| 单词 | piranha |
| 释义 | piranha noun[C] uk/pɪˈrɑː.nə/us/pəˈrɑː.njə/pluralpiranhasorpiranhaadangerousfishthatlivesinSouthAmericanrivers, hassharpteeth, andeatsmeat （生活于南美洲水域的）食人鲳 Paul Starosta/ Corbis Documentary/GettyImages Freshwater fish
piranha| American Dictionarypiranha noun[C] us/pəˈrɑn·ə/pluralpiranhaorpiranhasasmall,SouthAmericanriverfishwithsharpteeth, thatattacksandeatssmallanimals Examplesofpiranhapiranha They also suggested that, apart from shelter, young piranhas might profit from water hyacinth transportation. From theCambridge English Corpus Those piranhas will also look for some goodies out of the pool. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So there is cause for concern about one of the potentialpiranhafish presently threshing around in these murky waters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of my more malevolently minded friends in business have referred to it as thepiranhafish syndrome. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is as if it has been trawling forpiranhafish with a whale net. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Most important of all, it is crazy that, at the moment, a 12-year-old can go into a pet shop and buy apiranhaor a python. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These drop into the water whenever the wind shakes the tree tops, attracting schools of smallpiranhaand other omnivorous fish. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In contrast, piranhas long believed to be strict carnivores. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Piranhas occasionally bite and sometimes injure bathers and swimmers, but serious attacks are rare and the threat to humans has been exaggerated. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Research is being carried out to establish how piranhas have moved to such distant corners of the world from their original habitat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some of the more famous are the black spotpiranhaand the cardinal tetra. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thispiranhais so voracious to bite and eat everything at the reach of his teeth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This term is most often used when referring to sharks or piranhas. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A fewpiranhaspecies occasionally appear in the aquarium trade, and, in recent decades, dried specimens have been marketed as tourist souvenirs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Piranhas are generally less valued, although they are commonly consumed by subsistence fishers and frequently sold for food in local markets. From Wikipedia This 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. |
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