also groundhog, "American marmot," 1784, from ground (n.) + hog (n.). Also known colloquially as a whistlepig, woodchuck, and compare aardvark. Ground Hog Day as a weather forecasting event is first recorded 1869, in an Ohio newspaper article that calls it "old tradition;" the custom though not the name, attested from 1850s.
雙語例句
1. They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一處迷宮似的地道。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A violent explosion seemed to jolt the whole ground.
劇烈的爆炸好像要把整個地面都掀起來。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The armed forces have launched offensives to recapture lost ground.
這支武裝部隊已發(fā)動進攻要奪回失去的陣地。
來自柯林斯例句
4. On her own ground she knows exactly what she's doing.
她在自己熟悉的領(lǐng)域里對自己的行為有十足的把握。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.