siphonophores

/saɪˈfɑːnəˌfɔːrz/ /saɪˈfɒnəˌfɔːrz/

Meanings

noun

管水母，浮游水母。

Any of various transparent marine hydrozoans, of the order Siphonophorae, that float or swim as colonies of polyps.

Examples :

"The aquarium displayed a beautiful siphonophore, a colony of tiny, transparent polyps drifting in the water. "

水族馆里展示着一只美丽的管水母，它是由一群微小透明的水螅体组成的漂浮群体。

Related Words

marine noun

/məˈɹiːn/

海军陆战队员，水兵。

"He was a marine in World War II."

他二战时是一名海军陆战队员。

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。

polyps noun

/ˈpɑlɪps/ /ˈpɒlɪps/

息肉

"During the colonoscopy, the doctor found several polyps that needed to be removed and tested. "

在结肠镜检查中，医生发现了几个息肉，需要切除并进行检测。

colonies noun

/ˈkɑləniz/ /ˈkɑləniːz/

殖民地，属地

"England established colonies in North America to gain resources and expand its power. "

英国在北美建立了殖民地，目的是获取资源并扩张势力。

various adjective

/ˈvɛə.ɹi.əs/ /ˈvæɹ.i.əs/

各种各样的，多种多样的。

"The reasons are various."

原因有很多种。

colony noun

/ˈkɒl.əni/ /ˈkɑləniː/

殖民地，属地。

"The British colony in North America eventually became the United States. "

英国在北美的殖民地最终成为了美国。

aquarium noun

/-ɛɹiəm/

水族馆，鱼缸

"My little brother loves the colorful fish in the aquarium. "

我弟弟很喜欢水族箱里那些颜色鲜艳的鱼。

hydrozoans noun

/ˌhaɪdrəˈzoʊənz/ /ˌhaɪdrəˈzoʊnz/

水螅纲动物

"While snorkeling in the shallow reef, we saw a variety of colorful hydrozoans, including some that looked like tiny trees attached to the rocks. "

在浅滩的珊瑚礁浮潜时，我们看到了各种各样色彩鲜艳的水螅纲动物，包括一些看起来像附着在岩石上的小树。

displayed verb

/dɪsˈpleɪd/

展示，呈现，显现

"The store displayed the new fall clothing in its front window. "

商店在橱窗里展示了新款秋装。

siphonophore noun

/saɪˈfɒnəfɔːr/ /saɪˈfɒnəfɔːrɪ/

管水母，浮水生物。

"While snorkeling, we saw a long, delicate siphonophore floating near the surface; it looked like a single creature, but was actually a colony of tiny, individual animals working together. "

浮潜时，我们看到一条细长的、精致的管水母漂浮在水面附近；它看起来像一个独立的生物，但实际上是由无数微小的、各自独立的生物共同组成的群体。

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

美人，美女

"Hey, beautiful!"

美女，你好！

drifting verb

/ˈdɹɪftɪŋ/

漂流，漂荡。

"The balloon was drifting in the breeze."

气球在微风中缓缓漂荡。