mousy

英 ['maʊsi] 美 ['maʊsi]

• adj. 像老鼠的；老鼠多的；胆小如鼠的
• =mousey.

英英释义

Adjective:

1. quiet and timid and ineffectual

2. infested with mice

3. of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse;

   "a mousy brownish-grey color"
   "mousy hair"
   "mouse-colored hair"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Noboby could fall in love with a mousy little person like Melanie.
   没有人会爱上象梅拉妮那样的小耗子模样。
2. He was accompanied by his mousy little wife.
   他有个羞怯的小妻子相伴。

经典引文

• We inhaled..the heavy mousy smell.

  出自： D. Livingstone

• A small mousy fellow stood up.

  出自： M. West

• Thin, pale,..with this mousy hair.

  出自： L. R. Banks

近反义词

【近义词】

• cowardly 懦弱的
• yellow 黄色的
• mousey 像老鼠的
• mouse-colored 鼠色的
• mouselike 老鼠的