在英语中,"badger"(獾)和"skunk"(臭鼬)虽然都是小型哺乳动物,但在用法和内涵上存在显著差异:
1. 动物学特征差异
- Badger:穴居动物,以顽强著称(如蜜獾"honey badger")
- Skunk:以释放恶臭液体为防御机制
2. 动词用法对比
- To badger:持续纠缠/骚扰(中性偏负面)
例:Reporters badgered the official for answers.
- To skunk:彻底击败/使得零分(非正式用语)
例:We got skunked 10-0 in last night's game.
3. 文化内涵差异
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Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and ver=161103 (American badger).
A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
A brush made of badger hair.
A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.
An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.
To pester, to annoy persistently.
To pass gas; to fart.
Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
A despicable person.
A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout.
A win by 30 or more points.
A member of a hybrid skinhead and punk subculture.
clipping of skunkweed|dot=marijuana.
Any of the strains of hybrids of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica that may have THC levels exceeding those of typical hashish.
To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points.
a cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white striped fur. When threatened it squirts a fine spray of foul-smelling irritant liquid from its anal glands towards its attacker.
the fur of the skunk.
a contemptible person
short for skunkweed
defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all
An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; - formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.
A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (Meles meles or Meles vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea taxus or Taxidea Americana or Taxidea Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu.
A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.
To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.
Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense.
In games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to get a king.
Any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and ver=161103 (American badger).
A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
A brush made of badger hair.
A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.
An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.
To pester, to annoy persistently.
To pass gas; to fart.
Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
A despicable person.
A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout.
A win by 30 or more points.
A member of a hybrid skinhead and punk subculture.
clipping of skunkweed|dot=marijuana.
Any of the strains of hybrids of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica that may have THC levels exceeding those of typical hashish.
To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points.
a cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white striped fur. When threatened it squirts a fine spray of foul-smelling irritant liquid from its anal glands towards its attacker.
the fur of the skunk.
a contemptible person
short for skunkweed
defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all
An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; - formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.
A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (Meles meles or Meles vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea taxus or Taxidea Americana or Taxidea Labradorica) inhabits the northern parts of North America. See Teledu.
A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or irritate persistently.
To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.
Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense.
In games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to get a king.