"skunk" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 臭鼬

Definition

一種產於北美的小型黑白哺乳動物，因能噴出強烈臭味自衛而著名。'skunk' 在口語中還可指令人討厭或不誠實的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“skunk” 主要指北美黑白動物，很少用於指人。在運動用語中有“橫掃對手”之意，中文通常只作動物義。

Examples

A skunk has a black body with a white stripe.

**臭鼬**有黑色身體和白色條紋。

The skunk sprayed a bad smell to protect itself.

**臭鼬**為了自衛噴出了難聞的氣味。

We saw a skunk in the backyard last night.

昨晚我們在後院看到了一隻**臭鼬**。

If you bother a skunk, you might end up smelling terrible for days.

惹到**臭鼬**，可能幾天都難聞。

He’s such a skunk for cheating his friends like that.

他那樣騙朋友，真是個**臭鼬**（比喻小人）。

Wow, we got skunked in that game—didn’t win a single point!

哇，我們那場比賽被徹底**橫掃**，一分未得！