beaver
beaver 英 [ˈbi:və(r)] 美 [ˈbivɚ]
n. 海狸;海狸皮毛
进行时:beavering 过去式:beavered 过去分词:beavered 第三人称单数:beavers 名词复数:beavers
- A beaver is a water- and land-dwelling animal with a very broad tail, short fur, and prominent front teeth. Beavers are famous for their ability to build dams across rivers and streams.
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- n. 海狸;海狸皮毛
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1. The Indians would barter beaver pelts for weapons.
印第安人愿用海狸毛皮交换武器。
- beaver (n.1) "large amphibious quadruped rodent of the genus Castor," Old English beofor, befer (earlier bebr), from Proto-Germanic *bebruz (source also of Old Saxon bibar, Old Norse bjorr, Middle Dutch and Dutch bever, Low German bever, Old High German bibar, German Biber), from PIE *bhebhrus, reduplication of root *bher- (2) "bright; brown" (source also of Lithuanian bebrus, Czech bobr, Welsh befer; see bear (n.) for the likely reason for this).
- beaver (n.2) "lower face-guard of a helmet," early 15c., from Old French baviere, originally "child's bib," from bave "saliva."
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