terrapin

/ˈtɛɹəpɪn/

Meanings

noun

乌龟，淡水龟。

Any of several small turtles, of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae, that live in fresh or brackish water.

Examples :

"While walking along the riverbank, we spotted a terrapin sunning itself on a log. "

沿着河岸走的时候，我们看到一只乌龟正趴在木头上晒太阳。

Related Words

families noun

/ˈfæməliz/

家庭, 家人。

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

几块私有土地, 私人 земельный участок

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

这家人拥有几块私有土地，就在他们房子后面有一小块。

itself pronoun

/ɪtˈsɛlf/

它自己，自身。

"The door closed by itself"

门自己关上了。

riverbank noun

/ˈrɪvərˌbæŋk/ /ˈrɪvɚˌbæŋk/

河岸，江岸

"The family spread their picnic blanket on the grassy riverbank. "

这家人把野餐毯铺在长满草的河岸上。

sunning verb

/ˈsʌnɪŋ/

晒太阳，曝晒

"Beautiful bodies lying on the beach, sunning their bronzed limbs."

沙滩上躺着许多身材姣好的人，正在晒着他们古铜色的四肢。

fresh noun

/fɹɛʃ/

洪水，涨水

"The fresh flooded the low-lying fields near the river, causing the farmers to cancel their harvest. "

洪水淹没了河边低洼的田地，导致农民们不得不取消收割。

small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

腰部, 背部。

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

孩子背着沉重的书包去上学后，腰疼得厉害。

turtles noun

/ˈtɜːtəlz/

乌龟，海龟

"The children were excited to see the turtles swimming in the pond at the park. "

孩子们很兴奋地看到公园池塘里有乌龟在游泳。

brackish adjective

/ˈbɹækɪʃ/

半咸的，微咸的

"The water in the estuary was brackish, not quite fresh enough to drink and not as salty as the ocean. "

河口的水是半咸的，喝起来不够淡，又没有海水那么咸。

walking verb

/ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɔkɪŋ/

走路，步行。

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

每天快步走一个小时有助于保持健康。

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

水，水分，液体。

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

通过电的作用，水被分解成了它的两个组成部分，氧气和氢气。

spotted verb

/ˈspɒtɨd/ /ˈspɑtɪ̈d/

发现，认出，注意到

"Try to spot the differences between these two pictures."

试着找出这两张图之间的不同之处。