"dormouse" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 睡鼠

Definition

睡鼠是一種以長時間冬眠和毛茸茸尾巴著稱的小型囓齒動物。牠分佈於歐洲、亞洲和非洲，主要棲息於樹上或灌木叢中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「睡鼠」多在動物學、自然科普或故事中出現，不等同於一般的「老鼠」。複數形式仍為「睡鼠」。

Examples

A dormouse sleeps a lot during winter.

一隻**睡鼠**在冬天會睡很久。

The dormouse has a fluffy tail.

**睡鼠**有一條毛茸茸的尾巴。

I saw a dormouse in the tree.

我在樹上看到一隻**睡鼠**。

Dormice are famous for sleeping through the whole winter.

**睡鼠**因整個冬天都在睡覺而聞名。

Have you ever heard about the dormouse in 'Alice in Wonderland'?

你聽說過《愛麗絲夢遊仙境》裡的**睡鼠**嗎？

People sometimes mistake a dormouse for a regular mouse, but they are quite different.

人們有時會把**睡鼠**誤認為是普通老鼠，但牠們差很多。