"lemming" in Chinese (Simplified)
旅鼠
Definition
旅鼠是一种小型、类似老鼠的啮齿动物,生活在北方寒冷地区。它也常用比喻指盲目跟随他人的人,常常导致不良后果。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
可以指动物本身,也常用作比喻盲目随大流的人。常用于批评群体行为或流行趋势。英文复数为 'lemmings'。
Examples
A lemming lives in cold northern areas.
**旅鼠**生活在寒冷的北方地区。
The lemming is similar to a mouse.
**旅鼠**很像老鼠。
People sometimes call followers lemmings.
人们有时称盲目跟从者为**旅鼠**。
Don't be a lemming—think for yourself!
不要做**旅鼠**——要自己思考!
After the trend started, everyone turned into a lemming.
潮流一开始,每个人都变成了**旅鼠**。
He's such a lemming—he only does what his friends do.
他就是个**旅鼠**——只会跟着朋友做事。