piranha

/pɪˈɹɑːnjə/ /pɪˈɹænjə/

Meanings

noun

食人鱼，水虎鱼。

Any of the carnivorous freshwater fish living in South American rivers and belonging to the subfamily Serrasalminae.

Examples :

"The biologist studied the piranha in the Amazon River. "

生物学家在亚马逊河研究食人鱼(水虎鱼)。

Related Words

amazon noun

/ˈæ.mə.zən/ /ˈæ.məˌzɑ.ːn/

女战士，亚马逊女战士

"Although the evidence for real Amazons is thin, women athletes are often dubbed amazons."

虽然关于真实亚马逊女战士的证据不足，但女性运动员常常被誉为女战士。

south noun

/sæoθ/ /sʌʊθ/ /saʊθ/

南方，南面

"The school's new building is located in the south of town. "

学校的新教学楼位于城镇的南面。

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。

river noun

/ˈɹɪvə/ /ˈɹɪvɚ/ /ˈɹaɪvə/ /ˈɹaɪvɚ/

河流，江河

"Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."

有时河流会泛滥，淹没两岸地区，造成洪水。

subfamily noun

/ˈsʌbˌfæmɪli/ /ˈsʌbˌfæməli/

亚科

"In biology class, we learned that dogs (Canidae family) are further classified into different groups, like the subfamily Caninae, which includes wolves, foxes, and jackals. "

在生物课上，我们学到狗（犬科）可以进一步分成不同的类群，比如亚科，犬亚科就包含了狼、狐狸和胡狼。

studied adjective

/ˈstʌdid/

做作的，谨慎的，刻意的。

"She gave a studied reply."

她的回答显得很做作，明显是斟酌过的。

living verb

/ˈlɪvɪŋ/

生存，活着

"My grandmother is living a long and healthy life. "

我奶奶一直活得很长寿，也很健康。

rivers noun

/ˈɹɪvəz/ /ˈɹɪvɚz/

河流，江河。

"Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods."

有时候河流会溢出河岸，造成洪水。

fish noun

/fɪʃ/ /fɘʃ/

鱼，水生动物

"Salmon is a fish."

鲑鱼是一种鱼，生活在水里。

freshwater noun

/ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔtɚ/ /ˈfɹɛʃˌwɑtɚ/

淡水

"The fish in the aquarium needed freshwater, not saltwater. "

鱼缸里的鱼需要淡水，而不是咸水。

carnivorous adjective

/kɑɹˈnɪv.əɹ.əs/

肉食性的，食肉的

"My dog is carnivorous and loves to eat meat. "

我的狗是肉食性的，特别喜欢吃肉。

belonging verb

/bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/

属于，归于。

"Where does this document belong?"

这份文件应该放在哪里？