hare

hare — 名詞

1. a long-eared wild animal that lives in open fields and can travel at great speed

1.名詞A2
釋義

野兔

外型像兔子但體型更大、跑得更快的野生動物

a long-eared wild animal that lives in open fields and can travel at great speed by jumping on its powerful hind legs, bigger than a pet rabbit

例句

Sirin pointed at a hare that was sitting motionless at the edge of the forest.

Sirin 指著一隻正靜靜坐在森林邊緣的野兔。

A hare bounded across the golf course early in the morning before anyone arrived.

一隻野兔在清晨時跳躍著穿過高爾夫球場,那時還沒有人到場。

hare + bounded across [place]

常見搭配
  • brown hare
  • hare runs
  • hare leaps
  • hare sits still
  • hare across the field
同義詞
  • rabbit

    smaller than a hare, digs burrows, more common in domestic settings

  • jackrabbit

    a type of hare found in North America, with very large ears

文法句型

a/the/plural hares

用法筆記

Hares are larger than rabbits, have longer ears and legs, and do not live in burrows — they make nests called 'forms' on the ground.

常見錯誤

I saw a rabbit with very long ears in the field, so I knew it was a hare.
I saw a hare with very long ears in the field.
Hares have noticeably longer ears and legs than rabbits, but calling it a 'rabbit' is still a naming mistake.
慣用語

Someone who is very strange or acts in a foolish way.

瘋瘋癲癲的

After staying up all night, Tom was as mad as a March hare.

Is your uncle as mad as a hatter, or just eccentric?

hare — 動詞

同根字

  • harebrained
    形容詞C1

常見搭配

常用片語

  • mad as a March hare