balloonfish

/bəˈluːnfɪʃ/

Meanings

noun

气球鱼，刺豚鱼。

A fish of the genus Diodon or Tetraodon, capable of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus.

Examples :

"While snorkeling in the coral reef, we saw a balloonfish puff itself up into a spiky ball to scare away a larger fish. "

在珊瑚礁浮潜时，我们看到一条气球鱼为了吓走一条更大的鱼，吸入空气把自己鼓成了一个带刺的球。

Related Words

snorkeling verb

/ˈsnɔːrkəlɪŋ/ /ˈsnɔːrkəlɪŋɡ/ /ˈsnɔːrkɪlɪŋ/ /ˈsnɔːrkɪlɪŋɡ/

浮潜，潜水。

"Before the picnic, we were snorkeling in the clear, shallow water. "

野餐之前，我们一直在清澈的浅水中浮潜。

distending verb

/dɪˈstɛndɪŋ/

膨胀，扩张

"The balloon was distending with air as he kept blowing into it. "

他不停地往气球里吹气，气球因此越撑越大，眼看就要胀破了。

genus noun

/ˈdʒiːnəs/

属，属类

"All magnolias belong to the genus Magnolia."

所有的玉兰花都属于玉兰属 (Magnolia)。

capable adjective

/ˈkeɪpəbl̩/

能干，有能力，胜任。

"As everyone knew, he was capable of violence when roused."

众所周知，他发起火来是会动粗的。

larger adjective

/ˈlɑː.d͡ʒə/ /ˈlɑɹ.d͡ʒɚ/

更大，较大。

"Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps."

俄罗斯是个大国。果蝇就身体而言有很大的眼睛。他有大量的邮票收藏。

itself pronoun

/ɪtˈsɛlf/

它自己，自身。

"The door closed by itself"

门自己关上了。

spiky adjective

/ˈspaɪ.ki/

多刺的，有尖刺的

"The hedgehog has a spiky back to protect itself. "

刺猬长着一身带尖刺的背，用来保护自己。

taking verb

/ˈteɪkɪŋ/

获取，取得

"The student is taking notes in class to remember the important information. "

学生正在课堂上记笔记，以便获取重要的信息.

while noun

/waɪl/

一段时间, 时段

"He lectured for quite a long while."

他讲课讲了相当长一段时间。

coral noun

/ˈkɒɹəl/ /ˈkɔɹəl/

珊瑚，珊瑚虫。

"The scuba diver pointed to the vibrant coral reef. "

潜水员指着那片色彩鲜艳的珊瑚礁。

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

水，水分，液体。

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

通过电的作用，水被分解成了它的两个组成部分，氧气和氢气。

esophagus noun

/ɪˈsɒfəɡəs/ /iˈsɒfəɡəs/

食道， пищевод.

"The doctor examined the patient's esophagus to see if there were any problems with swallowing. "

医生检查了病人的食道，看看他的吞咽是否有问题。