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mouse 音標拼音: [m'ɑʊs] n. 鼠標,老鼠,膽小羞怯的人,鼠標器
vi. 捕鼠,窺探
vt. 探出 鼠標,老鼠,膽小羞怯的人,鼠標器捕鼠,窺探探出 mouse滑鼠;游標控制器;鼠標器;游標控制鼠;(鼠狀)定位器 mouse滑鼠 mouse n 1: any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails 2: a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye [ synonym: { shiner}, { black eye}, { mouse}] 3: person who is quiet or timid 4: a hand- operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; " a mouse takes much more room than a trackball" [ synonym: { mouse}, { computer mouse}] v 1: to go stealthily or furtively; ".. stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor' s house" [ synonym: { sneak}, { mouse}, { creep}, { pussyfoot}] 2: manipulate the mouse of a computerMouse \ Mouse\ ( mous), n.; pl. { Mice} ( m[ imac] s). [ OE. mous, mus, AS. m[= u] s, pl. m[= y] s; akin to D. muis, G. maus, OHG. & Icel. m[= u] s, Dan. muus, Sw. mus, Russ. muishe, L. mus, Gr. my^ s, Skr. m[= u] sh mouse, mush to steal. [ root] 277. Cf. { Muscle}, { Musk}.] 1. ( Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus { Mus} and various related genera of the family { Muridae}. The common house mouse ({ Mus musculus}) is found in nearly all countries. The American { white- footed mouse}, or { deer mouse} ({ Peromyscus leucopus}, formerly { Hesperomys leucopus}) sometimes lives in houses. See { Dormouse}, { Meadow mouse}, under { Meadow}, and { Harvest mouse}, under { Harvest}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Naut.) ( a) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from slipping. ( b) Same as 2d { Mousing}, 2. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A familiar term of endearment. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A dark- colored swelling caused by a blow. [ Slang] [ 1913 Webster] 5. A match used in firing guns or blasting. [ 1913 Webster] { Field mouse}, { Flying mouse}, etc. See under { Field}, { Flying}, etc. { Mouse bird} ( Zool.), a coly. { Mouse deer} ( Zool.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil. { Mouse galago} ( Zool.), a very small West American galago ({ Galago murinus}). In color and size it resembles a mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel. { Mouse hawk}. ( Zool.) ( a) A hawk that devours mice. ( b) The hawk owl; -- called also { mouse owl}. { Mouse lemur} ( Zool.), any one of several species of very small lemurs of the genus { Chirogaleus}, found in Madagascar. { Mouse piece} ( Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part next below the round or from the lower part of the latter; -- called also { mouse buttock}. [ 1913 Webster]
Mouse \ Mouse\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Moused}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Mousing}.] 1. To watch for and catch mice. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something. [ 1913 Webster]
Mouse \ Mouse\, v. t. 1. To tear, as a cat devours a mouse. [ Obs.] "[ Death] mousing the flesh of men." -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Naut.) To furnish with a mouse; to secure by means of a mousing. See { Mouse}, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster] 65 Moby Thesaurus words for " mouse": Milquetoast, baby, bantam, banty, big baby, black eye, black- and- blue mark, bruise, busybody, button, chick, chicken, chicken liver, chit, contusion, coward, creep, diminutive, ecchymosis, featherweight, fingerling, fraid- cat, fraidy- cat, funk, funker, gal, girl, glide, invertebrate, jellyfish, lady friend, lass, lightweight, lily liver, milksop, mini, minikin, minnow, minny, modest violet, nose, nubbin, peewee, poke, pony, pry, runt, scaredy- cat, shiner, shrimp, shrinking violet, sissy, slide, slip, small fry, snip, snippet, snook, tit, wart, weak sister, weakling, white feather, white liver, wisp The most commonly used computer {pointing
device}, first introduced by {Douglas Engelbart} in 1968.
The mouse is a device used to manipulate an on-screen
{pointer} that's normally shaped like an arrow. With the
mouse in hand, the computer user can select, move, and change
items on the screen.
A conventional {roller-ball mouse} is slid across the surface
of the desk, often on a {mouse mat}. As the mouse moves, a
ball set in a depression on the underside of the mouse rolls
accordingly. The ball is also in contact with two small
shafts set at right angles to each other inside the mouse.
The rotating ball turns the shafts, and sensors inside the
mouse measure the shafts' rotation. The distance and
direction information from the sensors is then transmitted to
the computer, usually through a connecting wire - the mouse's
"tail". The computer then moves the mouse pointer on the
screen to follow the movements of the mouse. This may be done
directly by the {graphics adaptor}, but where it involves the
processor the task should be assigned a high {priority} to
avoid any perceptible delay.
Some mice are contoured to fit the shape of a person's right
hand, and some come in left-handed versions. Other mice are
symmetrical.
Included on the mouse are usually two or three buttons that
the user may press, or click, to initiate various actions such
as running {programs} or opening {files}. The left-most
button (the {primary mouse button}) is operated with the index
finger to select and activate objects represented on the
screen. Different {operating systems} and {graphical user
interfaces} have different conventions for using the other
button(s). Typical operations include calling up a
{context-sensitive menu}, modifying the selection, or pasting
text. With fewer mouse buttons these require combinations of
mouse and keyboard actions. Between its left and right
buttons, a mouse may also have a wheel that can be used for
scrolling or other special operations defined by the software.
Some systems allow the mouse button assignments to be swapped
round for left-handed users.
Just moving the pointer across the screen with the mouse
typically does nothing (though some CAD systems respond to
patterns of mouse movement with no buttons pressed).
Normally, the pointer is positioned over something on the
screen (an {icon} or a {menu} item), and the user then clicks
a mouse button to actually affect the screen display.
The five most common "gestures" performed with the mouse are:
{point} (to place the pointer over an on-screen item), {click}
(to press and release a mouse button), {double-click} {to
press and release a mouse button twice in rapid succession},
{right-click} (to press and release the right mouse button},
and {drag} (to hold down the mouse button while moving the
mouse).
Most modern computers include a mouse as standard equipment.
However, some systems, especially portable {laptop} and
{notebook} models, may have a {trackball}, {touchpad} or
{Trackpoint} on or next to the {keyboard}. These input
devices work like the mouse, but take less space and don't
need a desk.
Many other alternatives to the conventional roller-ball mouse
exist. A {tailless mouse}, or {hamster}, transmits its
information with {infrared} impulses. A {foot-controlled
mouse (http://footmouse.com/)} is one used on the floor
underneath the desk. An {optical mouse} uses a
{light-emitting diode} and {photocells} instead of a rolling
ball to track its position. Some optical designs may require
a special mouse mat marked with a grid, others, like the
Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer, work on nearly any surface.
{Yahoo!
(http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Computers/Hardware/Peripherals/Input_Devices/Mice/)}.
{(http://peripherals.about.com/library/weekly/aa041498.htm)}.
{PC Guide's "Troubleshooting Mice"
(http://pcguide.com/ts/x/comp/mice.htm)}.
(1999-07-21)
Mouse Heb. ' akhbar, " swift digger"), properly the dormouse, the field- mouse ( 1 Sam. 6: 4). In Lev. 11: 29, Isa. 66: 17 this word is used generically, and includes the jerboa ( Mus jaculus), rat, hamster ( Cricetus), which, though declared to be unclean animals, were eaten by the Arabs, and are still eaten by the Bedouins. It is said that no fewer than twenty- three species of this group (' akhbar= Arab. ferah) of animals inhabit Palestine. God " laid waste" the people of Ashdod by the terrible visitation of field- mice, which are like locusts in their destructive effects ( 1 Sam. 6: 4, 11, 18). Herodotus, the Greek historian, accounts for the destruction of the army of Sennacherib ( 2 Kings 19: 35) by saying that in the night thousands of mice invaded the camp and gnawed through the bow- strings, quivers, and shields, and thus left the Assyrians helpless. ( See { SENNACHERIB}.) |
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