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- an agile tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds松鼠。
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- Family Sciuridae: several genera, in particular Sciurus, and numerous species.松鼠科：数属, 尤指松鼠属, 众多种。
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- a related rodent of this family松鼠科啮齿类动物（见GROUND SQUIRREL, FLYING SQUIRREL）。
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- mass noun the fur of the squirrel松鼠的毛皮。
(squirrelled, squirrelling; <美> 亦作squirreled, squirreling)
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- with obj.
squirrel something away
hide money or something of value in a safe place把（钱或值钱的东西）藏起来, 把（钱或值钱的东西）储藏好： the money was squirrelled away in foreign bank accounts.
这笔钱非常安全地存在外国银行的账户上。
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- no obj., with adverbial of direction move in an inquisitive and restless manner不停（或不安）地探寻：
they were squirrelling around in the woods in search of something.
他们焦躁不安地在树林里寻找什么东西。
词源
Middle English: shortening of Old French esquireul, from a diminutive of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros, from skia 'shade' + oura 'tail'. Current verb senses date from the early 20th cent.