a/an + noun
cayman 是可数名词,指单个个体时用 a/an。
A cayman is a semiaquatic reptile found in Central and South America.
凯门鳄是一种生活在中美洲和南美洲的半水生爬行动物。
凯门鳄;宽吻鳄
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
凯门鳄;宽吻鳄
cayman
A cayman is a semiaquatic reptile found in Central and South America.
凯门鳄是一种生活在中美洲和南美洲的半水生爬行动物。
At the zoo, the children watched a cayman swimming slowly in its enclosure.
在动物园,孩子们看着一条凯门鳄在它的围场里慢慢游动。
The cayman lay motionless on the riverbank, basking in the morning sun.
那条凯门鳄一动不动地躺在河岸上,享受清晨的阳光。
In the swamp, caymans often hide among the reeds to ambush small fish.
在沼泽里,凯门鳄经常藏在芦苇丛中伏击小鱼。
cayman 是可数名词,指单个个体时用 a/an。
A cayman is a semiaquatic reptile found in Central and South America.
凯门鳄是一种生活在中美洲和南美洲的半水生爬行动物。
用“the + 单数名词”可以泛指凯门鳄这一类动物。
The cayman resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly.
凯门鳄类似短吻鳄,但腹部鳞甲更厚重。
复数形式是 caymans。
Caymans are semiaquatic reptiles of Central and South America.
凯门鳄是生活在中美洲和南美洲的半水生爬行动物。
Not this
I saw cayman in the river.
Use this
I saw a cayman in the river.
cayman 是可数名词单数,前面需要不定冠词 a/an;汉语没有冠词,学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
There are many caymen in the swamp.
Use this
There are many caymans in the swamp.
cayman 的复数不是像 man 那样变为 men,而是直接加 -s 构成 caymans。