beaver
n
1 [C] fur-coated animal with strong teeth that lives both on land and in water and gnaws down trees to build dams 海狸.
2 [U] its brown fur 海狸的褐色皮毛
[attrib 作定语]
a beaver hat 海狸皮帽子.
3 (idm 习语) an eager beaver => eager. beaver, v (phr v) beaver away (at sth) (infml 口 esp Brit) work hard 勤奋工作
I've been beavering away at this job for hours. 我几小时一直在全力做这件事.
🗣️ 情景例句
It's nice to meet you.
很高兴见到你。
What will you do then?
你那时将做什么?
We enjoy reading about them, especially when we find that, like the praying mantis, they lead perfectly horrible lives.