hydroids

/ˈhaɪdrɔɪdz/

Meanings

noun

水螅，水螅虫。

Any of many colonial coelenterates that exist mainly as a polyp; a hydrozoan

Examples :

"The marine biologist pointed out the delicate, branching structures of the hydroids attached to the pier, explaining that they were colonies of tiny, individual animals. "

那位海洋生物学家指着附着在码头上的、精致而呈分支状的水螅虫结构，解释说它们是由微小的个体动物组成的群体。

Related Words

individual noun

/ˌɘndɘˈvɘd͡ʒɘl/ /ˌɪndəˈ-/

个人，个体

"He is an unusual individual."

他是个非常特别的人，是个独立的个体.

biologist noun

/baɪˈɒlədʒɪst/ /baɪˈɑːlədʒɪst/

生物学家, 生物学者

"My sister is a biologist studying the effects of pollution on local river ecosystems. "

我姐姐是一位生物学家，正在研究污染对当地河流生态系统的影响。

branching verb

/ˈbræntʃɪŋ/ /ˈbrɑːntʃɪŋ/

分叉，长出分枝

"New leaves are branching from the old oak tree. "

老橡树上正在长出新叶子的分枝。

delicate noun

/ˈdɛlɪkət/

精致内衣，贴身内衣。

"She carefully handled the delicate, lace-trimmed lingerie. "

她小心翼翼地捧着那些精致的，带着蕾丝边的贴身内衣。

colonies noun

/ˈkɑləniz/ /ˈkɑləniːz/

殖民地，属地

"England established colonies in North America to gain resources and expand its power. "

英国在北美建立了殖民地，目的是获取资源并扩张势力。

explaining verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/ /ɛkˈspleɪnɪŋ/

解释，说明。

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

解释圣经的一章。

coelenterates noun

/sɪˈlɛntəˌreɪts/ /sɪˈlɛntəˌrɪts/

腔肠动物，刺胞动物和栉水母。

"In biology class, we learned that the term "coelenterates," once used to group jellyfish and sea anemones together, is now outdated because these animals are classified into separate phyla, Cnidaria and Ctenophora. "

在生物课上，我们学到，“腔肠动物”这个词曾经用来将水母和海葵归为一类，但现在已经过时了，因为这些动物被划分到不同的门，分别是刺胞动物门和栉水母动物门。

hydrozoan noun

/ˌhaɪdrəˈzoʊən/ /ˌhaɪdrəˈzoʊæn/

水螅纲动物，水螅虫

"While swimming, the marine biologist pointed out a colorful, branching hydrozoan attached to a rock, explaining that it was a colony of many tiny, individual animals working together. "

游泳时，那位海洋生物学家指着一块岩石上附着的一个色彩鲜艳、呈分支状的水螅纲动物（水螅虫），解释说那是由许多微小的、独立的动物共同组成的群体。

attached verb

/əˈtætʃt/

连接，附着，附加。

"An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship."

一名军官隶属于某个团、连或舰艇。

colonial noun

/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/

殖民地居民，殖民者。

"The colonial teacher spoke about the history of her country's past relationship with the neighboring nation. "

那位来自殖民地国家的老师讲述了她的国家过去和邻国之间的历史关系。

structures noun

/ˈstrʌktʃərz/

结构，构造，体系

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

鸟儿们用树枝和各种废弃物搭建了一个令人惊叹的结构精巧的鸟巢。

pointed verb

/ˈpɔɪntɪd/

指，指向，指出。

"The teacher pointed to the map to show the students where the capital city was located. "

老师指着地图，向学生们指出首都的位置。