mouse

mouse S2 W3 / maʊs / 名词 [可数名词]

1 ( 复数形式 mice / maɪs / ) a small furry animal with a pointed nose and a long tail that lives in people’s houses or in fields :

The cat laid a dead mouse at my feet.

a field mouse

2

( 复数形式 mouses ) a small object connected to a computer by a wire, which you move with your hand to give instructions to the computer :

Select the printer icon and then click the left mouse button.

3 ( 复数形式 mice ) informal a quiet nervous person

→ play cat and mouse at cat ( 4 ) , → quiet as a mouse at quiet 1 ( 1 )