rabbit

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Animals, Food

rab·bit1 /ˈræbɪt/ ●●● S3 noun  1. [countable]HBA a small animal with long ears and soft fur, that lives in a hole in the ground 兔2. [uncountable]HBADF the fur or meat of a rabbit 兔毛；兔肉

Examples from the Corpus

rabbit• Rabbits were part of their bounty; this classic preparation can be prepared with wild or domestic rabbit.• I've made a rabbit pie.• It was decorated with an overdressed pale-blue rabbit in non-toxic paint.• Nildro-hain was the first rabbit they met.• Many knowing rabbit connoisseurs and hunters prize simple fried rabbit.• Their seven children, carved in high relief in diminishing size according to age, clustered round their feet like rabbits.• Remove rabbit from marinade and pat dry with paper towels.• When rabbit is done, remove from pan to a serving platter and keep warm.rabbit2 verb  1 rabbit on phrasal verb British English informal TALK TO somebodyto talk for a long time in an uninteresting or annoying way 唠叨，喋喋不休 SYN go on about He kept rabbiting on about the environment. 他没完没了地唠叨环境问题。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

rabbit• Danny Baker was born to banter, conceived to chat and has a remit to rabbit.Origin rabbit (1300-1400) Probably from Walloon robett, robete, from Middle Dutch robbe

rab·bit1 nounrabbit2 verbChineseSyllable  

with a Corpus animal small ears long

rabbit

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rab‧bit¹ /ˈræbət, ˈræbɪt/ noun
1. [countable] a small animal with long ears and soft fur, that lives in a hole in the ground
2. [uncountable] the fur or meat of a rabbit

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rabbit² verb
     
rabbit on phrasal verb British English informal
  to talk for a long time in an uninteresting or annoying way
   SYN  go on
    rabbit on about
    He kept rabbiting on about the environment.