Definition

1. Noun:
   • Mole: A small, furry mammal that lives underground. It has very small eyes, strong front paws for digging, and eats insects and worms.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chuột chũi đào hang dưới lòng đất. (The mole digs tunnels underground.)
  • Vườn của tôi có nhiều ụ đất do chuột chũi tạo ra. (My garden has many mounds of earth created by moles.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm việc như chuột chũi": to work like a mole; to work very hard, often in secret or without being noticed.
  • Anh ấy làm việc như chuột chũi để hoàn thành dự án. (He worked like a mole to complete the project.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chuột chũi sa mạc (n): Desert mole rat (a different species adapted to desert environments).
• Chuột chũi không lông (n): Naked mole-rat.

Synonyms

• Taupe (n): This is the direct loanword from French, used in some scientific or formal contexts.

Related Phrases

• Mắt như mắt chuột chũi: (eyes like a mole's eyes); an idiom describing someone with very poor eyesight.
  • Cậu ấy không đeo kính thì mắt như mắt chuột chũi. (Without his glasses, his eyesight is as poor as a mole's.)

1. Mole