amphibian

英 [æmˈfɪbiən]

美 [æmˈfɪbiən]

n.  两栖动物

复数：amphibians　

IELTSGRETEM8

BNC.17256 / COCA.16433

牛津词典

noun

• 两栖动物
  any animal that can live both on land and in water. Amphibians have cold blood and skin without scales . Frogs , toads and newts are all amphibians .

柯林斯词典

• 两栖动物
  Amphibiansare animals such as frogs and toads that can live both on land and in water.
• 水陆两用车
  Anamphibianis a vehicle which is able to move on both land and water, or an aeroplane which can land on both land and water.

英英释义

noun

• cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water
• an airplane designed to take off and land on water
  Synonym:amphibious aircraft
• a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
  Synonym:amphibious vehicle

adj

• relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia
  Synonym:amphibious

双语例句

• In yet another scenario, an increase in amphibian predators, such as fish, leeches or turtles, may create more deformities by biting off tadpole limbs.
  还有其他的状况，如鱼、蛭或乌龟，有可能咬掉蝌蚪的腿，造成更多种形态的损伤。
• The frog is an amphibian, which means it can live on land and in water.
  青蛙属于两栖动物，也就是说它既能生活在陆地上也能生活在水里。
• The North American Amphibian Monitoring Program recruits and trains committed volunteer observers to listen for and identify frog calls.
  北美两栖监测计划招募和培训一批忠诚的志愿观察者倾听研究青蛙的叫声。
• There could scarcely be a less promising environment for an amphibian than the desert.
  对两栖动物来说，再没有比沙漠更无存活希望的生存环境了。
• So, I've decided that it will be an amphibian creature or maybe just a fish like creature.
  所以，我已经决定这会是一个两栖动物或者只是一条鱼类生物。
• Herbert recognized directly the species of amphibian to which the tapering head, with large eyes, and adorned with long silky mustaches, belonged.
  这是一只两栖动物，它有着圆锥形的脑袋，一双大眼睛，嘴边长着柔软的长须。赫伯特一看就知道它的种类了。
• Adopting the sliding bodywork in the Amphibian Vehicle is good for sailing in high seed.
  两栖车采用滑行车体方案是实现高速航行的一种有效形式。
• Frogs are classified as amphibian.
  青蛙属于两栖类动物。
• The decline in Yosemite has been blamed on the introduction of trout into the park's waters, which began in1920 ( trout are known to eat amphibian eggs).
  Yosemite公园两栖动物数量的下降一直被归因于始于1920年的在公园水域引入鲑鱼的行为（我们知道鲑鱼捕食两栖动物的卵）。
• Researchers think it's the victim of a pathogenic fungus which has spread across the continent, wiping out entire amphibian populations in the area, and in some cases, whole species.
  研究者们认为它们是一种病原体真菌的受害者。这种真菌在澳洲快速传播，完全摧毁了该地区整个两栖动物的数量，在有的地区甚至消灭了整个物种。