echidna

/əˈkɪdnə/

Meanings

noun

针鼹, 刺猬。

Any of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

Examples :

"The zookeeper showed the children an echidna, a small spiny mammal native to Australia. "

动物园管理员给孩子们展示了一只针鼹，这是一种原产于澳大利亚的小型带刺哺乳动物。

Related Words

showed verb

/ˈʃoʊd/

展示，显现.

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

他上了四年大学，唯一能拿出来展示的就只有一张装裱好的纸（文凭）。

native noun

/ˈneɪtɪv/ /ˈneɪtəv/

原住民，土著。

"The native student explained the customs of her home village to the class. "

那位原住民学生向全班同学介绍了她家乡的风俗习惯。

species noun

/ˈspiːsiːz/

物种，种类

"the male species"

男性这一种

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

zookeeper noun

/ˈzuˌkipər/

动物园管理员，饲养员

"The zookeeper fed the giraffes their lunch of fresh leaves. "

动物园管理员给长颈鹿喂了新鲜树叶当午餐。

mammal noun

/ˈmæməl/

哺乳动物

"The dog is a mammal because it is warm-blooded, has fur, and nurses its puppies. "

狗是哺乳动物，因为它体温恒定，身上有毛，而且用奶喂养小狗。

extant adjective

/ɛkˈstænt/

现存的，尚存的

"Although many ancient languages are dead, Latin is still extant in some academic circles. "

虽然许多古代语言已经消亡，但拉丁语在一些学术界仍然现存使用。

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

腰部, 背部。

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

孩子背着沉重的书包去上学后，腰疼得厉害。

monotremes noun

/ˈmɒnəˌtriːmz/ /ˈmɑːnəˌtriːmz/

卵生哺乳动物

"In their biology class, the students learned that monotremes, such as echidnas and platypuses, are unique mammals because they lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. "

在生物课上，学生们了解到像针鼹和鸭嘴兽这样的卵生哺乳动物是非常独特的哺乳动物，因为它们是产卵而不是直接生育幼崽的。

southern noun

/ˈsʌðɚn/ /ˈsʌðən/

南方人

"My cousin, a southern, moved to the area after graduating from university. "

我的表弟是个南方人，大学毕业后搬到了这个地区。(我的表弟是位美国南方人，大学毕业后搬到了这个地区。）

guinea noun

/ˈɡɪni/

意大利人，意裔。

"My grandfather proudly identified as a guinea, sharing stories of his Italian heritage and upbringing. "

我的祖父自豪地认为自己是意大利人，并分享了他意大利血统和成长经历的故事。(Wo de zufù zìháo de rènwéi zìjǐ shì yìdàlì rén, bìng fēnxiǎng le tā yìdàlì xuètǒng hé chéngzhǎng jīnglì de gùshì.)