mastodon

/ˈmæstədɑn/

Meanings

noun

乳齿象

Extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus Mammut that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differs from elephants and mammoths in the form of the molar teeth.

Examples :

"Paleontologists discovered a well-preserved mastodon skeleton during an excavation. "

古生物学家在一次挖掘中发现了一副保存完好的乳齿象骨骼。

Related Words

extinct verb

/ɛkˈstɪŋkt/

使…灭绝，消灭.

"Overhunting can extinct entire species of animals. "

过度捕猎可能导致整个物种灭绝.

skeleton noun

/ˈskɛlətən/

骨骼，骨架

"The doctor showed us an X-ray of the patient's skeleton to explain the broken bone. "

医生给我们看了病人的骨骼X光片，以便解释骨折的情况。

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

贯石, 穿石。

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

这堵干砌石墙用了一块又大又平的贯石来支撑顶部的石头。

flourished verb

/ˈflʌrɪʃt/ /ˈflɜːrɪʃt/

繁荣，兴旺。

"The barley flourished in the warm weather."

大麦在温暖的天气里长势喜人。

worldwide adjective

/ˈwɜːldwaɪd/ /ˈwɝldˌwaɪd/

全世界的，全球性的。

"A large meteorite impact would cause worldwide extinction of life."

一次大型陨石撞击会导致全球范围内的生物灭绝。

differs verb

/ˈdɪfərz/

不同，相异。

"These shoes only differ from those ones in having slightly longer laces."

这双鞋和那双鞋唯一的不同之处在于鞋带稍微长一点。

elephant noun

/ˈɛləfənt/

大象

"The zookeeper carefully fed the elephant a large pile of hay. "

动物园管理员小心地给大象喂了一大堆干草。

preserved verb

/pɹəˈzɜːvd/ /pɹəˈzɝvd/

保护，保留

"Every people have the right to preserve its identity and culture."

每个民族都有权保护和传承自身的特性和文化。

excavation noun

/ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃən/ /ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃn̩/

挖掘，开凿.

"The excavation of the backyard revealed a buried treasure chest. "

后院的挖掘工作发现了一个埋藏的宝箱。

elephants noun

/ˈelɪfənts/

大象

"Original Sentence: "At the zoo, we saw elephants with their long trunks drinking water and using their tusks to dig in the dirt." "

在动物园，我们看到了大象，它们用长长的鼻子喝水，还用象牙在泥土里挖东西。

mammoths noun

/ˈmæməθs/

猛犸象，长毛象

"Scientists study the bones of mammoths to learn about life during the Ice Age. "

科学家研究猛犸象的骨骼，以此来了解冰河时期的生物和生活环境。

discovered verb

/dɪsˈkʌvəd/ /dɪsˈkʌvɚd/

发现，发觉

"Turning the corner, I discovered a lovely little shop. I discovered that they sold widgets."

转过街角，我发现了一家可爱的小店。我发觉他们卖小玩意儿。