hare

hare
noun
  1. a fast-running, long-eared mammal that resembles a large rabbit, having very long hind legs and typically found in grassland or open woodland
    野兔
  2. Lepus and other genera, family Leporidae: several species
    兔属及其他属,兔科: 数种
    ■(亦作 electric hare)a dummy hare propelled around the track in greyhound racing
    (跑狗比赛中的用电力驱动在跑道上奔跑的)电兔
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]run with great speed
    快速奔跑,飞奔
    he hared off between the trees.
    他从树间飞奔跑掉。
常用词组
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
  1. (Brit.)try to remain on good terms with both sides in a conflict or dispute
    (英)与冲突双方都保持良好关系;两面讨好
start a hare
  1. (Brit. dated)raise a topic of conversation
    (英, 旧)提出话题
语源
  1. Old English hara, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch haas and German Hase
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