numbat

/ˈnʌmˌbæt/ /ˈnʌmbæt/

Meanings

noun

袋食蚁兽

A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.

Examples :

"The zookeeper told us that the numbat eats thousands of termites every day. "

动物园管理员告诉我们，袋食蚁兽每天要吃掉成千上万只白蚁。

Related Words

western noun

/ˈwɛstən/ /ˈwɛstɚn/

西部片

"My grandfather loved watching old western movies. "

我爷爷很喜欢看老西部片。

told verb

/tɔʊld/ /toʊld/

讲述，叙述

"All told, there were over a dozen. Can you tell time on a clock? He had untold wealth."

总计起来，有一打多。你会看钟表上的时间吗？他拥有数不清的财富。

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。

almost noun

/ɔːl.ˈməʊst/ /ˈɑl.moʊst/

差一点，差点儿。

"In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts."

在所有提交的稿件中，他们发现了四篇明显值得发表的论文，还有另外十几篇差一点儿就能发表的。

endemic noun

/ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/

地方特有生物，土著生物

"The kangaroo is an endemic of Australia. "

袋鼠是澳大利亚的特有物种.

exclusively adverb

/ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/

仅仅，唯一地，专门地

"The restaurant serves coffee exclusively. "

这家餐厅只卖咖啡。

eats verb

/iːts/

吃，食用。

"The dog eats his food quickly. "

这条狗很快地吃掉了它的食物。

marsupial noun

/mɑː.ˈsuː.pi.əl/ /mɑɹ.ˈsu.pi.əl/

有袋动物

"The zookeeper pointed out the marsupial, a small, fluffy creature with a pouch, to the children. "

饲养员指着那只有袋动物，一只毛茸茸的小家伙，它肚子上长着育儿袋，给孩子们看。

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。

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

腰部, 背部。

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

孩子背着沉重的书包去上学后，腰疼得厉害。

carnivore noun

/ˈkɑːnɪvɔː/

食肉动物, 肉食动物

"As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores."

小鳄鱼在幼年时期经常被体型更大的食肉动物捕食。

termites noun

/ˈtɜːmaɪts/ /ˈtɜːmɪtiːz/

白蚁，蠹虫

"The termites were eating away at the wooden fence surrounding the schoolyard. "

白蚁正在啃食学校操场周围的木栅栏。