mouse
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mouse1 /maʊs/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] 1 
(plural mice /maɪs/)HBA a small furry animal with a pointed nose and a long tail that lives in people’s houses or in fields 老鼠，耗子 The cat laid a dead mouse at my feet. 猫把一只死老鼠放在我的脚边。 a field mouse 田鼠
2 (plural mouses)TD a small object that you move with your hand to give instructions to a computer 鼠标 Select the printer icon and then click the left mouse button. 选择打印机图标，然后点击鼠标左键。 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A8 In the office 办公室里 →5 see picture at 见图 office, technology3. (plural mice) informalNERVOUS a quiet nervous person 沉默胆小的人 → play cat and mouse at cat(4), → quiet as a mouse at quiet1(1)
(plural mice /maɪs/)HBA a small furry animal with a pointed nose and a long tail that lives in people’s houses or in fields 老鼠，耗子 The cat laid a dead mouse at my feet. 猫把一只死老鼠放在我的脚边。 a field mouse 田鼠2 (plural mouses)TD a small object that you move with your hand to give instructions to a computer 鼠标 Select the printer icon and then click the left mouse button. 选择打印机图标，然后点击鼠标左键。 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A8 In the office 办公室里 →5 see picture at 见图 office, technology3. (plural mice) informalNERVOUS a quiet nervous person 沉默胆小的人 → play cat and mouse at cat(4), → quiet as a mouse at quiet1(1)Examples from the Corpus
mouse• A mouse click on a menu item would do it.• a field mouse• Bill Atkinson quickly hacked a driver program that allowed the mouse to move a cursor on the computer screen.• It was the mouse that roared, even if the mouse happens to weigh 286 pounds.• The mouse controls a fly swatter.• Heatley stayed until 3.30 a.m., when all of the untreated mice had died.mouse2 verb n1 mouse over something phrasal verb to use a computer mouse to move the cursor over a particular thing on the screen When you mouse over the menu, the different options appear.From Longman Business Dictionarymousemouse /maʊs/ noun (plural mouses or mice /maɪs/) [countable]COMPUTING a small object connected to a computer by a wire, which you move around on a flat surface using your hand. You press the buttons to make the computer do certain tasksYou click on the icons with the mouse to go from one program to another.Origin mouse Old English musmouse1 nounmouse2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
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mouse
mouse S2 W3 /maʊs/
noun [countable]
1. (plural mice /maɪs/) a small furry animal with a pointed nose and a long tail that lives in people’s houses or in fields:
The cat laid a dead mouse at my feet.
a field mouse
2.
(plural mouses) a small object connected to a computer by a wire, which you move with your hand to give instructions to the computer:
Select the printer icon and then click the left mouse button.
3. (plural mice) informal a quiet nervous person
⇨ play cat and mouse at cat(4), ⇨ quiet as a mouse at quiet1(1)
mouse S2 W3 /maʊs/
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: mus
Origin: mus
1. (plural mice /maɪs/) a small furry animal with a pointed nose and a long tail that lives in people’s houses or in fields:
2.
(plural mouses) a small object connected to a computer by a wire, which you move with your hand to give instructions to the computer:
3. (plural mice) informal a quiet nervous person
⇨ play cat and mouse at cat(4), ⇨ quiet as a mouse at quiet1(1)
