hare
hare — 名詞
1. a long-eared wild animal that lives in open fields and can travel at great speed
野兔
外型像兔子但體型更大、跑得更快的野生動物
a long-eared wild animal that lives in open fields and can travel at great speed by jumping on its powerful hind legs, bigger than a pet rabbit
Sirin pointed at a hare that was sitting motionless at the edge of the forest.
Sirin 指著一隻正靜靜坐在森林邊緣的野兔。
A hare bounded across the golf course early in the morning before anyone arrived.
一隻野兔在清晨時跳躍著穿過高爾夫球場，那時還沒有人到場。
hare + bounded across [place]
Unlike rabbits, hares do not dig burrows but make nests on the ground surface.
和兔子不同，野兔不會挖地洞，而是在地面上築巢。
Kenji tried to photograph a hare, but it vanished into the grass in seconds.
Kenji 想幫一隻野兔拍照，但那隻野兔幾秒鐘內就消失在草叢中。
The farmer told Aarav that hares often eat vegetables in his garden at night.
農夫告訴 Aarav，野兔常常在夜裡到他菜園裡吃蔬菜。
- rabbit
smaller than a hare, digs burrows, more common in domestic settings
- jackrabbit
a type of hare found in North America, with very large ears
文法句型
a/the/plural hares
用法筆記
Hares are larger than rabbits, have longer ears and legs, and do not live in burrows — they make nests called 'forms' on the ground.
常見錯誤
hare — 動詞
1. to move or travel at high speed, often in a wild or careless manner that suggest
飛奔；狂奔
以極快速度奔跑，常帶有失控的感覺
to move or travel at high speed, often in a wild or careless manner that suggests a lack of control
The children hared out of the classroom the moment the bell rang.
鈴聲一響，孩子們就飛奔出教室。
hare + out of [place]
Élise came haring down the stairs when she heard the good news.
Élise 聽到好消息後，從樓梯上飛奔下來。
came haring down [direction]
A black cat hared across the garden and disappeared under the fence.
一隻黑貓狂奔過花園，消失在籬笆底下。
The dog hared off into the woods, following a strong rabbit scent.
那隻狗循著濃厚的兔子氣味，朝樹林裡狂奔而去。
Two cyclists hared past us on the narrow country lane, much too fast.
兩名自行車騎士高速從我們旁邊疾馳而過，速度快得嚇人。
文法句型
hare + direction adverb/preposition (off, down, across, out)
用法筆記
This verb must be followed by a preposition or adverb of direction (off, down, across, out, past) — it is not used alone as 'He hared.'