beavers

英 [ˈbiːvəz]

美 [ˈbiːvərz]

n.  河狸，海狸(水栖啮齿动物，加拿大的象征); 海狸毛皮(用以制作衣帽); 女子阴部
v.  埋头苦干
beaver的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 河狸
  Abeaveris a furry animal with a big flat tail and large teeth. Beavers use their teeth to cut wood and build dams in rivers.
• N-UNCOUNT 河狸毛皮
  Beaveris the fur of a beaver.
  1. ...a coat with a huge beaver collar.
     大河狸领外套

双语例句

• In the northern part, like the Indians who lived there before them, the hunters trap such fur-bearing animals as squirrels, beavers and foxes.
  在北部，猎人们象生活在他们之前的印第安人一样捕捉毛皮兽，诸如松鼠、河狸和狐狸等。
• Early settlers also killed beavers for their meat.
  早期的开拓者也捕杀河狸，取它们的肉。
• Beavers may continue to build a dam over a long time, adding to it each year.
  河狸可能长时间不断地修筑一条堤坝，每年都加大一些。
• The beavers build their home by using sticks and mud.
  河狸用树枝和泥土修筑它们的家。
• But beavers do more than build their houses.
  河狸还不仅仅会造窝。
• Beavers often build dams to keep the water of the pond at a constant level.
  河狸常常修筑堤坝，使水塘的水位保持不变。
• The beavers think as they build their dams and their houses.
  河狸在修水坝或垒窝的时候也会动脑子。
• Beavers are noted for their skill in building dams across streams.
  海狸因其会在水流中筑堤而闻名。
• I have spoken of the building instinct of beavers.
  我提到了河狸的建筑上的本能。
• So in general Americans take a more positive attitude towards work and are all eager beavers.
  所以，一般来说，美国人对工作的态度更加积极，他们都是勤奋上进的人。