pteropod

/ˈtɛrəpɒd/ /ˈtɪrəpɒd/

Meanings

noun

海蝶, 翼足亚纲动物。

Any of free-swimming pelagic sea snails and sea slugs, of the suborder Thecosomata, that have winglike lobes on the feet; a sea butterfly.

Examples :

"While snorkeling in the clear blue water, we saw a tiny, almost transparent pteropod fluttering its wing-like feet as it swam past. "

在清澈的蓝色海水中浮潜时，我们看到一只非常小、几乎透明的海蝶，它拍动着翅膀般的足，从我们身边游过。

Related Words

snorkeling verb

/ˈsnɔːrkəlɪŋ/ /ˈsnɔːrkəlɪŋɡ/ /ˈsnɔːrkɪlɪŋ/ /ˈsnɔːrkɪlɪŋɡ/

浮潜，潜水。

"Before the picnic, we were snorkeling in the clear, shallow water. "

野餐之前，我们一直在清澈的浅水中浮潜。

transparent adjective

/tɹæn(t)sˈpæɹənt/

透明的，清澈的.

"The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there."

在工厂排放废料之前，湖水清澈见底。

snails noun

/sneɪlz/

蜗牛, 螺.

"After the rain, we saw many snails slowly crawling on the garden path. "

下雨之后，我们看到很多蜗牛在花园的小路上慢慢地爬行。

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。

slugs noun

/slʌɡz/

蛞蝓，鼻涕虫

""The gardener was annoyed to find slugs eating the leaves of his lettuce plants." "

园丁很恼火地发现蛞蝓在吃他生菜的叶子。

suborder noun

/ˈsʌbɔːrdər/ /ˈsʌbɔːdə/

亚目

""Within the order Primates, which includes monkeys, apes, and humans, there are several suborders, each grouping together animals with shared evolutionary traits." "

在灵长目（包括猴子、猿和人类）这个目之下，有几个亚目，每个亚目都将具有共同进化特征的动物归类在一起。

butterfly noun

/ˈbʌtə(ɹ)flaɪ/ [ˈbʌɾɚflaɪ] [ˈbʌtəflaɪ]

蝴蝶，蝶。

"A beautiful butterfly fluttered around the garden flowers. "

一只美丽的蝴蝶在花园的花朵周围翩翩飞舞。

pelagic noun

/pəˈlædʒɪk/

远洋生物，大洋生物

"The biologist studied various pelagics, including tuna and sharks, to understand their migration patterns in the open ocean. "

为了解金枪鱼和鲨鱼等远洋生物在大洋中的迁徙模式，这位生物学家研究了多种远洋生物。

lobes noun

/loʊbz/

瓣，圆叶。

"A lobe of lava was crawling down the side of the volcano."

一股圆形的熔岩像一个肉瓣一样沿着火山侧面缓缓流下。

swimming noun

/ˈswɪmɪŋ/

游泳，泅水

"My favorite weekend activity is swimming. "

我周末最喜欢的活动就是游泳。

fluttering verb

/ˈflʌtərɪŋ/ /ˈflʌɾərɪŋ/

飘动，飘扬。

"flags fluttering in the wind"

旗帜在风中飘扬.

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。