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mole

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mole /məʊl $ moʊl/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1. HBAa small dark furry animal which is almost blind. Moles usually live under the ground. 鼹鼠2. MIMARKa small dark brown mark on the skin that is slightly higher than the skin around it 3. PGOSPYsomeone who works for an organization while secretly giving information to its enemies 内奸,潜伏的间谍
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moleFor that alone, you deserve a mole.The government suspects there is a mole who is leaking information to the press.The only mammals with a venomous bite are certain moles and shrews.FBI moles had infiltrated the company looking for evidence of fraud.One day they had a visitor, a wealthy, handsome mole.One mole of an un-ionized solute dissolved in 1 kilogram of water lowers the freezing point 1. 86-6.The term mol -1 thus means per mole of this specified equation.Rats, moles, and household pets were implicated.He reminded Dexter of a panic-stricken mole who had suddenly found himself trapped outside his burrow.The mole was discovered to be the 25-year-old secretary of the minister.
mole nounChinese
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Mole
Mole, Adrian /ˈeɪdriən/
the main character in a series of humorous British books written by Sue Townsend, the first of which was The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (1982). Each book is in the form of a diary in which Adrian writes about his daily life and thoughts. He describes many of the emotional problems that are typical of people his age.


mole
mole /məʊl $ moʊl/ noun [countable]
1. a small dark furry animal which is almost blind. Moles usually live under the ground.
2. a small dark brown mark on the skin that is slightly higher than the skin around it
3. someone who works for an organization while secretly giving information to its enemies


moleBrE /məʊl/ 🔊NAmE /moʊl/ 🔊 nouna small animal with dark grey fur, that is almost blind and digs tunnels under the ground to live in 鼹鼠(体小,视力极差,居住在挖掘的地道)   see also molehill a small dark brown mark on the skin, sometimes slightly higher than the skin around it 色素痣   compare freckle a person who works within an organization and secretly passes important information to another organization or country 间谍;内奸(chemistry 化学) a unit for measuring the amount of substance 摩尔(计量物质的数量单位)