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hippo

/ˈhɪpəʊ/ /ˈhɪpoʊ/

Meanings
noun

河马

A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Examples :

"The zookeeper fed the hippopotamus a large pile of hay. "
动物园管理员给河马喂了一大堆干草。
animal organism nature environment biology

Related Words

Illustration fed

fed noun

/fɛd/

联邦探员，联邦官员

"That corrupt fed was caught taking bribes from a mobster!"

那个腐败的联邦探员被抓到收取黑帮分子的贿赂了！

Illustration aquatic

aquatic noun

/ɘˈkwɔ.tɘk/ /əˈkwæ.tɪk/

水生植物，水草

"The pond lilies are beautiful aquatic plants. "

池塘里的睡莲是美丽的水生植物。

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration pile

pile noun

/paɪl/

堆，堆积物。

"My son made a pile of books on his desk. "

我儿子在桌子上堆了一堆书。

Illustration hippopotamus

hippopotamus noun

/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/

河马

"The zookeeper explained that the hippopotamus spends most of the day in the water to stay cool. "

动物园管理员解释说，河马大部分时间都待在水里，这样可以保持凉爽。

Illustration zookeeper

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。

Illustration mammal

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。

Illustration herbivorous

herbivorous adjective

/hɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/

食草的，草食性的

"The giraffe is a herbivorous animal, eating leaves from tall trees. "

长颈鹿是食草动物，它们主要吃高树上的树叶。

Illustration semi

semi noun

/ˈsɛmi/ /ˈsemaɪ/

双拼别墅，半独立式住宅

"My family lives in a semi. "

我家住在一栋双拼别墅里。

Illustration eating

eating verb

/ˈiːtɪŋ/ /ˈitɪŋ/

吃，食用。

"The children are eating lunch in the cafeteria. "

孩子们正在食堂吃午饭。

Illustration large

large noun

/ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/

二全音符

"The music teacher explained that a "large" is a very long note, longer than a breve. "

音乐老师解释说，“二全音符”是一种非常长的音符，比全音符还要长。

Illustration plant

plant noun

/plænt/ /plɑːnt/

植物，草木。

"The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border."

花园里有几棵树， 边缘还簇拥着一些色彩鲜艳的草本植物。