mouse
noun
uk/maʊs/us/maʊs/pluralmicemousenoun(ANIMAL)
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asmallmammalwithshortfur, apointedface, and alongtail:
鼠afieldmouse田鼠
apetmouse宠物鼠
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- The mouselookedaround theroominquisitively.
- A mouse hasnibbledthrough thecomputercables.
- The mousescurriedacrossthefloor.
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
mousenoun(COMPUTER)
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asmalldevicethat youmoveacrossasurfaceinordertomoveacursoronyourcomputerscreen
（计算机的）鼠标
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- You canmovethecursoreither by using the mouse or by using thearrowkeyson thekeyboard.
- Once you get thefeelof it, using a mouse iseasy.
- Computerexpert? He doesn'tknowa mouse from amodem!
- A mouse is adevicewhich makes iteasiertoselectdifferentoptionsfromcomputermenus.
- Select thefunctionyourequirebypointingto thetogglewith the mouse and thenclicking.
Computer hardware
- 3-D printer
- beamer
- blackberry
- brick
- bubblejet
- card reader
- data projector
- flat screen
- gamepad
- hard drive
- microchip
- optical reader
- optically
- palmtop
- patch
- patch intosomething
- pen drive
- plug and play
- printer
- whiteboard
mousenoun(PERSON)
[Cusually singular]
ashy,quiet,nervousperson
腼腆怕羞的人Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- bashfully
- bashfulness
- deprecating
- humility
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- inhibition
- mousy
- retiring
- self-conscious
- self-consciously
- self-consciousness
- self-deprecating
- unassuming
- wallflower
- withdrawn