Definition of possum in English:

possum

noun ˈpɒsəmˈpɑsəm

1A tree-dwelling Australasian marsupial that typically has a prehensile tail.
袋貂
Four families, especially Petauridae: many species, including the ringtails
Example sentencesExamples
- The main predators which are depleting the bird population in native forest are possums, stoats, rats and mice.
- I followed his gaze and there on the eave of the neighbor's house sat a fat possum.
- We've got tiny little radios that we can put on the honey possums now.
- Maybe you would see koalas, wombats, echidnas, brush tail and ring tail possums and emus if you're lucky.
- The model in the center wears a possum fur coat to complete the look.
- Only through world wide marketing of possum fur products can this pest be safely controlled.
- Leonie Lamont found a dead possum in the car park which had fallen out of its tree overnight.
- Many of these products come with a label that reads, " Thank you for buying possum fur.
- The Plaintiff acquires brush tail possums - which are harvested in this State.
- The Plaintiff has a licence to take and hold brush tail possums from the Department of Parks Wildlife and Heritage in Tasmania.
- A large fat possum was caught in bright blue light, hissed and ran up the nearest tree.
- Possum populations have been drastically reduced, resulting in significant improvements in forest health.
- It is what we, as carers of koalas, birds, possums, macropods (wallabies, kangaroos etc.) and other wildlife carers are trained to do.
- It is also my first chance to see the wonderfully unique wildlife here; kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, pademelons, possums, and various unique birds.
- No, the aim is not to decimate the possum population.
- There are a variety of possums, early kangaroos, koalas, wombats and quolls, as well as marsupial groups that are now completely extinct.
- In Tasmania we have such a huge amount of wildlife: brush tail possums, all sorts of animals that at a glimpse, at a distance in poor light or whatever, can appear to be a fox.
- The last honey possum collected in the Perth metro area was in Shenton Park in 1941.
- The challenge, therefore, was to vaccinate the nocturnal, tree-dwelling possums.
- Like these bats, honey possums feed by probing flowers with their tongues.
1. 1.1North American informal An opossum.
  〈北美，非正式〉负鼠
  Example sentencesExamples
  A favourite southern dish is possum and taters: the opossum is parboiled, then salted and peppered and roasted in a pan with peeled, roasted sweet potatoes.

Phrases

play possum
〈北美，非正式〉负鼠

1Pretend to be asleep or unconscious (as an opossum does when threatened).
假装睡着；装死
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘It is not uncommon for a Marine to put rounds in the head of someone playing possum,’ he says.
- They quickly switched off the lights, played dead possum.
- Isn't that playing possum stuff supposed to protect them?
- After a retrospective release the band finally relented after 28 years of playing possum.
- Today I did washing at home in my washing machine, on the off-chance that it'd just been playing possum, and lo and behold, it worked just fine.
- ‘I played possum,’ he said with a sheepish smile.
- When they stopped, the man was unconscious - or playing possum.
- But is he down in a prone shooting position and only wounded, playing possum again?
2Feign ignorance.
装傻，装糊涂，假装不知道
Example sentencesExamples
- He has obviously decided to put the boot in, knowing that the majority of unions have played possum for so long now on so much.

stir the possum

informal Excite interest or controversy.
an article on hypocrisy would stir the possum

Origin

Early 17th century: shortening of opossum.

An informal American term for the opossum, a marsupial whose name comes from a Native American word meaning ‘white dog’. This animal feigns death when it is threatened or attacked, which is why playing possum, an expression recorded from the early 19th century in the USA, is pretending to be asleep or unconscious when threatened. In Australia, to stir the possum is to stir up controversy or liven things up. The Australian possum is also a marsupial but is a different animal from its American counterpart.

Rhymes

blossom, opossum

Definition of possum in US English:

possum

nounˈpäsəmˈpɑsəm

1North American informal An opossum.
〈北美，非正式〉负鼠
Example sentencesExamples
- A favourite southern dish is possum and taters: the opossum is parboiled, then salted and peppered and roasted in a pan with peeled, roasted sweet potatoes.
2A tree-dwelling Australasian marsupial that typically has a prehensile tail.
袋貂
Four families, especially Petauridae: many species, including the ringtails
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of these products come with a label that reads, " Thank you for buying possum fur.
- The Plaintiff acquires brush tail possums - which are harvested in this State.
- A large fat possum was caught in bright blue light, hissed and ran up the nearest tree.
- The challenge, therefore, was to vaccinate the nocturnal, tree-dwelling possums.
- No, the aim is not to decimate the possum population.
- Possum populations have been drastically reduced, resulting in significant improvements in forest health.
- The Plaintiff has a licence to take and hold brush tail possums from the Department of Parks Wildlife and Heritage in Tasmania.
- We've got tiny little radios that we can put on the honey possums now.
- Like these bats, honey possums feed by probing flowers with their tongues.
- There are a variety of possums, early kangaroos, koalas, wombats and quolls, as well as marsupial groups that are now completely extinct.
- Leonie Lamont found a dead possum in the car park which had fallen out of its tree overnight.
- The model in the center wears a possum fur coat to complete the look.
- In Tasmania we have such a huge amount of wildlife: brush tail possums, all sorts of animals that at a glimpse, at a distance in poor light or whatever, can appear to be a fox.
- I followed his gaze and there on the eave of the neighbor's house sat a fat possum.
- Maybe you would see koalas, wombats, echidnas, brush tail and ring tail possums and emus if you're lucky.
- The last honey possum collected in the Perth metro area was in Shenton Park in 1941.
- The main predators which are depleting the bird population in native forest are possums, stoats, rats and mice.
- It is what we, as carers of koalas, birds, possums, macropods (wallabies, kangaroos etc.) and other wildlife carers are trained to do.
- It is also my first chance to see the wonderfully unique wildlife here; kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, pademelons, possums, and various unique birds.
- Only through world wide marketing of possum fur products can this pest be safely controlled.

Phrases

play possum
〈北美，非正式〉负鼠

1Pretend to be asleep or unconscious when threatened (in imitation of an opossum's behavior).
假装睡着；装死
Example sentencesExamples
- After a retrospective release the band finally relented after 28 years of playing possum.
- But is he down in a prone shooting position and only wounded, playing possum again?
- ‘I played possum,’ he said with a sheepish smile.
- When they stopped, the man was unconscious - or playing possum.
- ‘It is not uncommon for a Marine to put rounds in the head of someone playing possum,’ he says.
- Today I did washing at home in my washing machine, on the off-chance that it'd just been playing possum, and lo and behold, it worked just fine.
- They quickly switched off the lights, played dead possum.
- Isn't that playing possum stuff supposed to protect them?
2Feign ignorance.
装傻，装糊涂，假装不知道
Example sentencesExamples
- He has obviously decided to put the boot in, knowing that the majority of unions have played possum for so long now on so much.

Origin

Early 17th century: shortening of opossum.

词汇	possum
释义	Definition of possum in English: possum noun ˈpɒsəmˈpɑsəm 1A tree-dwelling Australasian marsupial that typically has a prehensile tail. 袋貂 Four families, especially Petauridae: many species, including the ringtails Example sentencesExamples The main predators which are depleting the bird population in native forest are possums, stoats, rats and mice. I followed his gaze and there on the eave of the neighbor's house sat a fat possum. We've got tiny little radios that we can put on the honey possums now. Maybe you would see koalas, wombats, echidnas, brush tail and ring tail possums and emus if you're lucky. The model in the center wears a possum fur coat to complete the look. Only through world wide marketing of possum fur products can this pest be safely controlled. Leonie Lamont found a dead possum in the car park which had fallen out of its tree overnight. Many of these products come with a label that reads, " Thank you for buying possum fur. The Plaintiff acquires brush tail possums - which are harvested in this State. The Plaintiff has a licence to take and hold brush tail possums from the Department of Parks Wildlife and Heritage in Tasmania. A large fat possum was caught in bright blue light, hissed and ran up the nearest tree. Possum populations have been drastically reduced, resulting in significant improvements in forest health. It is what we, as carers of koalas, birds, possums, macropods (wallabies, kangaroos etc.) and other wildlife carers are trained to do. It is also my first chance to see the wonderfully unique wildlife here; kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, pademelons, possums, and various unique birds. No, the aim is not to decimate the possum population. There are a variety of possums, early kangaroos, koalas, wombats and quolls, as well as marsupial groups that are now completely extinct. In Tasmania we have such a huge amount of wildlife: brush tail possums, all sorts of animals that at a glimpse, at a distance in poor light or whatever, can appear to be a fox. The last honey possum collected in the Perth metro area was in Shenton Park in 1941. The challenge, therefore, was to vaccinate the nocturnal, tree-dwelling possums. Like these bats, honey possums feed by probing flowers with their tongues. 1.1North American informal An opossum. 〈北美，非正式〉负鼠 Example sentencesExamples A favourite southern dish is possum and taters: the opossum is parboiled, then salted and peppered and roasted in a pan with peeled, roasted sweet potatoes. Phrases play possum 〈北美，非正式〉负鼠 1Pretend to be asleep or unconscious (as an opossum does when threatened). 假装睡着；装死 Example sentencesExamples ‘It is not uncommon for a Marine to put rounds in the head of someone playing possum,’ he says. They quickly switched off the lights, played dead possum. Isn't that playing possum stuff supposed to protect them? After a retrospective release the band finally relented after 28 years of playing possum. Today I did washing at home in my washing machine, on the off-chance that it'd just been playing possum, and lo and behold, it worked just fine. ‘I played possum,’ he said with a sheepish smile. When they stopped, the man was unconscious - or playing possum. But is he down in a prone shooting position and only wounded, playing possum again? 2Feign ignorance. 装傻，装糊涂，假装不知道 Example sentencesExamples He has obviously decided to put the boot in, knowing that the majority of unions have played possum for so long now on so much. stir the possum informal Excite interest or controversy. an article on hypocrisy would stir the possum Origin Early 17th century: shortening of opossum. An informal American term for the opossum, a marsupial whose name comes from a Native American word meaning ‘white dog’. This animal feigns death when it is threatened or attacked, which is why playing possum, an expression recorded from the early 19th century in the USA, is pretending to be asleep or unconscious when threatened. In Australia, to stir the possum is to stir up controversy or liven things up. The Australian possum is also a marsupial but is a different animal from its American counterpart. Rhymes blossom, opossum noun.1 phr. Definition of possum in US English: possum nounˈpäsəmˈpɑsəm 1North American informal An opossum. 〈北美，非正式〉负鼠 Example sentencesExamples A favourite southern dish is possum and taters: the opossum is parboiled, then salted and peppered and roasted in a pan with peeled, roasted sweet potatoes. 2A tree-dwelling Australasian marsupial that typically has a prehensile tail. 袋貂 Four families, especially Petauridae: many species, including the ringtails Example sentencesExamples Many of these products come with a label that reads, " Thank you for buying possum fur. The Plaintiff acquires brush tail possums - which are harvested in this State. A large fat possum was caught in bright blue light, hissed and ran up the nearest tree. The challenge, therefore, was to vaccinate the nocturnal, tree-dwelling possums. No, the aim is not to decimate the possum population. Possum populations have been drastically reduced, resulting in significant improvements in forest health. The Plaintiff has a licence to take and hold brush tail possums from the Department of Parks Wildlife and Heritage in Tasmania. We've got tiny little radios that we can put on the honey possums now. Like these bats, honey possums feed by probing flowers with their tongues. There are a variety of possums, early kangaroos, koalas, wombats and quolls, as well as marsupial groups that are now completely extinct. Leonie Lamont found a dead possum in the car park which had fallen out of its tree overnight. The model in the center wears a possum fur coat to complete the look. In Tasmania we have such a huge amount of wildlife: brush tail possums, all sorts of animals that at a glimpse, at a distance in poor light or whatever, can appear to be a fox. I followed his gaze and there on the eave of the neighbor's house sat a fat possum. Maybe you would see koalas, wombats, echidnas, brush tail and ring tail possums and emus if you're lucky. The last honey possum collected in the Perth metro area was in Shenton Park in 1941. The main predators which are depleting the bird population in native forest are possums, stoats, rats and mice. It is what we, as carers of koalas, birds, possums, macropods (wallabies, kangaroos etc.) and other wildlife carers are trained to do. It is also my first chance to see the wonderfully unique wildlife here; kangaroos, wallabies, wombats, pademelons, possums, and various unique birds. Only through world wide marketing of possum fur products can this pest be safely controlled. Phrases play possum 〈北美，非正式〉负鼠 1Pretend to be asleep or unconscious when threatened (in imitation of an opossum's behavior). 假装睡着；装死 Example sentencesExamples After a retrospective release the band finally relented after 28 years of playing possum. But is he down in a prone shooting position and only wounded, playing possum again? ‘I played possum,’ he said with a sheepish smile. When they stopped, the man was unconscious - or playing possum. ‘It is not uncommon for a Marine to put rounds in the head of someone playing possum,’ he says. Today I did washing at home in my washing machine, on the off-chance that it'd just been playing possum, and lo and behold, it worked just fine. They quickly switched off the lights, played dead possum. Isn't that playing possum stuff supposed to protect them? 2Feign ignorance. 装傻，装糊涂，假装不知道 Example sentencesExamples He has obviously decided to put the boot in, knowing that the majority of unions have played possum for so long now on so much. Origin Early 17th century: shortening of opossum. noun.1 phr.
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