单词	squirrel
释义	squirrel1 nounsquirrel2 verb squirrelsquir‧rel1 /ˈskwɪrəl $ ˈskwɜːrəl/ ●●○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsquirrel1 Origin: 1300-1400 Anglo-French esquirel, from Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros, from skia ‘shadow’ + oura ‘tail’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But it seems to me that the principle that red squirrels make food, essentially out of nothing, is magic. I eventually concluded, however, that the red squirrels were harvesting maple syrup, much as we do. I felt grand and we chattered like little squirrels who have saved all the acorns for winter. Like the squirrel, he should marry only some one of precisely the same blood lines as himself. She stood, laughing at him, her arms brown against her childish white vest, the squirrel peering round her neck. The study claims that red squirrels have survived alongside grey squirrels for decades in forests in Norfolk and Staffordshire. Wire netting is the best defence against rabbits and squirrels, which will chew through plastic netting to plunder fruit crops. Woodchucks, like many other ground squirrels, hibernate in their underground burrows where they are thought to sleep away the winter. word sets WORD SETS► Animals aardvark, nounadder, nounAfghan, nounalley cat, nounalligator, nounalpaca, nounAlsatian, nounamphibian, nounamphibious, adjectiveangora, nounanimal, nounanteater, nounantelope, nounanthropoid, adjectiveantler, nounape, nounappaloosa, nounarachnid, nounarmadillo, nounasp, nounass, nounbaa, verbbaboon, nounbaby, nounbadger, nounbantam, nounbark, verbbark, nounbarnacle, nounbasset, nounbat, nounbay, nounbay, verbbay, adjectivebeagle, nounbear, nounbeast, nounbeast of burden, nounbeaver, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounbelly, nounbig cat, nounbig game, nounbighorn sheep, nounbilly goat, nounbiped, nounbison, nounbitch, nounbivalve, nounbleat, verbbloodhound, nounbloodstream, nounblow-hole, nounboa, nounboar, nounbobcat, nounbovine, adjectivebow-wow, nounboxer, nounbrainwave, nounbrindled, adjectivebristle, verbbronc, nounbronco, nounbrontosaurus, nounbrush, nounbuck, nounbuffalo, nounbull, nounbulldog, nounbullfrog, nounbullock, nounbull terrier, nounburro, nounburrow, nouncalf, nouncall, nouncalve, verbcamel, nouncanine, adjectivecanine, nouncarapace, nouncarcass, nouncaribou, nouncarnivore, nouncarthorse, nouncat, nouncattle, nouncaudal, adjectivecayman, nouncetacean, nounchameleon, nounchamois, nouncheetah, nounchestnut, nounchickadee, nounchicken, nounchihuahua, nounchimpanzee, nounchinchilla, nounchipmunk, nounchow, nounclaw, nouncloven hoof, nouncoat, nouncob, nouncobra, nouncocker spaniel, nouncold-blooded, adjectivecollie, nouncolouring, nouncolt, nouncomb, nounconnective tissue, nouncony, nouncoon, nouncopperhead, nouncorgi, nouncougar, nouncourtship, nouncow, nouncoyote, nouncoypu, nouncrest, nouncrocodile, nouncrop, verbcrustacean, nouncry, nouncub, nouncur, noundachshund, nounDalmatian, noundeer, nounden, noundentine, noundingo, noundinosaur, noundoe, noundog, noundolphin, noundomesticate, verbdonkey, noundormouse, noundorsal, adjectivedromedary, nounduckbilled platypus, nounearthworm, nounelephant, nounelk, nounentrails, nounermine, nounewe, nounexcreta, nounexcretion, nounfallopian tube, nounfallow deer, nounfang, nounfauna, nounfawn, nounfeed, nounfeeler, nounfeline, adjectivefeline, nounfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferal, adjectiveferret, nounfetlock, nounfieldmouse, nounfilly, nounfin, nounfleece, nounflipper, nounflying fox, nounfoal, nounfoal, verbfoetus, nounforefoot, nounforeleg, nounfox, nounfoxhound, nounfox terrier, nounFriesian, nounfrog, nounfrogspawn, nounfruit bat, nounfur, nounfurry, adjectivegarter snake, noungazelle, noungecko, noungeese, gelding, noungerbil, nounGerman shepherd, noungestation, noungiant panda, noungibbon, noungiraffe, noungnu, noungoat, noungolden retriever, noungopher, noungorilla, noungregarious, adjectivegreyhound, noungroundhog, nounground squirrel, noungrunt, verbguinea pig, nounhack, nounhackles, nounhairless, adjectivehamster, nounhare, nounhart, nounhaunch, nounhedgehog, nounheifer, nounhen, nounherbivore, nounherd, nounhermit crab, nounhibernate, verbhind, adjectivehind, nounhindquarters, nounhippo, nounhippopotamus, nounhock, nounhog, nounhoof, nounhorned, adjectivehorse, nounhound, nounhowl, verbhump, nounhusky, nounhyaena, nounhybrid, nounhyena, nounibex, nouniguana, nounimpala, nouninbred, adjectiveinbreeding, nouninsectivore, nouninterbreed, verbinvertebrate, nounjackal, nounjackrabbit, nounjaguar, nounjellyfish, nounJersey, nounkangaroo, nounkid, nounkoala, nounkookaburra, nounLabrador, nounlair, nounlamb, nounlemming, nounleopard, nounlion, nounlioness, nounlitter, nounlitter, verblizard, nounllama, nounlonghorn, nounlugworm, nounlynx, nounmale, nounmamba, nounmammal, nounmammary, adjectivemammoth, nounmandible, nounmandrill, nounmane, nounman-eater, nounmare, nounmarmoset, nounmarsupial, nounmarten, nounmastitis, nounmate, nounmate, verbmating, nounmaw, nounmenagerie, nounmew, verbmiaow, verbmice, nounmigrant, nounmilk, verbmimic, verbmimic, nounmink, nounmole, nounmollusc, nounmongoose, nounmongrel, nounmonkey, nounmoo, verbmoose, nounmoult, verbmountain goat, nounmountain lion, nounmouse, nounmule, nounmuskrat, nounmussel, nounmustang, nounmutt, nounmuzzle, nounnag, nounnanny goat, nounnative, adjectivenative, nounnest, nounnewt, nounnocturnal, adjectiveocelot, nounoctopus, nounoffspring, nounoink, interjectionokapi, nounOld English sheepdog, nounomnivore, nounomnivorous, adjectiveopossum, nounorangutang, nounotter, nounox, nounpachyderm, nounpack, nounpad, nounpair, nounpanda, nounpanther, nounparasite, nounparasitic, adjectivepaw, nounpaw, verbpeccary, nounpedigree, adjectivepeke, nounPekinese, nounpelt, nounPersian cat, nounpest, nounpheasant, nounpiebald, adjectivepied, adjectivepig, nounpiggy, nounpiglet, nounpincer, nounpine marten, nounpinto, nounpit bull terrier, nounpit pony, nounplankton, nounplate, nounplatypus, nounpointer, nounpolar bear, nounpolecat, nounpolyp, nounpony, nounpooch, nounpoodle, nounporcupine, nounporker, nounporpoise, nounPortuguese man-of-war, nounpossum, nounpouch, nounprairie dog, nounprance, verbpredation, nounpredator, nounpredatory, adjectiveprehensile, adjectiveprey, nounprickle, nounpride, nounprimate, nounproboscis, nounprocreate, verbprowl, verbpterodactyl, nounpuffin, nounpug, nounpullet, nounpuma, nounpup, nounpurebred, adjectivepurr, verbpussy, nounpython, nounquack, verbquadruped, nounquill, nounrabbit, nounrabbit warren, nounrabid, adjectiveraccoon, nounracoon, nounram, nounrat, nounrattler, nounrattlesnake, nounravening, adjectivereindeer, nounreptile, nounretract, verbretriever, nounrhesus monkey, nounrhino, nounrhinoceros, nounroan, nounrodent, nounroe deer, nounrottweiler, nounruminant, nounruminate, verbrump, nounrunt, nounrut, nounsable, nounsac, nounsalamander, nounsausage dog, nounscavenge, verbschool, nounscorpion, nounseal, nounsea lion, nounseashell, nounsea urchin, nounsemen, nounserpent, nounsetter, nounsex, verbshed, verbsheep, nounsheepdog, nounShetland pony, nounshire horse, nounshrew, nounshrimp, nounSiamese cat, nounsilkworm, nounsimian, adjectivesire, nounskin, nounskunk, nounsloth, nounslug, nounsnail, nounsnake, nounsnakebite, nounsnarl, verbsniffer dog, nounsnout, nounsocial, adjectivesow, nounspaniel, nounspawn, verbspawn, nounsperm whale, nounsponge, nounspoor, nounspore, nounspringbok, nounsquid, nounsquirrel, nounstag, nounstallion, nounstarfish, nounSt Bernard, nounsteed, nounsteer, nounsting, nounstinger, nounstoat, nounstomach, nounstray, adjectivestray, nounstud, nounsucker, nounsuckle, verbsuckling, nounswine, nountadpole, nountail, nountame, adjectivetame, verbtapeworm, nountapir, nounteat, nountentacle, nounterrapin, nounterrier, nounterritorial, adjectiveterritory, nountiger, nountigress, nountoad, nountom, nountomcat, nountooth, nountortoise, nountortoiseshell, nountrumpet, verbtrunk, nountufted, adjectiveturtle, nountusk, nountyrannosaurus, nounudder, nounuterus, nounvampire bat, nounvent, nounvermin, nounvertebrate, nounvicuña, nounviper, nounvivarium, nounvixen, nounvole, nounwag, verbwallaby, nounwallow, verbwalrus, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewarren, nounwarthog, nounwater buffalo, nounwater rat, nounwater vole, nounweasel, nounweevil, nounwhale, nounwhelk, nounwhelp, nounwhelp, verbwhinny, verbwhippet, nounwhisker, nounwild boar, nounwildcat, nounwildebeest, nounwildfowl, nounwinkle, nounwithers, nounwolf, nounwolfhound, nounwombat, nounwool, nounyak, nounyap, verbyap, nounyearling, nounyelp, nounYorkshire terrier, nounyoung, nounzebra, nounzoologist, nounzoology, nounzygote, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► grey · In the woodland or amongst the ivy, grey squirrels are often found.· Poisoned wheat is put inside the holder which is designed to let in grey squirrels and exclude other small mammals.· Since grey squirrels are bigger than red squirrels, many of the male reds have stopped reproducing.· There was a grey squirrel nipping up and down a hazel tree near the stream.· The study claims that red squirrels have survived alongside grey squirrels for decades in forests in Norfolk and Staffordshire.· A grey squirrel, spry after its winter sleep, startled Ben by scampering across his path.· And Sophia said she had a grey squirrel fur coat too.· However, in some situations, grey squirrels seem to rely on spatial memory to retrieve nuts. ► red · Since grey squirrels are bigger than red squirrels, many of the male reds have stopped reproducing.· A red squirrel was another early riser.· I often see foxes, roe deer and red squirrels in the conifer plantation there.· There is wildlife here in abundance; deer, wild cats, red squirrels, golden eagles, ospreys and reindeer.· Last year I had seen, just like yesterday, a red squirrel behaving very curiously.· The study claims that red squirrels have survived alongside grey squirrels for decades in forests in Norfolk and Staffordshire.· Could it have been planted by a red squirrel? NOUN► ground · The ground squirrel is another mammal that has adopted the practice of throwing things - primarily at its main predators, snakes.· The ramparts are also popular among gophers and ground squirrels, whose Byzantine burrows are often a key culprit in levee breaks.· California ground squirrels will even start throwing sand at the mere sound of a rattlesnake.· I remember Grandma telling us to go hunt for some ground squirrels or anything eatable for meat.· Snakes have been mobbed from time to time by groups of ground squirrels.· Woodchucks, like many other ground squirrels, hibernate in their underground burrows where they are thought to sleep away the winter. VERB► see · It will be fun to come back in a month or two, to see which apples the squirrel has retrieved.· I see fresh red squirrel and hare tracks, but curiously none at all of weasel.· Close by are woods where, so we were told, there would be a chance of seeing red squirrels.· On the way down I see a red squirrel sitting hunched up and immobile, on a maple tree.· The ash seeds will probably again attract finch flocks, but I have not seen the squirrels feeding on them. a small animal with a long furry tail that climbs trees and eats nuts squirrel1 nounsquirrel2 verb squirrelsquirrel2 verb (past tense and past participle squirrelled, present participle squirrelling British English, squirreled, squirreling American English) Verb Table VERB TABLE squirrel Simple Form Present I, you, we, they squirrel he, she, it squirrels Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they squirreled Present perfect I, you, we, they have squirreled he, she, it has squirreled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had squirreled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will squirrel Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have squirreled Continuous Form Present I am squirreling he, she, it is squirreling you, we, they are squirreling Past I, he, she, it was squirreling you, we, they were squirreling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been squirreling he, she, it has been squirreling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been squirreling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be squirreling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been squirreling squirrel something ↔ away phrasal verb to keep something in a safe place to use later SYN  stash away:  By December I had $300 squirreled away.
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