🇬🇧🇨🇳 groundhog - 土拨鼠 : English Lesson

Meaning of "groundhog" ("土拨鼠"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A groundhog is a small, chubby animal that digs tunnels underground and loves to eat plants. It is best known for Groundhog Day, when people watch to see if it sees its shadow—because apparently, groundhogs are secret weather experts.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I think groundhogs have the right idea—if I could sleep all winter, I totally would.

I wish groundhogs could predict more things, like when my teacher will give a pop quiz.

I saw a groundhog today, but it saw me first and vanished like a tiny, furry magician.

I told my little brother that groundhogs are just chubby squirrels in witness protection.

If a groundhog pops out of its hole and sees my messy room, it’ll probably predict six more weeks of chores.

A groundhog poked its head from a warm hole, blinked at the cold morning and sniffed the air. The groundhog saw its shadow, froze, then dug fast. Children laughed as the groundhog dived back into its hole. Later the groundhog popped up calm, and the crowd cheered when the groundhog slept.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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