mammal

mæmәl
六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 1

英文释义

n. any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk

中文翻译

n. 哺乳动物
[化] 哺乳动物

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记忆技巧

mammal 源自拉丁语 mamma,意思是乳房。可以理解为与哺乳(母乳喂养)相关的动物。

例句

1. A dog is a type of mammal that is often kept as a pet.

狗是一种常被当作宠物的哺乳动物。

2. Mammals usually give birth to live young instead of laying eggs.

哺乳动物通常是生下活的幼崽,而不是下蛋。

3. The elephant is the largest land mammal in the world.

大象是世界上最大的陆生哺乳动物。

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