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chameleon

/kəˈmiːljən/

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noun

变色龙

A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.

Examples :

"The chameleon on the windowsill changed color from brown to green. "

窗台上那只变色龙的颜色从棕色变成了绿色。

animal biology nature organism

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noun

变色龙, 善变之人，见风使舵的人。

A person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances.

Examples :

"My cousin is a chameleon; he changes his opinion about which school club to join almost every week. "

我的表弟简直就是个变色龙，几乎每周都变一次想加入哪个学校社团的主意。

character human person attitude ability

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noun

变色龙粒子，伪装粒子

A hypothetical scalar particle with a non-linear self-interaction, giving it an effective mass that depends on its environment: the presence of other fields.

Examples :

"Because it interacts with the strong electromagnetic fields near the power plant, this hypothetical "chameleon" particle would have a much larger mass there than it would in the relative vacuum of deep space. "

由于它与发电厂附近的强电磁场相互作用，这种假想的“变色龙粒子”（伪装粒子）在那里的质量会比在深空的相对真空中大得多。

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adjective

变色，善变的。

Describing something that changes color.

Examples :

"The wall was covered with a chameleon paint."

墙上涂的是一种变色漆。

appearance nature animal color