beaver 英 [ˈbi:və(r)]   美 [ˈbivɚ]

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 

The Indians would barter beaver pelts for weapons. 印第安人愿用海狸毛皮交换武器。

  • 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
  • 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."
bea·ver / ˈbiːvə(r) ; NAmE ˈbiːvər / noun , verb beaver beavers beavered beavering noun 1 [countable ] an animal with a wide flat tail and strong teeth. Beaverslive in water and on land and can build dams(= barriers across rivers) made of pieces of wood and mud. It is an official symbol of Canada. 河狸,海狸(生活在水边,会筑坝,是加拿大的象征) see also eager beaver 2 [uncountable ] the fur of the beaver,used in making hats and clothes 海狸毛皮(用以制作衣帽) 3 [countable ] ( taboo, slang) ( especially NAmE) the area around a woman's sex organs 女子阴部 verb PHRASAL VERB ˌbeaver aˈway (at sth) ( informal) to work very hard at sth 忙于(某事);勤奋工作 He's been beavering away at the accounts all morning. 他一上午都忙于做账。 bea·ver / ˈbiːvə(r) ; NAmE ˈbiːvər /
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