| 单词 | armadillo |
| 释义 | armadillo noun[C] uk/ˌɑː.məˈdɪl.əʊ/us/ˌɑːr.məˈdɪl.oʊ/pluralarmadillosasmallanimalwhosebodyiscoveredin hardstripsthatallowit torollinto aballwhenattacked 犰狳（小型动物，体表覆有带状壳，遭攻击时缩成一团） GlobalP/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Wild mammals
armadillo| American Dictionaryarmadillo noun[C] us/ˌɑr·məˈdɪl·oʊ/pluralarmadillosasmallanimalfoundinSouthAmerica,CentralAmerica, and in thesouthernUS which has abodycoveredby hard,bonystripsthatallowit tocurlinto aballtoprotectitself whenattacked Examplesofarmadilloarmadillo Two domestic dogs and one domestic cat were also infected, whereas in the wild, 7 of 11 examined armadillos were infected. From theCambridge English Corpus These results are consistent with burrow survey data that provided indirect evidence of higherarmadillodensities on larger landmasses. From theCambridge English Corpus Small islands were completely censused forarmadilloburrows. From theCambridge English Corpus This is especially true for the vast majority of small mammals, armadillos, felids and canids. From theCambridge English Corpus On 56 occasions, traps were damaged, mostly by armadillos, which escaped out of the traps by prying the door open. From theCambridge English Corpus On medium and large islands, young colonies are preyed upon by armadillos and few survive to reach maturity. From theCambridge English Corpus Although no non-human sources of infection have been established, naturally occurring infection in monkeys and armadillos has been reported. From theCambridge English Corpus How does the learning ability of dolphins and whales, animals with the largest brains ever to exist on earth, compare with that of the platypus, ferret, andarmadillo? From theCambridge English Corpus Armadillomeat is widely consumed in this region. From theCambridge English Corpus Armadillohas a graphical user interface and a variety of realtime display features. From theCambridge English Corpus The results are generally related to the size of the species: armadillos were too large to enter in small traps; small species probably did not venture easily into large traps. From theCambridge English Corpus He tested my digestive organs pretty severely when he provided us witharmadilloas the principal dish at the luncheon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Lately, there has been a breakthrough: first, in the footpads of mice and then in the nine-bandedarmadillo. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Or else we see, instead of the thatched roof made from materials on the spot, those monstrosities, asbestos tile roofs appearing like pale pink armadillos all over the countryside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In order to vaccinate hundreds of millions of people it stands to reason that we would have to breed millions upon millions of armadillos and then infect them with leprosy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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