musth

/mʌsθ/

Meanings

noun

性周期，发情期

A time during which male elephants exhibit increased levels of sexual activity and aggressiveness and often secrete leaking temporin from the sides of their heads.

Examples :

"During the musth, the older male elephant in the sanctuary became very restless and aggressive. "

在发情期内，保护区里那头年长的雄象变得非常躁动和具有攻击性。

Related Words

sanctuary noun

/ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/ /ˈsæŋkt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/

庇护所，避难所，圣殿

"My car is a sanctuary, where none can disturb me except for people who cut me off."

我的车就像一个庇护所，除了那些别车的，谁也别想打扰我。

increased verb

/ɪnˈkɹiːst/

增加，提高

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

当我说钱丢了的时候，他的愤怒只增不减。

aggressiveness noun

/əˈɡrɛsɪvnəs/ /əˈɡrɛsɪvnɪs/

侵略性，好斗性。

"The dog's aggressiveness towards strangers made it difficult to take him for walks in the park. "

这条狗对陌生人的攻击性让带它去公园散步变得很困难。

aggressive adjective

/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/

好斗的，富于攻击性的

"an aggressive policy, war, person, nation"

富于攻击性的政策、战争、人、国家

secrete adjective

/sɪˈkɹiːt/

分离的，隔开的。

"The secret compartment in the desk was securely hidden, a separate and secrete space for important papers. "

书桌里的暗格藏得很隐蔽，是一个单独且分离的空间，用来存放重要的文件。

activity noun

/ækˈtɪ.və.ti/

活动，活跃，积极性

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

维修站通道里一片繁忙景象，充满活力。

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。

restless adjective

/ˈɹɛstləs/

坐立不安，焦躁不安。

"The night before his wedding was a restless one."

他结婚前的那晚，辗转反侧，难以入眠。

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。

leaking verb

/ˈliːkɪŋ/

漏，渗漏

"The faucet has been leaking since last month."

水龙头从上个月就开始漏水了。

during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

持续，延续，持久。

"The storm during all night. "

暴风雨持续了整夜。

exhibit noun

/ɛɡ-/

展览，展品。

"The student's science project was the best exhibit at the school fair. "

这个学生的科学项目是学校展览会上最好的展品。