hippopotami

/ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəmaɪ/ /ˌhɪpəˈpɑːtəmaɪ/

Meanings

noun

河马，巨河马

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

Examples :

"The zookeepers carefully fed the hippopotami their daily portion of hay and vegetables. "

动物园管理员们小心地给河马们喂食了它们每天的干草和蔬菜。

Related Words

zookeepers noun

/ˈzuˌkipərz/

动物园管理员，饲养员

"The zookeepers feed the lions every morning. "

动物园的饲养员每天早上喂狮子。

their pronoun

/ðeər/

他们的

"They brought their books with them."

他们带了他们的书。

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。

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

小心地，谨慎地，细致地

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

他小心地听着母亲的担忧，为她的失望感到难过。(Tā xiǎoxīn de tīngzhe mǔqīn de dānyōu, wèi tā de shīwàng gǎndào nánguò.)

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。

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。

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

蔬菜，青菜

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

在生物课上，我们学到，严格来说，即使是水果也算是蔬菜，因为蔬菜的定义是任何植物。

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。

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。

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。

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。

portion noun

/ˈpoəɹʃən/ /ˈpɔːʃən/ /ˈpɔɹʃən/

部分，份额。

"The recipe called for a specific portion of flour, not the entire bag. "

这个食谱要求的是特定份额的面粉，而不是整整一袋。