[N-COUNT 可数名词]爬行动物Reptiles are a group of cold-blooded animals which have skins covered with small hard plates called scales and lay eggs. Snakes, lizards, and crocodiles are reptiles.
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rep·tile/ˈreptaɪl; NAmEˈreptaɪl;ˈreptl/noun _reptiles_comp.jpg _turtle.jpg any animal that has cold blood and skin covered in scales,and that lays eggs. Snakes, crocodilesand tortoisesare all reptiles.爬行动物☞compare
amphibian
▶rep·til·ianreptilianreptilians/repˈtɪliən; NAmErepˈtɪliən/adjective◆our reptilian ancestors我们像爬虫一样的祖先◆( figurative) He licked his lips in an unpleasantly reptilian way.他恶心地像爬虫般舔着他的嘴唇。reptilereptilesrep·tile/ˈreptaɪl; NAmEˈreptaɪl;ˈreptl/rep·til·ian/repˈtɪliən; NAmErepˈtɪliən/
1a type of animal, such as a snake or lizard, whose body temperature changes according to the temperature around it, and that usually lays eggs to have babies2informal someone who is unpleasant or cannot be trusted—reptilian /repˈtɪliən/ adjective
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reptile
[ˈreptaɪl]
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爬行动物(84%),卑鄙的人(9%),爬虫类的(7%)
n.爬行动物;卑鄙的人
adj.爬虫类的;卑鄙的
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