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

• There was this gross, naked, amphibian thing.
  那还有只恶心的，一丝不挂的两栖类动物。
• 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）。
• 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。
• 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。
• Studies on Amphibian Diversity in the Simian Mountains of Chongqing
  重庆四面山两栖动物物种多样性研究
• The North American Amphibian Monitoring Program is the country's largest frog-counting system.
  北美两栖类监测计划是美国最大的青蛙计数系统。
• At other times, pollutants or radiation may set the stage for infection by weakening an amphibian's immune system and thus leaving the animal more vulnerable to a parasitic invasion.
  有时，污染物与紫外线可能减弱了两生类的免疫系统，创造了感染的条件，使其更容易被寄生虫入侵。
• Further research also showed that a significant portion of amphibian B cells retained their digestive traits.
  进一步研究发现在两栖动物当中有相当一部分B细胞保持了这种消化异物的特性。
• 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。
• Insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs.
  通常是半水栖、蹼足并食虫的两栖动物，体表光滑潮湿，后肢长。