"woodchuck" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 土撥鼠

Definition

土撥鼠是一種來自北美的小型毛茸茸的動物，也稱為地鼠。牠住在地洞裡，因“土撥鼠日”而出名。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常指北美的土撥鼠，和木頭沒有關係。常作為繞口令（如“How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?”）出現，在日常生活中較少用到，主要見於動物或文化內容。

Examples

A woodchuck lives in a burrow underground.

一隻**土撥鼠**住在地下洞穴裡。

People sometimes call a woodchuck a groundhog.

人們有時把**土撥鼠**稱為地鼠。

We saw a woodchuck in the garden.

我們在花園裡看到了一隻**土撥鼠**。

If a woodchuck could chuck wood, how much wood would it chuck?

如果**土撥鼠**會搬木頭，它能搬多少木頭？

Every year, people celebrate Groundhog Day with a real woodchuck.

每年人們都會用真正的**土撥鼠**慶祝土撥鼠日。

I heard a cute woodchuck was digging holes in your yard!

我聽說有隻可愛的**土撥鼠**在你院子裡挖洞！