a bison
bison 是可数名词,复数形式为 bisons。
A bison stood alone in the field.
一头野牛独自站在田野里。
野牛
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
野牛
a large wild animal of the cattle family, with a hump, shaggy mane, large head, and short horns
A bison stood alone in the field.
一头野牛独自站在田野里。
野牛属的一种大型野生牛科动物。
A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.
几种大型驼背牛科动物,具有浓密的鬃毛和大头短角
any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
A bison stood in the middle of the trail, so we waited.
一头野牛站在小路中间,所以我们等着。
Many bisons grazed on the hillside.
许多野牛在山坡上吃草。
Bison have thick fur to survive cold winters.
野牛有厚厚的皮毛,以度过寒冷的冬天。
bison 是可数名词,复数形式为 bisons。
A bison stood alone in the field.
一头野牛独自站在田野里。
复数形式 bisons 表示多头野牛。
Bisons live in herds.
野牛成群生活。
herd 是表示群体的量词,后接可数名词复数。
We saw a herd of bisons near the river.
我们在河边看到一群野牛。
Not this
I saw three bison in the national park.
Use this
I saw three bisons in the national park.
bison 是可数名词,其指定的复数形式为 bisons。汉语名词没有复数变化,学习者容易将 bison 误认为单复数同形(类似 sheep、deer),但此处表示三头野牛时应加 -s。
Not this
In his biology report, he wrote that the American buffalo is a ruminant.
Use this
In his biology report, he wrote that the American bison is a ruminant.
中文“野牛”对应英语 bison(美洲野牛),而 buffalo 通常指非洲或亚洲水牛。在科学语境中,美洲野牛的正式名称是 bison,把 buffalo 混用属于词义选择错误,应改用 bison。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
美洲野牛
The American bison once roamed the Great Plains.
美洲野牛曾在大平原上游荡。
野牛群
We saw a herd of bison in the national park.
我们在国家公园看到一群野牛。
野牛种群
The bison population has recovered thanks to conservation efforts.
由于保护措施,野牛种群已经恢复。
平原野牛
Plains bison are the largest land animals in North America.
平原野牛是北美最大的陆地动物。
猎捕野牛
The bison hunt was essential to the tribe's survival.
猎捕野牛对这个部落的生存至关重要。
野牛肉
Bison meat is leaner than beef.
野牛肉比牛肉更瘦。
对你来说,拜森驾临你村庄的那一天,是你一生中最重要的一天;但对我来说,那不过是星期二。
M. Bison, the villain of Street Fighter, says this dismissive line to his enemy in the 1994 film. Note: Bison here is the character's name, not the animal.
这是1994年电影《街头霸王》中的反派M·拜森对敌人说的轻蔑台词。注意:这里的Bison是角色名,不是“野牛”。
Use bison naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想记忆:bison 发音像“bye-son”,想象一个儿子对野牛挥手说再见。
语域:neutral 常见场景:一般读物、动物纪录片、旅游介绍 bison 是常见动物名称,日常口语和书面语都可用;在正式或科普语境中也很常见,无特殊文体限制。
与 bison /ˈbaɪsən/ 真正押韵的词是 /ˈaɪsən/:Dyson、Tyson。注意有些以 -son 结尾的常用词只是形似:lesson、person 同有 /sən/ 结尾但重读元音不同;prison、reason 拼写也含 -son,却读成 /zən/。
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