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sharks

/ʃɑːrks/

Meanings
noun

鲨鱼，鲛。

A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.

Examples :

"Divers often see sharks while exploring coral reefs. "
潜水员在探索珊瑚礁时经常能看到鲨鱼。
animal fish ocean biology nature
noun

老千， 騙子

A person who feigns ineptitude to win money from others.

Examples :

"My grandfather always seemed to lose at checkers against me, but after years, I realized he was one of the sharks, letting me win small games to get me to play for higher stakes later. "
我爺爺以前總是在跳棋上輸給我，但多年後我才意識到，他其實是個老千，故意讓我贏些小的，好引誘我之後玩更大的。
person character business game attitude

Related Words

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration commercial

commercial noun

/kəˈmɜːʃəl/ /kəˈmɝʃəl/

广告，商业广告。

"The school played a commercial for their new after-school program on the radio. "

学校在广播里播放了一个广告，宣传他们新的课后活动项目。(Xuéxiào zài guǎngbō lǐ bōfàng le yī gè guǎnggào, xuānchuán tāmen xīn de kèhòu huódòng xiàngmù.)

Illustration relentless

relentless adjective

/ɹɪˈlɛntləs/

无情的，毫不留情的

"The summer heat was relentless, making it hard to do anything outside. "

这个夏天的酷暑简直是无情的，让人在户外寸步难行。

Illustration superorder

superorder noun

/ˈsupərˌɔrdər/ /ˈsupɚˌɔrdɚ/

总目

"The superorder of primates includes monkeys, apes, and humans. "

灵长类总目包括猴子、猿和人类。

Illustration department

department noun

/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/ /dəˈpɑɹtmənt/

部门，部门，科室

"The school's science department focuses on biology and chemistry. "

学校的理科部门主要研究生物和化学。

Illustration cartilaginous

cartilaginous adjective

/kɑːrtɪˈlædʒənəs/ /kɑːrtɪˈlædʒɪnəs/

软骨的，软骨质的

"Cartilaginous fish such as the angler fish have a skeletal structure made up of cartilage."

像琵琶鱼这样的软骨鱼类，它们的骨骼结构是由软骨构成的。

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

爷爷，外公

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

我的爷爷帮我做了数学作业。

Illustration dealership

dealership noun

/ˈdiːləʃɪp/

经销商，代理店

"I visited the car dealership today."

今天我去了汽车经销商那里。

Illustration restaurants

restaurants noun

/ˈrɛstəˌrɑːnts/ /ˈrɛstəˌrɒnts/

饭馆，餐馆。

"My family loves to try new restaurants in our city every weekend. "

每个周末，我的家人都喜欢去我们城市里尝试新的饭馆/餐馆。

Illustration indiscriminately

indiscriminately adverb

/ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnətli/ /ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtli/

不加选择地，随意地.

"During the water balloon fight, the children threw water balloons indiscriminately at anyone who came near, friend or foe. "

在水球大战中，孩子们不加选择地向所有靠近的人扔水球，无论是朋友还是敌人。

Illustration overwhelmed

overwhelmed verb

/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmd/ /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmd/

不知所措，压倒，淹没。

"The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave."

小艇被巨浪吞噬了。

Illustration ineptitude

ineptitude noun

/ɪˈnɛptɪˌtjud/ /ˌɪnɛpˈtjud/

无能，笨拙，不称职

"His constant spilling of coffee and tripping over his own feet demonstrated a remarkable level of ineptitude. "

他总是把咖啡洒出来，还经常被自己绊倒，这都表明他真是非常笨手笨脚。