(pos:名詞)
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yue:自然科學、心理學實驗中畀人研究嘅白色#老鼠,通常係褐鼠或者小家鼠(量詞:隻)
eng:white rat in a laboratory; lab rat
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yue:好多實驗室都準備減少用白老鼠。 (hou2 do1 sat6 jim6 sat1 dou1 zeon2 bei6 gaam2 siu2 jung6 baak6 lou5 syu2.)
eng:Laboratories tend to reduce the use of white rats in future.
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yue:借代做試驗品或者試驗對象
eng:test subject; person being as a subject for experiment
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yue:唔好當自己係白老鼠亂咁食藥減肥啦。 (m4 hou2 dong3 zi6 gei2 hai6 baak6 lou5 syu2 lyun2 gam3 sik6 joek6 gaam2 fei4 laa1.)
eng:Don't try weight loss pills yourself like a laboratory rat.