rab·bit

noun

/ˈræbɪt/

Idioms

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[countable] a small animal with soft fur, long ears and a short tail. Rabbits live in holes in the ground or are kept as pets or for food.兔
- a rabbit hutch兔笼
compare hare
Extra Examples
- A frightened rabbit will bolt for its hole.受惊吓的野兔会迅速窜向它的窝。
- Rabbits breed very fast.兔子繁殖很快。
Topics Animalsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + rabbit
- catch
- chase
- hunt
- …
rabbit + verb
- hop
- jump
- breed
- …
rabbit + noun
- fur
- skin
- hole
- …
[uncountable] meat from a rabbit兔肉Topics Fooda2

Word Originlate Middle English: apparently from Old French (compare with French dialect rabotte ‘young rabbit’), perhaps of Dutch origin (compare with Flemish robbe).

Idioms

breed like rabbits

(informal) to have a lot of babies in a short space of time（短期内）大量繁殖，大量生育
- These rodents breed like rabbits.这些啮齿动物像兔子一样繁殖。

pull something/a rabbit out of the hat

(informal) to suddenly produce something as a solution to a problem突然提出解决方法；突施妙计

rab·bit

verb

/ˈræbɪt/

[intransitive]

go rabbiting

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they rabbit	/ˈræbɪt/ /ˈræbɪt/
he / she / it rabbits	/ˈræbɪts/ /ˈræbɪts/
past simple rabbited	/ˈræbɪtɪd/ /ˈræbɪtɪd/
past participle rabbited	/ˈræbɪtɪd/ /ˈræbɪtɪd/
-ing form rabbiting	/ˈræbɪtɪŋ/ /ˈræbɪtɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

to hunt or shoot rabbits猎兔；捕兔
Word Originlate Middle English: apparently from Old French (compare with French dialect rabotte ‘young rabbit’), perhaps of Dutch origin (compare with Flemish robbe).