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mouses

/ˈmaʊsɪz/ /ˈmaʊsɪz/

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verb

蹑手蹑脚地移动，偷偷摸摸地走动。

To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).

Examples :

"Hoping not to wake the baby, she moused around in the kitchen, trying to find a late-night snack. "

为了不吵醒宝宝，她蹑手蹑脚地在厨房里转来转去，想找点夜宵吃。

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verb

捉老鼠，捕鼠

To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats.

Examples :

"The barn cats mouses every night, keeping the grain safe from the rodent infestation. "

谷仓里的猫每天晚上都捉老鼠，保护谷物免受鼠患。

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verb

缚住，捆扎

To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.

Examples :

"Captain Higgins moused the hook with a bit of marline to prevent the block beckets from falling out under slack."

希金斯船长用一小段细绳把钩子缚住，以防滑车上的小环在绳索松弛时脱落。

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verb

使用鼠标，鼠标操作

To navigate by means of a computer mouse.

Examples :

"He mouses through the spreadsheet, quickly updating the numbers. "

他用鼠标快速浏览电子表格，并更新数据。(Tā yòng shǔbiāo kuàisù liúlǎn diànzǐbiǎogé, bìng gēngxīn shùjù.)

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verb

撕咬，吞噬

To tear, as a cat devours a mouse.

Examples :

"The kitten mouses the string, batting at it and tearing it with her claws. "

小猫撕咬着绳子，一边拍打一边用爪子撕扯它。

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