"vole" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 田鼠

Definition

一種小型、類似老鼠的嚙齒動物，生活在田野或草地裡，通常以植物或根莖為食。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Vole” 主要用在生物學或野外領域，口語中不常用。不要與“mole（鼴鼠）”或“mouse（老鼠）”混淆。

Examples

A vole looks like a small mouse.

**田鼠**看起來像一隻小老鼠。

The garden was full of voles.

花園裡到處都是**田鼠**。

A vole eats grass and roots.

**田鼠**喫草和根莖。

Farmers worry when voles damage their crops.

農民會擔心**田鼠**破壞他們的農作物。

I spotted a vole running across the trail this morning.

今天早上我看到一隻**田鼠**跑過小徑。

Most people confuse a vole with a mouse, but they're different animals.

大多數人會把**田鼠**和老鼠混淆，但牠們是不同的動物。