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.
双语例句
1. They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
他们发现了一处迷宫似的地道。
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2. A violent explosion seemed to jolt the whole ground.
剧烈的爆炸好像要把整个地面都掀起来。
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3. The armed forces have launched offensives to recapture lost ground.
这支武装部队已发动进攻要夺回失去的阵地。
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4. On her own ground she knows exactly what she's doing.
她在自己熟悉的领域里对自己的行为有十足的把握。
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5. The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.