网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 hippopotamus
释义
hippopotamus
noun[C]
uk
/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/us
/ˌhɪp.əˈpɑː.t̬ə.məs/
pluralhippopotamusesorhippopotamiuk/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.mə.sɪz/us/ˌhɪp.əˈpɑː.t̬ə.mə.sɪz/uk/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.maɪ/us/ˌhɪp.əˈpɑː.t̬ə.maɪ/(informalhippo,uk/ˈhɪp.əʊ/us/ˈhɪp.oʊ/)
a verylargeanimalwithshortlegsandthick,darkgreyskinthatlivesnearwaterinAfrica
河马
picture of hippopotamus
rusm/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Wild mammals
  • aardvark
  • anteater
  • armadillo
  • Bactrian
  • bandicoot
  • grizzly bear
  • hedgehog
  • javelina
  • joey
  • kangaroo
  • pine marten
  • platypus
  • polar bear
  • polecat
  • porcupine
  • tapir
  • Tasmanian devil
  • Tasmanian wolf
  • thylacine
  • tusker
See more results »
(Definition ofhippopotamusfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • At night, a hippopotamus leaves the river where it sleeps most of the day.

hippopotamus| American Dictionary

hippopotamus
noun[C]
us
/ˌhɪp·əˈpɑt̬·ə·məs/
(short formhippo,us/ˈhɪp·oʊ/)
alarge,darkgrayanimalofAfricathatlivesin or nearriversand that has abighead,shortlegs, andthickskin
(Definition ofhippopotamusfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhippopotamus

hippopotamus
A notable exception to the above generalization is thehippopotamus, which grazes on swamp vegetation and causes considerable damage to trampled plants by its enormous body weight.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rhinoceros is not uncommon, andhippopotamusis present in fair numbers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
That impression is not so much one of lions led by donkeys as of hippopotami managed by hypocrites.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I believe that thehippopotamusis very fond of mashes made of wheat meal.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thank you for allowing thehippopotamusto get back to the river!
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
But thehippopotamussimply kept his mouth open waiting to be fed.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It would have been more serious if he had said ahippopotamus, because, after all, that is an aquatic animal.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thehippopotamussimply kept his mouth open waiting to be fed.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We must all know a photograph when we see it, just as we know ahippopotamuswhen we see it.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Students do not have the appetites of hippopotami; but they do need help.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Today he seems to wallow in gloom and doom, rather like a happyhippopotamus.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It appears that ahippopotamusin the herbaceous border is quite acceptable while an ostrich in the orangery is not.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Once they had voted for the elephant, the tiger, the lion or thehippopotamus, that would be it: that would be the end of majority rule.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It has yielded bones and teeth of a mammoth and woolly rhinoceros as well as remains of animals which lived in the warm interval, such ashippopotamus.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The lake supports a large population ofhippopotamusand crocodiles.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/hippopotamus##
随便看

　

英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。

　

Copyright © 1999-2024 qbania.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/28 0:34:46