A squirrel is a small animal with a big bushy tail that lives in trees, runs along branches and walls, and eats nuts and seeds. In Taiwan you see them in parks and on campuses; in Europe and North America they are one of the most common wild animals in cities, so English speakers talk about them a lot.

A squirrel松鼠 is是 a small animal with a big bushy tail一種尾巴又大又蓬鬆的小動物 that lives in trees住在樹上，runs along branches and walls會沿著樹枝和牆壁跑，and eats nuts and seeds吃堅果和種子。In Taiwan在台灣，you see them你會...看到牠們 in parks and on campuses在公園和校園裡；in Europe and North America在歐洲和北美，they are是 one of the most common wild animals in cities城市裡最常見的野生動物之一，so所以 English speakers talk about them a lot英語使用者很常提到牠們。

The word is also a verb: to squirrel something away means to hide it somewhere safe and keep it for later, usually a little bit at a time and often secretly — "she squirrelled away a few hundred dollars every month." This comes straight from the animal's habit of burying nuts before winter. The verb almost always appears with away; "squirrel money" on its own sounds wrong.

The word這個字 is also也是 a verb動詞：to squirrel something awayto squirrel something away means意思是 to hide it somewhere safe把東西藏在安全的地方 and keep it for later留到以後用，usually a little bit at a time通常是每次一點點，and而且 often secretly常常是偷偷的——'she squirrelled away a few hundred dollars every month'「她每個月都偷偷存個幾百塊」。This這個用法 comes straight from直接來自 the animal's habit of burying nuts before winter松鼠在冬天前把堅果埋起來的習慣。The verb這個動詞 almost always appears with幾乎都會搭配 away一起用；'squirrel money' on its own單獨說「squirrel money」 sounds wrong聽起來會怪怪的。

As an image, squirrels also stand for being busy, quick, and easily distracted, which is where the adjective squirrelly comes from.

As an image作為一種形象，squirrels松鼠 also stand for也代表 being busy, quick, and easily distracted忙碌、動作快，還有容易分心，which is where是...的由來 the adjective squirrelly comes from形容詞squirrelly。