guinea pig
noun[C]
(alsoguineapig)uk/ˈɡɪn.i ˌpɪɡ/us/ˈɡɪn.i ˌpɪɡ/guinea pignoun[C](ANIMAL)
asmallanimalcoveredinfurwithroundedears,shortlegs, and notail, oftenkeptas apetbychildren:
豚鼠，天竺鼠Guineapigsneed acoveredareawithbeddingwhere they canshelter.
Manyyounggirlshave to make do with a guineapig or ahamsterwhen what they reallywantis apony.
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Rodents & similar animals
- beaver
- bunny
- capybara
- chinchilla
- chipmunk
- coney
- cony
- flying squirrel
- gerbil
- gopher
- groundhog
- hamster
- lemming
- marmot
- mice
- prairie dog
- rabbit
- squirrelly
- vole
- woodchuck
guinea pignoun[C](TEST)
apersonused in ascientifictest, forexampletodiscovertheeffectof adrugonhumans:
They'reaskingforstudentsto beguineapigsintheirresearchinto thecommoncold.他们正在找学生来做他们研究普通感冒的实验对象。
Inventing, designing and innovation
- absorptive capacity
- architect
- artificer
- bionics
- blueprint
- customized
- design
- designer
- devise
- dreamsomethingup
- modularization
- nanotechnology
- non-imitative
- operational research
- originator
- technology
- themed
- think outside the boxidiom
- thinksomethingup
- trailblaze