| 单词 | polecat |
| 释义 | polecat noun[C] uk/ˈpəʊl.kæt/us/ˈpoʊl.kæt/asmall,fiercewildanimalwithdarkbrownfurand astrong,unpleasantsmell. PolecatsliveinEurope,Asia, andNorthAfrica. 鸡貂，臭鼬 Bebedi/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Wild mammals
Examplesofpolecatpolecat There we had an exciting time, with allusions to polecats, blue herrings and grandfather rights, which took us into all sorts of flights of fancy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For her information, a fitch is from the mustela putorius species and it is apolecat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that the purepolecatis protected, but you do get a lot of escaped ferrets that revert to polecats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These are the fox, the badger, thepolecat, the marten, the stoat, the otter, the wildcat, and even the weasel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, odious and poisonous; like apolecat, he never changes his spots. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Other species, such as thepolecatand the pinemarten, have needed careful management to encourage their fortunes to flow rather than to ebb. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are a very bold member of the weasel family and the largest, and only they and thepolecatin that family are protected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not necessary that every time he rises he should give his famous imitation of a semi-house-trainedpolecat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The number of 10-kilometre squares in which the pine marten is found is only 108; for the wild cat it is 127 and, for thepolecatit is 192. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, if we are to put the otter on the endangered list, why do we not also put on that list the pine marten, thepolecatand the wild cat? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The majority ofpolecat-mink hybrids have skulls bearing greater similarities to those of polecats than to minks. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In winter, thepolecatmay use farm buildings or haystacks as daytime resting sites. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The phrase (with polecats instead of cats) was used at least since the 17th century. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Onepolecatwas reported to frequently wait at a riverbank and catch eels, which it took back to its burrow. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There is one record of apolecatattacking a mink and dragging it to its burrow. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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