hippopotamus

/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/

Meanings

noun

河马

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

Examples :

"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。

Related Words

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

那个，那件事。

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

我姐姐带了几本书去图书馆，那本是关于恐龙的。

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。

spends noun

/spɛndz/

花费，支出。

"I’m sorry, boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month."

对不起，老板，这个月广告的支出又超出预算了。

explained verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnd/

解释，说明，阐明。

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

解释《圣经》的一章.

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。

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。

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。

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。

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

水，水分，液体。

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

通过电的作用，水被分解成了它的两个组成部分，氧气和氢气。

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。