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geckos

/ˈɡekəʊz/

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noun

壁虎，守宫

Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae. They are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces.

Examples :

"Sentence: "We saw several geckos on the walls of our hotel room in Hawaii, easily climbing the smooth surfaces." "

在夏威夷，我们在酒店房间的墙上看到了好几只壁虎，它们能轻轻松松地爬上光滑的墙面。

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verb

像壁虎一样爬行，攀附。

To move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface.

Examples :

"The toddler, determined to reach the cookie jar on the counter, started to gecko up the side of the refrigerator. "

那个蹒跚学步的孩子，为了拿到柜台上的饼干罐，开始像壁虎一样往冰箱侧面攀爬。

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