单词 | rabbit |
释义 | rabbit(ˈræbɪt) nounWord forms: plural -bits or -bit 1. any of various common gregarious burrowing leporid mammals, esp Oryctolagus cuniculus of Europe and North Africa and the cottontail of America. They are closely related and similar to hares but are smaller and have shorter ears 2. the fur of such an animal 3. British informal a novice or poor performer at a game or sport verb 4. (intransitive) to hunt or shoot rabbits 5. (intr; often foll by on or away) British informal to talk inconsequentially; chatter Word origin (senses 1-4) C14: perhaps from Walloon robett, diminutive of Flemish robbe rabbit, of obscure originWord origin (sense 5) C20: from rhyming slang rabbit and pork talk |
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