為研究對象,用於壓力環境對胎兒行為影響等科學實驗。托福、雅思等考試中,該詞高頻出現於生物學及醫學真題例句。
基本介紹
- 外文名:rodent
- 詞性:名詞、形容詞
- 發音:[ˈroʊd(ə)nt]
單詞釋義
短語搭配
雙語例句
- Researchers observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus. 研究人員觀察到,一隻鳥把一個齧齒動物釘到了一棵仙人掌上。
- When there is a full moon, this nocturnal rodent is careful to stay in its burrow. 在有滿月出現的時候,這種夜間出沒的嚙齒類動物小心地呆在它的洞裡。
- Mickey Mouse starts as an ugly, little rodent. 米老鼠開始是又醜又小的噬齒動物。
- The only exception is an unusual African rodent, the naked mole rat. 唯一的例外是一種不尋常的非洲齧齒動物,裸鼢鼠。
- The new study found that 70 percent of rodent and primate groups have species with an appendix. 這項新的研究發現,70%的齧齒動物和靈長類動物的物種具有闌尾。
- By competing with rodents for seeds, black ants help control rodent populations that pose a public health risk. 通過與齧齒動物爭奪種子,黑螞蟻有助於控制齧齒動物的數量,這些齧齒動物會對公眾健康構成威脅。
- They're a type of rodent who, who burrow in the ground in the grasslands of the western United States and Mexico. 它們是一種嚙齒類動物,在美國西部和墨西哥草原的地上挖洞。
- The fearless rodent proved he was no scaredy-cat as he astonishingly squared up to his large opponent and refused to budge. 這隻無所畏懼的齧齒動物證明了自己並不是膽小鬼,它向體型龐大的對手擺出了驚人的架勢,並拒絕讓步。
- The only mammal added to the list this year was the Eastern Voalavo, a rodent that lives in the mountainous forests of Madagascar. 今年唯一被列入名單的哺乳動物是馬達加斯加山鼠,一種生活在馬達加斯加山區森林裡的齧齒動物。
- Studies of animals, for example, have shown that when a rat experiences stress during pregnancy, it can cause epigenetic changes in a fetus that lead to behavioral problems as the rodent grows up. 例如,對動物的研究表明,老鼠在懷孕期間經歷壓力會導致胎兒表觀遺傳發生變化,進而導致齧齒動物在成長過程中出現行為問題。
- The rodent burrowed its way into the sand. 這隻鼠掘洞鑽進沙里。
- The classical experiment is placing a rodent in a cold room at 4 degrees Celsius. 傳統的實驗是把一隻齧齒動物放在一個溫度為4攝氏度的寒冷房間裡。
- Their study was conducted in the prairie vole, a small rodent that mates for life. 他們的研究對象是草原田鼠,一種終生交配的小型齧齒動物。
- For those unfamiliar with the delightful prairie vole, it is a small rodent found in the grasslands of central North America. 對於那些不熟悉可愛的草原田鼠的人來說,這是一種在北美中部草原上發現的小型齧齒動物。
- Mickey Mouse starts off as an ugly, little rodent. 米老鼠開始是又醜又小的噬齒動物。
- It's not a dog, but a rodent that lives in underground tunnels. 它不是一直狗,而是一種住在地下隧道里的嚙齒類動物。
- David and Goliath: The plucky rodent decides he's not going to let Felix eat him. 大衛和歌利亞(以弱勝強的事例):但是,勇敢的齧齒動物果斷地做出了決定:決不讓自己成為菲利克斯的盤中餐。
- This is an actual monster, some sort of rodent-like creature with a dinosaur beak. 這真的是怪獸,有點像齧齒動物,但長著恐龍一樣的嘴巴。
- Lab rats are not humans, and not every brain, rodent or homo sapien, is wired the same. 實驗鼠不是人類,齧齒動物和人類的大腦的組成是不一樣的。
- "Differences in rodent voices are much like differences in human voices," explained Pollard. “嚙齒類動物聲音的區別很像是人類聲音的區別,”珀拉德解釋道。
- However, animal behaviourists say there is no evidence of rodent-phobia among any mammal. 然而,動物行為學家表示目前沒有任何證據表明哺乳動物具有恐鼠症的特徵。
- The rodent has been seen on TV news reports - including one with the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue. 這位鼠哥最近經常出現在電視新聞報導中-其中包括了格林·奧·多諾休(英國目前唯一的盲人廣播時事記者)的報導中。
- But the new study found that 70 percent of rodent and primate groups have species with an appendix. 但是,這項新的研究發現,70%的齧齒動物和靈長目動物的物種具有闌尾。
- Because exposed out on the sand, they're easy pickings for birds interested in a rodent repast. 因為一旦它們暴露在沙灘上便很容易被鳥兒捕食。
- Eventually, if the parasites are lucky, their rodent host is eaten by a cat and the whole cycle starts again. 假如寄生蟲很幸運的話,寄生弓形蟲的齧齒目動物被貓吃掉,然後循環再次開始。
- To prove this, a few recent studies turned to a rodent that employs a remarkably familiar nest structure. 為證明這一點,一些近期研究轉向一種具有非常相似的巢穴結構的齧齒目動物。
- It is important that when a computer lab places a purchase order for a mouse, the seller does not ship a rodent. 重要的是在計算機實驗室下購買滑鼠的訂單時,賣主不會傳送齧齒動物。

