mole
noun[C]
uk/məʊl/us/moʊl/molenoun[C](ANIMAL)
asmallmammalthat isalmostblind, hasdarkfur, andlivesinpassagesthat itdigsunderground
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Rodents & similar animals
- beaver
- bunny
- capybara
- chinchilla
- chipmunk
- cony
- flying squirrel
- gerbil
- gopher
- groundhog
- guinea pig
- lab rat
- lemming
- marmot
- mice
- prairie dog
- squirrel
- squirrelly
- vole
- woodchuck
molenoun[C](SPOT)
asmall,darkspotorlump(=raisedarea)on a person'sskin
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freckle
The skin, & skin colour
- anti-wrinkle
- ashy
- beauty spot
- bloodless
- blush
- colouring
- crevice
- crimson
- cutaneous
- cutis
- drain
- florid
- flush
- freckle
- sunbath
- sunbathing
- sunburned
- suntan
- suntanned
- tanned
molenoun[C](PERSON)
apersonwhoworksfor anorganizationorgovernmentandsecretlygivesinformationtoitscompetitororenemy:
内奸A mole inside theDepartmenthadleakedsecretproposalsto thepress.该部门的一名内部人士向媒体泄露了秘密计划。
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spynoun
International relations: spying and espionage
- agent
- agent provocateur
- anti-bug
- counter-espionage
- insider
- intel
- intelligence
- MI5
- MI6
- scout
- shadow
- sleuthing
- snoop
- spook
- spy
- spy onsomeone/something
- superspy
- tail
- tap
- the CIA
molenoun[C](MEASUREMENT)
chemistryspecialized
aunitofmeasurementof theamountof asubstanceexpressedingrams
摩尔Miscellaneous units of measurement
- acre
- acreage
- caloric
- dioptre
- farad
- fathom
- firkin
- flashpoint
- hectare
- Hz
- joule
- MHz
- molar
- newton
- radian
- refractive index
- Scoville scale
- sievert
- torr
- watt