| 英语单词 | alligator |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['ælɪɡeɪtə(r)] 美 ['ælɪɡeɪtər] |
| 中文释义 | n.短吻鳄 adj.鳄鱼皮的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Alligators usually live in hot wet parts of America and China. (2) The pythons have even been known to devour the odd alligator. (3) Alligator skin is ten times costlier than leather. (4) All the government shoes are made of alligator hide. (5) Which is better, pig skin or alligator skin? |
| 中文例句 | (1) 短吻鳄通常生活在美国和中国的湿热地带。 (2) 这些大蟒已经因吞噬稀有的短吻鳄而被尽人皆知。 (3) 鳄鱼皮要比皮革贵十倍。 (4) 公家的鞋都是鳄鱼皮做的。 (5) 哪种好些,猪皮还是鳄鱼皮? |
| vocabulary简明 | An alligator is a very big reptile — a scaly, four-footed animal with a long tail. You might see an alligator if you travel to Florida or Louisiana. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Alligators are only found in the warmest, swampiest places in the United States and China — and occasionally in the zoo. They can grow as long as fourteen feet and can weigh more than 900 pounds, and they eat turtles, birds, fish, and sometimes deer. Alligator comes from the Spanish el lagarto, or "lizard." In the 1930s, if someone called you an alligator, they might have been referring to your love for swing music. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]短吻鳄 An alligator is a large reptile with short legs, a long tail and very powerful jaws. 2 [ADJ 形容词](靴子、提包等)鳄鱼皮制的 Alligator boots and bags are made from the skin of an alligator.
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