beaver
/ˈbiːvə(r)/noun
उच्चारण बीवर
ऊदबिलाव
Core word
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[C]
an animal with a wide flat tail and strong teeth, that lives in water and on land and builds dams
ऊदबिलाव
- busy as a beaver
- The beaver built a dam across the narrow stream.
- Beavers cut down trees with their teeth.
+ 2 more examples
- A beaver slapped its tail on the water to warn others.
- The beaver's lodge was surrounded by water.
Synonyms rodent
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a beaver / beavers (countable noun)
Beaver is a countable noun. Use a or the for one animal and add -s for more than one; the plural has no irregular form.
'Beaver' countable noun है। एक जानवर के लिए a या the और एक से अधिक के लिए -s लगाया जाता है; इसका plural अनियमित नहीं है।
- A beaver can cut down a small tree in a single night.
- Beavers live in families and work together on their homes.
beaver dam / beaver lodge (noun + noun)
Beaver is often placed before another noun to name something that the animal builds or that comes from it.
'Beaver' को अक्सर दूसरे noun से पहले रखकर उस चीज़ का नाम बनाया जाता है जिसे यह जानवर बनाता है या जो इससे मिलती है।
- The beaver dam turned the stream into a quiet pond.
- A beaver lodge has an underwater entrance that keeps enemies away.
beaver away (at/on sth)
As a phrasal verb, beaver away means to work very hard and steadily at something, often for a long time. It is informal and mostly British.
Phrasal verb के रूप में 'beaver away' का अर्थ है किसी काम में लंबे समय तक लगातार कड़ी मेहनत करना। यह informal है और मुख्यतः British English में प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika has been beavering away at her notes since morning.
- He beavered away on the project report until midnight.
as busy as a beaver / eager beaver (fixed expressions)
A beaver stands for hard work in comparisons. An eager beaver is a person who is very keen to work, sometimes a little too keen.
तुलना में 'beaver' कड़ी मेहनत का प्रतीक है। 'Eager beaver' उस व्यक्ति को कहते हैं जो काम करने के लिए बहुत उत्सुक रहता है, कभी-कभी आवश्यकता से अधिक।
- The new clerk is an eager beaver and reaches the office before everyone else.
+Collocations 4
adjective + beaver
busyeagerNorth Americanyounghardworking
- The teacher called Meena an eager beaver because she always volunteered for extra work.
'Eager beaver' आम तौर पर थोड़ा हल्के-फुल्के लहजे में प्रयोग होता है।
beaver + noun
damlodgefurpondcolonytail
- A beaver colony had built three dams along the river.
verb + beaver (what people do)
trapprotectreintroducespotwatch
- Wildlife workers reintroduced beavers into the wetland last year.
beaver away + preposition
atonoverfor hoursall night
- The students were beavering away at their assignments in the library.
“More examples 5
- The beaver slapped its flat tail on the water to warn the others.
बीवर ने दूसरों को सावधान करने के लिए अपनी चपटी पूँछ पानी पर पटकी।
- Our geography teacher showed us how a beaver changes the flow of a river.
हमारे भूगोल के अध्यापक ने हमें दिखाया कि बीवर किसी नदी के प्रवाह को कैसे बदल देता है।
- While others relaxed during the holiday, Arjun beavered away at his thesis.
जब बाकी लोग छुट्टी में आराम कर रहे थे, अर्जुन अपने शोध-प्रबंध पर लगातार जुटा रहा।
- Beaver fur was once so valuable that it drew traders across the ocean.
बीवर का फर कभी इतना मूल्यवान था कि उसने व्यापारियों को समुद्र पार खींच लिया।
- She is such a beaver when exams are near; she hardly sleeps.
परीक्षा पास आने पर वह इतनी मेहनत करती है कि मुश्किल से सोती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He beavered at the report all night.
✓ He beavered away at the report all night.
In the sense of working hard, the phrasal verb needs away; beaver alone does not carry that meaning.
कड़ी मेहनत के अर्थ में phrasal verb में away आवश्यक है; अकेला 'beaver' यह अर्थ नहीं देता।
✗ She beavered away for the project all week.
✓ She beavered away at the project all week.
The work is introduced with at or on, not for.
जिस काम में मेहनत की जा रही हो, उसके पहले at या on आता है, for नहीं।
→Phrasal verbs 1
beaver away (at sth)
(informal, especially BrE) to work very hard at something
(किसी काम में) जी-जान से जुटे रहना
- She has been beavering away at her notes all week.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Eager beaver (a very enthusiastic, hard-working person).
Idiom 'eager beaver' (बहुत उत्साही, परिश्रमी व्यक्ति)।