porcupine

英 [ˈpɔːkjupaɪn]

美 [ˈpɔːrkjupaɪn]

n.  豪猪; 箭猪

复数：porcupines　过去分词：porcupined　

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BNC.25743 / COCA.19692

牛津词典

noun

• 豪猪；箭猪
  an animal covered with long stiff parts like needles (called quills ), which it can raise to protect itself when it is attacked

柯林斯词典

• 豪猪；箭猪
  Aporcupineis an animal with many long, thin, sharp spikes on its back that stick out as protection when it is attacked.

英英释义

noun

• relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
  Synonym:hedgehog

双语例句

• A sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin.
  动物身体硬而尖锐的部分或附属肢体；如豪猪的刚毛或鱼鳍的骨脉。
• You don't know how to say "porcupine,"
  你不知道如何说“豪猪”
• The Native Americans embroidered skins and bark with dyed porcupine quills; later the beads they acquired in trade took the place of quills.
  美洲原住民则在兽皮或树皮上用染色的豪猪毛锈制羽毛制品，后来用交易来的珠子取代羽毛。
• A porcupine is covered with prickles. He is no less a person than a minister.
  箭猪身上长满了刺。他的身份不亚于部长。
• Porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail.
  尾巴上有一丛大的珠状刚毛的豪猪。
• Not surprisingly he doesnt have too many friends around for dinner as his favourite meal is rotting porcupine meat.
  他最喜欢的食物是腐烂的箭猪肉，所以没有饭友也就不足为奇了。
• Cramped, cluttered with tables and hung with an overly garish chandelier, like a swooping silver porcupine, the walls are wooden slats that make it hard to focus.
  大堂略显狭窄，桌子随处可见，屋顶挂着一顶过于耀眼的吊灯，就像一头要飞奔下来的银色箭猪，墙壁是木板条制作而成，这让它难以找到焦点所在。
• Whenever there's prickly situation, this dandruff-laden porcupine is sure to be far, far away.
  只要碰到棘手的事，这为头屑而苦的豪猪绝对会躲得远远，远远的。
• Occasional sightings are still reported of less common species such as the Chinese porcupine, the leopard cat, civet cat, ferret badger, pangolin and barking deer. At state level, most of the 6 governments are planning legislation.
  稀有品种如箭猪、豹猫、狸猫、鼬獾、穿山甲和黄？等仍偶有发现。在6个州级政府中，大多数正在计划对养猫立法。
• The stomach of the porcupine is a single room stomach.
  结果表明：豪猪的胃为单室胃。