| 英语单词 | amphibian |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [æm'fɪbiən] 美 [æm'fɪbiən] |
| 中文释义 | adj.两栖类的;水陆两用的 n.两栖动物;水陆两用飞机;水陆两用车 |
| 英语例句 | (1) It is being actively pursued by amphibian specialists, for example. (2) Unfortunately for the Chinese Giant Salamander, which is the largest amphibian in the world, it is a delicacy in China and the target of illegal hunting. (3) The frog is an amphibian, which means it can live on land and in water. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 举个例,许多两栖类生物研究专家正积极的从事这项工作。 (2) 不幸的是中国大鲵,这种动物世界里最大的两栖类,在中国成为了一种美味被非法捕杀。 (3) 青蛙属于两栖动物,也就是说它既能生活在陆地上也能生活在水里。 |
| vocabulary简明 | An amphibian is a cold-blooded vertebrate animal that is born in water and breathes with gills. As the larva grows into its adult form, the animal's lungs develop the ability to breathe air, and the animal can live on land. Frogs, toads, and salamanders are all amphibians. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The word amphibian comes from the Greek word amphibios, which means to live a double life. The noun amphibian has its roots in the words amphi, meaning of both kinds, and bios, meaning life. The word is used for the class of animals that spend part of their lives in water and part on land. The word can also be used as an adjective to describe the animals that lives this way. You might be interested to know that the largest amphibian weighs about 140 pounds and the smallest weighs only a few grams. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]两栖动物 Amphibians are animals such as frogs and toads that can live both on land and in water. 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]水陆两用车 An amphibian is a vehicle which is able to move on both land and water, or an aeroplane which can land on both land and water. |
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