wear a boa
She decided to wear a boa to the party.
她决定在派对上戴一条羽毛围巾。
蟒蛇
boas — plural of boa
羽毛围巾；毛皮围巾；任何一种大型美洲蛇,属于蟒属、蟒亚科或蟒科,包括蟒蛇和墨西哥的帝王蟒。；刚果民主共和国布瓦语族群的一员；一种长而细的羽毛或毛皮围巾；一种长围巾；通常由合成或真实羽毛(或偶尔是毛皮)制成,通常披在肩上,末端低垂,有时也绕颈一圈。
a large snake that kills animals by squeezing them
一种大型蛇，通过缠绕挤压杀死猎物
任何一种大型美洲蛇,属于蟒属、蟒亚科或蟒科,包括蟒蛇和墨西哥的帝王蟒。
Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico.
刚果民主共和国布瓦语族群的一员
A member of a Bwa-speaking ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
一种长而细的羽毛或毛皮围巾
a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
一种长围巾；通常由合成或真实羽毛(或偶尔是毛皮)制成,通常披在肩上,末端低垂,有时也绕颈一圈。
A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.
几种主要生活在热带的收缩性蛇类,具有退化的后肢
any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
She wore a feather boa around her neck.
她脖子上围了一条羽毛围巾。
用法提示：boa表示羽毛围巾，作为可数名词，作宾语。
The red boa is made of soft feathers.
这条红色羽毛围巾是用柔软的羽毛制成的。
用法提示：boa作主语，指具体的羽毛围巾。
He bought a beautiful boa as a gift for his wife.
他买了一条漂亮的羽毛围巾作为给妻子的礼物。
用法提示：boa指羽毛围巾，作直接宾语。
She decided to wear a boa to the party.
她决定在派对上戴一条羽毛围巾。
The boa made of feathers was very colorful.
这条羽毛围巾非常多彩。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is wearing boa.
正确表达She is wearing a boa.
英语可数名词单数前需加冠词a/an，中文无冠词概念，故易遗漏。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are two boa in the zoo.
正确表达There are two boas in the zoo.
英语可数名词复数需加-s，中文名词复数无形态变化，故易漏加。
Stole和boa都指围巾，但stole通常为较宽的披肩式，而boa是窄长的羽毛或毛皮围巾。
大蟒蛇；蚺蛇（一种大型无毒蛇）
The boa constrictor can grow to over four meters long.
大蟒蛇可以长到四米多长。
羽毛围巾；羽毛长围巾
She wore a bright red feather boa to the carnival.
她戴着一条鲜红色的羽毛围巾去参加狂欢节。
毛皮围巾；毛皮长围巾
The vintage coat was paired with a fur boa.
这件复古外套搭配了一条毛皮围巾。
宠物蟒；宠物蚺
He keeps a pet boa in a large glass tank.
他在一个大玻璃箱里养了一条宠物蟒。
戴羽毛围巾；披毛皮围巾
The dancers all wore boas during the performance.
表演时所有舞者都戴了羽毛围巾。
与boa同为大型无毒蛇，常在同一类语境中出现。
boa捕食时靠缠绕绞杀猎物，constrictor描述这类蛇的捕食方式。
蛇属于爬行动物，boa是其中的一类。
boa也指羽毛围巾，羽毛是其常见材质。
羽毛boa常当作围巾佩戴，属于服饰类用品。
那是一只蟒蛇正在消化一头大象的图画。
In The Little Prince, the narrator's drawing of a boa constrictor is often mistaken for a hat.
在《小王子》中，叙述者画的蟒蛇常常被误认为是一顶帽子。
我被一条蟒蛇吞下去了。
Shel Silverstein's poem makes children laugh as the speaker is eaten by a boa constrictor.
谢尔·希尔弗斯坦的诗让孩子们大笑，因为诗中的说话者被蟒蛇吞掉了。
发长 /oʊ/ 音 (如 boat, coat)
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