老鼠的英语mouse：音标是：英[maʊs]，美[maʊs]。
一、基本释义
mouse：英[maʊs]，美[maʊs]，释义：n.老鼠；胆小如鼠的人；鼠标；v.捕鼠；仔细搜寻；移动鼠标至...之上。
名词复数；mice；过去式；moused；过去分词；moused；现在分词；mousing；第三人称单数；mouses。
二、词语用法
mouse的意思是“老鼠”“耗子”,指一种较rat小的、尾巴细长的啮齿类动物。用于比喻还可指“胆小如鼠的人”“怕羞的人”。mouse在科技术语中，指电脑上的“鼠标”“光标移动控制盒”。
三、词语搭配
as poor as a church mouse一贫如洗
as quiet as a mouse一声不响
as silent as a mouse静无声息
as still as a mouse悄无声息
trap for mouse捕鼠夹
四、例句
1、The mouse scurried into its hole when the cat appeared.猫一露面，老鼠急忙钻进自己的洞里。
2、The cat is playing with a live mouse.猫在戏弄那只活老鼠。
3、He remained a mouse in public affairs.在公众事务上他依然胆小如鼠。
4、Does your cat mouse well?你家的猫很会抓老鼠吗?
5、The burglar moused about for valuables.窃贼鬼鬼祟祟地四处搜寻值钱之物。
6、He thought he heard a mouse under the bed, and got down on all fours to have a look.他好像听见床底下有老鼠的声音，就趴在地上看了一下。
7、A mouse scared her out of her wits. 一只老鼠把她吓得魂不附体。