anteater

英 ['æntiːtə] 美['æntitɚ]
  • n. 食蚁兽

英英释义


1. toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
2. any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
3. nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
4. small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct
5. New Guinea echidnas
6. burrowing spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites

实用场景例句


This anteater loves to eat ants!
这只颇有头脑的食蚁兽超爱吃蚂蚁!

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Stewie the anteater dressed up as Santa at Christmas at home in Oregon, USA.
美国俄勒冈州的安吉拉·古德温与众不同地将食蚁兽当成宠物养,而且一养就是两只.

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Aunt Edith's anteater ate Aunt Edith's ants.
伊迪斯姑姑的食蚁兽吃了伊迪斯姑姑的蚂蚁.

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This brainy anteater loves to eat ants! He's always getting his nose intro trouble.
这只颇有头脑的食蚁兽超爱吃蚂蚁! 他的鼻子总是遇到大麻烦.

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Dad: That's an anteater.
女儿: 爸爸,那是什么?

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When in danger, the anteater lashes its tail round a branch.
遇有危险,食蚁兽会迅速用尾巴卷住树枝。

柯林斯例句

助记提示


1、also ant-eater.
2、ant + eat + -er.

双语例句


1. When in danger, the anteater lashes its tail round a branch.
遇有危险,食蚁兽会迅速用尾巴卷住树枝。

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2. Find out the fastest way to an anteater's stomach!
同伴被吃了怎么办?杀进食蚁兽的肚子里!

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3. This anteater loves to eat ants!
这只颇有头脑的食蚁兽超爱吃蚂蚁!

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4. Aunt Edith's anteater ate Aunt Edith's ants.
伊迪斯姑姑的食蚁兽吃了伊迪斯姑姑的蚂蚁.

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5. Dad: That's an anteater.
女儿: 爸爸,那是什么?

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英文词源


anteater (n.)
also ant-eater, 1764, in reference to the South American species; 1868 of the Australian echidna; from ant + agent noun from eat (v.).

词态变化


复数: anteaters;