weasel

英 ['wiːzl] 美 ['wiːzl]

• n. 鼬鼠；黄鼠狼；狡猾的人
• v. 逃避；推诿

英英释义

Noun:

1. a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky

2. small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The weasel is a timid animal but will fight like a tiger in defence of its young.
   鼬鼠是一种胆小的动物，但在保护其幼畜时也会凶猛地搏斗。
2. Weasel lives mainly on rats and rabbits.
   黄鼠狼主要以老鼠和兔子为食。
3. Is she a role model for women in politics or just another lying weasel?
   她究竟是女人从政的角色模范或者只是狡猾奸诈的鼬?

用作动词 (v.)

1. Their boss escaped to weasel out of his responsibility.
   他们的老板为逃避责任溜走了。
2. They used an excuse to weasel out of the job.
   他们找了个藉口推脱掉这项差事。
3. They tried to weasel out of the predicament.
   他们试图摆脱这种困境。

经典引文

• The whole business seemed..merely a new and pretentious jargon of weasel concepts.

  出自： R. M. Pirsig

• He listened to the younger detective weaseling at the other end.

  出自： C. Weston

词汇搭配

• weasel out 退出
• weasel words 遁词
• catch a weasel asleep 乘人不备
• yellow weasel 牧地香豌豆
• pygmy weasel 推断品系
• snow weasel 银鼠
• weasel-worded 蓄意说得模棱两可的...
• weasel-faced 瘦长脸的
• weasel word 滑头话, 含糊其辞的...
• pop goes the weasel 1850年前后流行的...

近反义词

【近义词】

• ferret 白鼬