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starfish

/ˈstɑː(ɹ)fɪʃ/

Meanings
noun

海星, 星鱼

Any of various asteroids or other echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.

Examples :

"While walking on the beach, we saw a bright orange starfish clinging to a rock. "
在海滩上散步的时候，我们看到一只鲜艳的橘色海星紧紧地贴在一块岩石上。
animal biology ocean fish nature

Related Words

Illustration intercourse

intercourse noun

/ˈɪn.təˌkɔːs/ /ˈɪn.tɚˌkoɹs/

交流，沟通.

"After the meeting, there was a period of intercourse between the colleagues, discussing the project's next steps. "

会议结束后，同事们之间有一段交流沟通，讨论了项目的下一步计划。

Illustration cephalopod

cephalopod noun

/ˈsɛfalapɒd/ /ˈsɛfalapɑd/

头足纲动物，头足类。

"At the aquarium, we saw a fascinating cephalopod with eight arms: an octopus. "

在水族馆里，我们看到了一种迷人的头足纲动物，它有八条腕足：章鱼。

Illustration pornography

pornography noun

/pɔː(ɹ)ˈnɒɡ.ɹə.fi/ /pɔɹˈnɑ.ɡɹə.fi/

色情，Yín huì。

"The website contained illegal pornography, which was inappropriate for young viewers. "

那个网站包含非法的色情内容，对青少年来说是不适宜的。

Illustration comfortable

comfortable noun

/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/

棉被，被子.

"My grandmother bought a new comfortable for her bed. "

我奶奶给她床买了一床新的厚棉被。

Illustration asteroids

asteroids noun

/ˈæstəˌɹoɪdz/

海星，星鱼。

"While walking on the beach during low tide, we saw many asteroids, also known as starfish, clinging to the rocks. "

退潮时在海滩上散步，我们看到很多海星，也就是星鱼，紧紧地吸附在岩石上。

Illustration stretching

stretching noun

/ˈstɹɛtʃɪŋ/

伸展，拉伸

"The stretching of the rubber band showed its elasticity. "

橡皮筋的拉伸展示了它的弹性。

Illustration echinoderms

echinoderms noun

/ɪˈkaɪnəˌdɜːrmz/ /əˈkɪnəˌdɜːrmz/

棘皮动物

"During our visit to the aquarium, we learned that echinoderms, like starfish and sea urchins, have a unique radial symmetry. "

在参观水族馆时，我们了解到棘皮动物，比如海星和海胆，拥有独特的辐射对称结构。

Illustration reluctantly

reluctantly adverb

/ɹɪˈlʌktəntli/

不情愿地，勉强地

"He reluctantly agreed to help his sister move, knowing it would take a long time. "

他知道帮妹妹搬家会花很长时间，所以不情愿地答应了。

Illustration invertebrate

invertebrate noun

/ɪnˈvɜːrtɪbrət/ /ɪnˈvɜːrtəbrət/

无脊椎动物，无脊椎生物。

"The earthworm is an invertebrate because it does not have a backbone. "

蚯蚓是一种无脊椎动物，因为它没有脊椎骨。

Illustration glistening

glistening verb

/ˈɡlɪsnɪŋ/ /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/

闪闪发光， 晶莹剔透.

"After the rain, the wet pavement was glistening under the streetlights. "

雨后，湿漉漉的人行道在路灯下闪闪发光。

Illustration echinoderm

echinoderm noun

/ɪˈkaɪnəˌdɜːrm/ /iˈkaɪnəˌdɜːrm/

棘皮动物

"While visiting the aquarium, my daughter learned that a starfish is an echinoderm with five arms and a spiny surface. "

参观水族馆时，我女儿了解到海星是一种棘皮动物，有五个腕足，表面多刺。

Illustration translations

translations noun

/tɹænsˈleɪʃənz/ /tɹænzˈleɪʃənz/

翻译，译文，翻译版本

"The teacher assigned us to compare different translations of the same poem to see how the meaning changes. "

老师布置作业，让我们比较同一个诗歌的不同译文版本，看看意思有什么变化。