Word · Frequency #6772
Molly
玛丽鱼
a fish of the genus Poecilia, excluding Endler's livebearers and guppies
- 1.
A mollemoke.
一种海鸟
- 2.
A fish of the genus Poecilia, excluding Endler's livebearers and guppies.
孔雀鱼属的鱼,排除恩德勒孔雀鱼和孔雀鱼
- 3.
A female cat, a she-cat (usually spayed)
雌猫,通常指绝育的母猫
- 4.
A bird, the wagtail.
一种鸟,鹡鸰
- 5.
A molly bolt.
膨胀螺栓
母猫；空心墙锚栓；鹡鸰；信天翁；一种海鸟
In use
I bought a black molly for my aquarium last week.
Mollies are easy to care for and come in many colors.
This molly has beautiful orange fins.
a molly
A molly is a popular aquarium fish.
摩利鱼是一种受欢迎的水族箱鱼。
be a molly
此词为俚语，含贬义，指懦弱或女性化的男性。
He is such a molly.
他真是个娘娘腔。
Common mistakes
He is very molly.He is a molly.
误将名词 'molly' 当作形容词使用。英语中 'molly' 是名词，表示‘懦夫’或‘娘娘腔的男人’，不能直接跟在系动词后作表语。应加冠词 'a' 使其成为名词短语。
Connections
Collocations
- black molly
- 黑摩利鱼
- I have a black molly in my aquarium.我的鱼缸里有一条黑摩利鱼。
- molly fish
- 摩利鱼
- Molly fish are easy to care for.摩利鱼很容易照顾。
- breed mollies
- 繁殖摩利鱼
- He successfully bred mollies in his tank.他成功地在鱼缸里繁殖了摩利鱼。
- sailfin molly
- 帆鳍摩利鱼
- The sailfin molly has a distinctive dorsal fin.帆鳍摩利鱼有独特的背鳍。
- don't be a molly
- 别像个娘娘腔
- Don't be a molly; stand up for yourself.别像个娘娘腔，要为自己挺身而出。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Molly既指懦夫或娘娘腔的男人，也指摩利鱼；想象一条胆小的摩利鱼。
Context & Register
水族馆贸易、宠物鱼养殖；语域：中性
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 mollies
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the ending /li/ and are perfect rhymes with 'molly' when pronounced with the vowel /ɔ/. Some speakers may use /ɑ/ for the vowel, but they are still considered rhymes in many dialects.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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