guinea pig

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ˈguinea pig noun [countable]  1. HBAa small furry animal with short ears and no tail, which is often kept as a pet 天竺鼠，豚鼠2. TEST/EXPERIMENTsomeone who is used in a scientific test to see how successful or safe a new product, system etc is 实验对象

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guinea pig• My guests are guinea pigs for all the new dishes I try out.Origin guinea pig (1600-1700) Guinea, probably by mistake for Guiana, earlier name of Guyana

ˈguinea pig nounChineseSyllable  

short Corpus ears and with a furry small animal

guinea pig
ˈguinea pig noun [countable]1. a small furry animal with short ears and no tail, which is often kept as a pet
2. someone who is used in a scientific test to see how successful or safe a new product, system etc is

guinea pigBrE /ˈɡɪni pɪɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɪni pɪɡ/ 🔊 nouna small animal with short ears and no tail, often kept as a pet 天竺鼠，豚鼠（耳小无尾，常作宠物饲养）a person used in medical or other experiments 实验对象◆Students in fifty schools are to act as guinea pigs for these new teaching methods. 五十所学校的学生将作为这些新教学法的试验对象。🔊🔊