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groundhog

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ground·hog /ˈɡraʊndhɒɡ $ -hɑːɡ, -hɒːɡ/ noun [countable]  groundhog.jpg HBAa small North American animal that has thick brown fur 〔北美〕土拨鼠,美洲旱獭
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groundhogIn Maine, people gauge whether spring has arrived not by groundhogs, but by skunks.At least the blood congealing on the asphalt proved that his groundhog was freshly killed.Well, no groundhog will see the top of the ground today, nor any shadow if it did.The Super Bowl champions have been crowned -- no fatalities this year -- and the groundhog has seen his shadow.It will be weeks before the groundhog comes up.What Intel does tomorrow is going to be like the groundhog.Never mind what the groundhog says; this means spring has arrived.
ground·hog nounChineseSyllable
Corpus small North animal has a that thick American


groundhog
groundhog /ˈɡraʊndhɒɡ $ -hɑːɡ, -hɒːɡ/ noun [countable]

a small North American animal that has thick brown fur


ground·hogBrE /ˈɡraʊndhɒɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡraʊndhɑːɡ/ 🔊, /ˈɡraʊndhɔːɡ/ 🔊 noun = woodchuck