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murex

/ˈmjʊərɛks/ /ˈmjʊrɛks/

Meanings
noun

骨螺, 海螺。

Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.

Examples :

"The diver found a beautiful murex shell while exploring the coral reef. "
潜水员在探索珊瑚礁的时候，发现了一个漂亮的骨螺海螺壳。
animal biology ocean nature

Related Words

Illustration marine

marine noun

/məˈɹiːn/

海军陆战队员，水兵。

"He was a marine in World War II."

他二战时是一名海军陆战队员。

Illustration found

found verb

/faʊnd/

发现，碰到

"While walking to school, Sarah found a lost wallet on the ground. "

莎拉在上学的路上，偶然在地上发现了一个丢失的钱包。

Illustration genus

genus noun

/ˈdʒiːnəs/

属，属类

"All magnolias belong to the genus Magnolia."

所有的玉兰花都属于玉兰属 (Magnolia)。

Illustration any

any adverb

/ˈæni/ /ˈɛni/

丝毫，一点儿，根本

"I will not remain here any longer."

我 一点儿 也 不想 在 这里 待 下去 了。

Illustration exploring

exploring verb

/ɪkˈsplɔːrɪŋ/ /ekˈsplɔːrɪŋ/

探索，寻觅。

"The dog is exploring the backyard for his lost ball. "

这条狗正在后院里寻觅他丢失的球。

Illustration gastropods

gastropods noun

/ˈɡæstroˌpɒdz/ /ˈɡæstroʊˌpɒdz/

腹足纲动物, 蜗牛, 蛞蝓

"While walking along the beach, we collected several shells of gastropods like snails. "

在海滩上散步时，我们捡到了好几个腹足纲动物的贝壳，比如蜗牛的壳。

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

美人，美女

"Hey, beautiful!"

美女，你好！

Illustration shell

shell noun

/ʃɛl/

贝壳，甲壳

"The turtle pulled its shell over itself for protection. "

乌龟为了保护自己，把身体缩进自己的甲壳里。

Illustration while

while noun

/waɪl/

一段时间, 时段

"He lectured for quite a long while."

他讲课讲了相当长一段时间。

Illustration coral

coral noun

/ˈkɒɹəl/ /ˈkɔɹəl/

珊瑚，珊瑚虫。

"The scuba diver pointed to the vibrant coral reef. "

潜水员指着那片色彩鲜艳的珊瑚礁。

Illustration diver

diver noun

/ˈdaɪ̯vəɹ/

潜水员, 跳水运动员

"The diver practiced her flips off the high platform before the swimming competition. "

那位跳水运动员在游泳比赛前，在高台上练习她的翻转动作。

Illustration reef

reef noun

/ɹiːf/

暗礁，礁石。

"The divers carefully navigated around the coral reef. "

潜水员们小心地绕开了那片珊瑚礁。