n.
- 野兔[C]
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I saw a
hare in my backyard this morning.
今天早晨我看見後院有一隻野兔。
片語
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
- 兩面討好
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He must realize that he can't
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
他必須意識到他不能兩面討好。
辨析
n.
a fast-running, long-eared mammal resembling a large rabbit, with very long hind legs.
[
Lepus europaeus (
brown hare) and other species.]
v.
chiefly Brit. run with great speed.
Phrase
- run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
Brit. try to remain on good terms with both sides in a conflict. - start a hare
Brit. dated raise a topic of conversation.
Etymology
OE hara, of Gmc origin.
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