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weasels

/ˈwiːzəlz/

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noun

黄鼠狼，鼬。

The least weasel, Mustela nivalis.

Examples :

"A small brown weasel darted across the farmer's field. "

一只棕色的小黄鼠狼迅速穿过农夫的田地。

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noun

黄鼠狼, 鼬鼠。

Any of the carnivorous mammals of the genus Mustela, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured belly.

Examples :

"The farmer set traps to protect his chickens from the weasels that were sneaking into the hen house. "

为了保护鸡免受偷溜进鸡舍的黄鼠狼的侵害，农夫设置了陷阱。

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noun

鼬鼠，黄鼠狼。

The taxonomic family Mustelidae is also called the weasel family.

Examples :

"Scientists sometimes refer to the Mustelidae family as the family of weasels. "

科学家有时会将鼬科动物称为黄鼠狼科。

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noun

黄鼠狼, 狡猾的人, 奸诈之徒

A devious or sneaky person or animal.

Examples :

""My brother and his friends are such weasels; they always try to cheat at board games." "

我弟弟和他的朋友们真是些奸诈之徒，他们玩桌游的时候总是想作弊。

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noun

量纱器

A type of yarn winder used for counting the yardage of handspun yarn. It most commonly has a wooden peg or dowel that pops up from the gearing mechanism after a certain number of yards have been wound onto the winder.

Examples :

"After spinning her own wool yarn, Grandma used her weasels to measure exactly how many yards she had made for her knitting project. "

奶奶自己纺好羊毛线后，用量纱器来精确测量为她的编织项目纺了多少码线，看看够不够用。

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verb

暗中耍弄，投机取巧。

To achieve by clever or devious means.

Examples :

"She weaseled her way into the front row by pretending to be a journalist. "

她假装是记者，暗中耍弄手段，挤到了前排。

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verb

耍滑头, 投机取巧

To gain something for oneself by clever or devious means.

Examples :

"The student weaseled out of doing the extra homework assignment by claiming a sudden illness. "

那个学生谎称突发疾病，耍滑头逃避了额外的作业。

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verb

耍滑头, 耍花招

To engage in clever or devious behavior.

Examples :

"He tried to weasel out of doing his chores by pretending to be sick. "

他想装病耍滑头，逃避做家务。

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