amphibian的意思

基本释义

• n 两栖动物

  an animal such as a frog that can live both on land and in water

例句

1. At first this amphibian deals with the cooler days by burying itself in the soil.

   起初，天气乍凉的时候，这种两栖动物将自己埋在土壤里。

2. Why does the speaker choose that amphibian as her representative of a public creature?

   诗人为何选择这个两栖动物作为公众人物的代表？

3. Almost all of them were abandoned somewhere in the city, " said Wu Weichun, the director of the zoo's amphibian department, to the Shanghai Dailynewspaper.

   “它们中几乎所有都是在城市里被遗弃的，”动物园两栖动物馆主任吴文春对《上海每日新闻报》说。

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英英释义

noun 1. cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form 2. an airplane designed to take off and land on water Synonym: amphibious aircraft 3. a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water Synonym: amphibious vehicle adj 1. relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia Synonym: amphibious

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