"mice" in Chinese (Simplified)
老鼠
Definition
老鼠是一种小型啮齿动物,嘴尖、尾巴长、耳朵圆。"Mice" 是 "mouse" 的复数形式,也可以指用来控制电脑光标的鼠标。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
这是不规则复数:单数是 "mouse",复数是 "mice",说动物时不用 "mouses"。在科技语境里,表示电脑鼠标时有时也会听到 "mouses",但 "mice" 仍然很常见。常见搭配有 "field mice"、"pet mice" 和 "computer mice"。
Examples
The mice are under the table.
**老鼠**在桌子下面。
We saw two mice in the kitchen.
我们在厨房里看到了两只**老鼠**。
These mice are for the new computers.
这些**鼠标**是给新电脑用的。
The old house had mice in the walls, which totally freaked me out.
那栋老房子的墙里有**老鼠**,真的把我吓坏了。
Office life means dealing with tangled cables and missing mice.
办公室生活就是要应付缠在一起的线和不见了的**鼠标**。
If you leave food out, you'll end up with mice sooner or later.
如果你把食物放在外面,迟早会招来**老鼠**。