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Terrestrial Aquatic Adj 形容词 N Animals Earth Means

英语单词 terrestrial
英美音标 英 [tə'restriəl] 美 [tə'restriəl]
中文释义 adj.陆地的;陆生的;地球的
n.地球生物
英语例句 (1) Aquatic food chains are different from terrestrial ones.
(2) Although they can swim, the polar bears are terrestrial animals.
(3) A terrestrial globe is one that represents the earth.
中文例句 (1) 水生食物链不同于陆地食物链。
(2) 北极熊虽然会游泳,但也是陆栖动物。
(3) 地球仪是表现地球的器具。
vocabulary简明 Not straying far from its Latin root "terra" meaning "earth," terrestrial means "of the earth." If it's terrestrial, you'll find it on earth. If it's extraterrestrial, you'll find it emerging from a UFO.
vocabulary扩展 The adjective terrestrial can also be used to describe something that lives on land (as opposed to living in water, for example). "On their trip to the rain forest, the scientists were charged with cataloging terrestrial animals. Another group was going to be in charge of cataloging the aquatic animals." The adjective can also be used to describe something that is mundane in character. The teenager cried, "My life is boring and full of terrestrial events like going to band practice and to class!"
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词](动植物)陆地的,陆生的,陆栖的 A terrestrial animal or plant lives on land or on the ground rather than in the sea, in trees, or in the air.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [TECHNICAL 术语]
  • Terrestrial and aquatic fauna may sometimes be found resting together under a loose stone.

    有时在松动的石头下可以同时看见栖息的陆生动物和水生动物。

2
[ADJ 形容词]地球的;地球上的 Terrestrial means relating to the planet Earth rather than to some other part of the universe.
  [ADJ n]
  • ...terrestrial life forms.

    地球上的各种生命形态

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[ADJ 形容词](电视频道)地面的(有别于卫星转播的) Terrestrial television channels are transmitted using equipment situated at ground level, and not by satellite.
  [usu ADJ n]
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