hedgehog

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一种小型哺乳动物,身体覆盖尖刺,常见于欧洲和亚洲,也比喻为难以接近或防卫严密的人或事物。

用法要点

句型搭配

通常作为可数名词使用,可搭配动词如'see'、'protect'等,也可用于比喻句描述人的性格或防御状态。

• I saw a hedgehog in the garden.
• He's like a hedgehog, always keeping people at a distance.
• The fortress was a hedgehog of defenses.

介词用法

常用介词'like'表示比喻,'in'表示地点,'of'表示属性或特征,如'like a hedgehog'、'in the wild'、'a hedgehog of spines'。

• She curled up like a hedgehog.
• Hedgehogs live in forests and gardens.
• It's a hedgehog of contradictions.

语域说明

在正式和非正式语境中均可使用,但比喻用法更常见于文学或口语描述,学术语境中多指动物学或生态学内容。

• The hedgehog is a nocturnal animal.
• Don't be such a hedgehog—open up to others!

基础例句

I found a hedgehog curled up under the bush in my backyard.

我在后院灌木丛下发现一只蜷缩着的刺猬。

Hedgehogs are cute but can be shy around humans.

刺猬很可爱,但在人类面前可能会害羞。

She put out some water and cat food for the hedgehog visiting her garden.

她为来花园的刺猬准备了一些水和猫粮。

Don't touch a wild hedgehog—it might have fleas or other parasites.

不要触摸野生刺猬,它可能带有跳蚤或其他寄生虫。

高级例句

In ecological studies, hedgehogs serve as indicators of biodiversity in urban green spaces.

在生态学研究中,刺猬可作为城市绿地生物多样性的指示物种。

The company's legal team built a hedgehog of clauses to protect against intellectual property theft.

公司的法律团队构建了严密的条款防御体系,以防止知识产权盗窃。

Research shows that hedgehog populations are declining due to habitat fragmentation and road accidents.

研究表明,由于栖息地破碎化和交通事故,刺猬种群数量正在下降。

In business negotiations, he adopted a hedgehog strategy, making minimal concessions to safeguard core interests.

在商业谈判中,他采取了刺猬式策略,做出最小让步以保护核心利益。

高频搭配

verb

see a hedgehogprotect hedgehogsfeed hedgehogsobserve hedgehogsrescue a hedgehog

adjective

wild hedgehogbaby hedgehogspiky hedgehognocturnal hedgehogEuropean hedgehog

noun

hedgehog spineshedgehog habitathedgehog populationhedgehog behaviorhedgehog conservation

adverb

curiously like a hedgehogdefensively as a hedgehogtypically hedgehog-like

preposition

like a hedgehogin hedgehog formof hedgehog nature

phrase

as prickly as a hedgehoghedgehog defense mechanismhedgehog in the garden

常见错误

❌ 错误:I saw an hedgehog in the park.
✓ 正确:I saw a hedgehog in the park.

错误使用了'an',因为'hedgehog'以辅音音素/h/开头,应使用'a'。中文学习者可能误以为以元音字母'h'开头就用'an',但实际取决于发音。

❌ 错误:The hedgehog is very dangerous because it has many thorns.
✓ 正确:The hedgehog is not very dangerous, but it has many spines.

错误地将刺猬描述为'非常危险',并使用了'thorns'(多指植物刺)。刺猬通常不具攻击性,其尖刺正确称为'spines',且危险程度较低。

近义词辨析

porcupine

porcupine(豪猪)体型较大,刺更长且易脱落,主要分布在美洲和非洲;hedgehog(刺猬)较小,刺固定,常见于欧亚。比喻上,porcupine更强调攻击性,hedgehog更侧重防御性。

A hedgehog rolls into a ball for defense, while a porcupine may charge and release its quills when threatened.

prickly

prickly(多刺的)是形容词,描述有刺或棘手的特性,可指物体或人;hedgehog是名词,特指动物或比喻人。hedgehog作为比喻时,含义更具体,常指内向或防卫心强。

She has a prickly personality (易怒的), but he's a real hedgehog when it comes to sharing feelings (难以敞开心扉的).