gopher
/ˈɡəʊfə(r)/noun
उच्चारण गोफ़र
गोफ़र (बिल में रहने वाला एक चूहे जैसा उत्तर अमेरिकी जीव)
Core word
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a small North American animal like a rat, with pockets in its cheeks, that lives in holes in the ground
गोफ़र (बिल में रहने वाला एक चूहे जैसा उत्तर अमेरिकी जीव)
- Gophers had dug tunnels all over the farm.
- A gopher popped out of its hole and then quickly vanished.
- A gopher dug a hole under the fence.
+ 2 more examples
- Farmers in America sometimes struggle with gophers in their fields.
- The gopher stored seeds in its cheeks.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gopher (countable noun)
A gopher is a small burrowing rodent of North America. It is countable and the plural is gophers.
'Gopher' उत्तरी अमेरिका का एक छोटा बिल खोदने वाला कृंतक है। यह countable है और इसका plural 'gophers' है।
- A gopher dug a hole in the farmer's field.
- Gophers store food in pouches in their cheeks.
gopher + hole / burrow / mound
Nouns often follow gopher to describe its tunnels and the heaps of soil it leaves.
Gopher के बाद अक्सर ऐसे nouns आते हैं जो उसकी सुरंगों और मिट्टी के ढेरों को बताते हैं।
- The horse stumbled into a gopher hole.
- Fresh gopher mounds spoiled the lawn.
gopher (informal, American)
In American English, a gopher can also mean a junior worker who runs errands. The word comes from go for.
अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में 'gopher' छोटा कर्मचारी भी हो सकता है जो भागदौड़ के काम करता है। यह शब्द 'go for' से बना है।
- He started as a gopher on the film set.
the gopher (generic singular)
Use the gopher with the to talk about the animal as a type, as in the gopher is a burrowing rodent.
पूरी प्रजाति की बात करने के लिए 'the gopher' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The gopher is a burrowing rodent of North America.
+Collocations 5
adjective + gopher
pocketwildburrowingsmallfurry
- The pocket gopher is known for its large cheek pouches.
gopher + noun
holemoundtunnelsnakepopulation
- A gopher tunnel ran under the garden.
verb + gopher
trapspotpoisonchase
- The farmer tried to trap the gopher that was eating his crops.
gopher + verb
burrowdigstorefeed on
- A gopher digs long tunnels to find roots.
gopher + habitat
prairiegrasslandfarmlandlawnmeadow
- Gophers prefer soft soil in open grassland.
गोफर खुली घास के मैदानों की नरम मिट्टी पसंद करते हैं।
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- In the wildlife documentary, a gopher popped out of its hole.
वन्यजीवन की documentary में एक गोफर अपने बिल से बाहर निकल आया।
- Gophers feed mainly on roots, seeds and plants.
गोफर मुख्यतः जड़ों, बीजों और पौधों को खाते हैं।
- Radhika read about the gopher in a chapter on North American animals.
राधिका ने उत्तरी अमेरिका के जानवरों वाले अध्याय में गोफर के बारे में पढ़ा।
- Do not confuse a gopher with a mole; they are different animals.
गोफर को छछूँदर समझने की भूल मत कीजिए; ये अलग जानवर हैं।
- The film crew's gopher fetched tea for everyone.
फ़िल्म टीम के छोटे कर्मचारी ने सबके लिए चाय लाकर दी।
- The gardener found a gopher mound near the rose bed.
माली को गुलाब की क्यारी के पास गोफर के बिल की मिट्टी का ढेर मिला।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ A gopher lives in the holes which it dig.
✓ A gopher lives in the holes which it digs.
The subject it is singular, so the verb needs -s.
Subject 'it' singular है, इसलिए verb में -s लगेगा।
✗ Gophers is small animals.
✓ Gophers are small animals.
A plural subject takes are.
Plural subject के साथ 'are' आता है।