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zooplankton

/ˈzoʊəˌplæŋktən/

Meanings
noun

浮游动物，动物性浮游生物

Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.

Examples :

"Fish feed on zooplankton in the ocean. "
鱼类以海洋中的浮游动物为食。(Yúlèi yǐ hǎiyáng zhōng de fúyóu dòngwù wèi shí.)
biology organism animal ocean environment nature ecology fish microorganism

Related Words

Illustration ocean

ocean noun

/ˈəʊ.ʃən/ /ˈoʊ.ʃən/

海洋，大海

"The ocean separates the continents of Africa and South America. "

海洋分隔了非洲和南美洲这两块大陆。

Illustration larvae

larvae noun

/ˈlɑɹ.veɪ/ /ˈlɑː.viː/ /ˈlɑɹ.vi/

幼虫， 蛆。

"The butterfly larvae were eating the leaves in the garden. "

花园里的蝴蝶幼虫正在吃叶子。

Illustration floating

floating verb

/ˈfləʊtɪŋ/ /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/

漂浮，漂荡

"The boat floated on the water."

船漂浮在水面上。

Illustration eggs

eggs noun

/ɛɡz/

鸡蛋，卵。

"The hen laid three brown eggs in the nest this morning. "

今天早上，母鸡在窝里下了三个棕色的鸡蛋。

Illustration larger

larger adjective

/ˈlɑː.d͡ʒə/ /ˈlɑɹ.d͡ʒɚ/

更大，较大。

"Russia is a large country.   The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size.   He has a large collection of stamps."

俄罗斯是个大国。果蝇就身体而言有很大的眼睛。他有大量的邮票收藏。

Illustration krill

krill noun

/kɹɪl/

磷虾

"Whales eat massive amounts of krill in the ocean. "

鲸鱼在海洋中大量捕食磷虾。

Illustration small

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。

Illustration protozoa

protozoa noun

/ˌproʊtəˈzoʊə/ /ˌproʊtəˈzoʊˌɑː/

原生动物，单细胞生物。

"The pond water, viewed under a microscope, teemed with protozoa, tiny single-celled organisms. "

在显微镜下观察，池塘水里充满了原生动物，也就是微小的单细胞生物。

Illustration crustaceans

crustaceans noun

/krʌˈsteɪʃənz/ /krʌˈsteɪʃnz/

甲壳类动物，节肢动物。

"The seafood platter included a variety of crustaceans, like shrimp and crab legs. "

这个海鲜拼盘里有各种甲壳类动物，比如虾和蟹腿。

Illustration animals

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

动物, 生物。

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

猫是一种动物，而不是植物。按照科学定义，人类也是动物，因为我们不是植物。

Illustration such

such noun

/sʌt͡ʃ/

像...一样的事物, 类似的东西

"My sister's new job offers a similar salary; it's a good such for someone with her experience. "

我姐姐的新工作薪水也差不多；对于像她这样有经验的人来说，这（样的工作）很不错。

Illustration free

free noun

/fɹiː/

自由转会

"The free transfer of the student's records ensured a smooth transition to the new school. "

该学生档案的自由转会确保了顺利过渡到新学校。