guinea pig [
'ginipig]
天竺鼠
- They use prison as guinea pig to test drug.
他们用罪犯来试验药品。 - Dick, s weak guinea pig kicked Mike’s quick louse.
迪克那只虚弱的天竺鼠踢了麦克那只动作敏捷的扁蚤。 - My guinea pig babies have been growing, getting large.
我的天竺鼠小宝宝成长了﹐了很多。
guinea pig[ noun ]- a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
<noun.person>
the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly
the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities
- stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research
<noun.animal>
Guinea pig \Guin"ea pig`\ [Prob. a mistake for Guiana pig.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A small Brazilian rodent ({Cavia porcellus} or
{Cavia cobaya}), about seven inches in length and usually
of a white color, with spots of orange and black. Called
also {cavy}. It is the domesticated form of the wild cavy,
often kept as a pet and used commonly as an experimental
animal in laboratory research.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
2. Hence, [figuratively]: Any animal or person used in an
experiment; -- also applied to people who are unwillingly
or unknowingly subjected by authorities to policies or
procedures which might cause bodily or mental harm.
[PJC]
3. A contemptuous sobriquet. [Obs.] --Smollett
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]