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guppy
古比
a small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies, often kept in aquariums
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A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males. The guppies can vary in size, but males are 4 cm (1.6”) and females are 7 cm (2.8”).
一种小型淡水鱼,学名Poecilia reticulata,常见于家庭水族箱;雌鱼体色平淡,尾鳍黑色或深蓝色,雄鱼尾鳍色彩更鲜艳。体型大小不一,雄鱼约4厘米(1.6英寸),雌鱼约7厘米(2.8英寸)。
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Any tiny fish.
任何微小的鱼。
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A tube holding paintballs before they are loaded into the gun.
装入漆弹枪前容纳漆弹的管子。
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A hold across the palm of the hand rather than the fingertips.
一种用手掌而非指尖的抓握方式。
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Acanthocephalus guppii
棘头虫(Acanthocephalus guppii)
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Acanthocephalus reticulatus
网纹棘头虫(Acanthocephalus reticulatus)
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Girardinus guppii
孔雀鱼(Girardinus guppii)
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Girardinus petersi
孔雀鱼(Girardinus petersi)
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Girardinus poeciloides
学名:Girardinus poeciloides
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Girardinus reticulatus
学名:Girardinus reticulatus
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Haridichthys reticulatus
学名:Haridichthys reticulatus
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Heterandria guppyi
学名:Heterandria guppyi
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Lebistes poecilioides
学名:Lebistes poecilioides
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Lebistes reticulatus
学名:Lebistes reticulatus
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Poecilia poeciloides
学名:Poecilia poeciloides
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Poecilioides reticulatus
学名:Poecilioides reticulatus
一种小型淡水鱼,学名Poecilia reticulata,常见于家庭水族箱;雌鱼体色平淡,尾鳍黑色或深蓝色,雄鱼尾鳍色彩更鲜艳。体型大小不一,雄鱼约4厘米(1.6英寸),雌鱼约7厘米(2.8英寸)。;任何微小的鱼。;装入漆弹枪前容纳漆弹的管子。;一种用手掌而非指尖的抓握方式。;棘头虫(Acanthocephalus guppii)
In use
I bought a small guppy for the fishbowl in my bedroom.
These guppies swim around the tank all day and are very active.
A guppy will eat almost any tiny food you give it.
a guppy
guppy 是可数名词,单数前需加冠词 a/an。
A guppy is a small freshwater fish.
古比鱼是一种小型淡水鱼。
guppies
guppies 是 guppy 的复数形式;句首用复数可泛指这类鱼。
Guppies are often kept in aquariums.
古比鱼常被养在水族箱里。
Common mistakes
There are many guppy in the aquarium.There are many guppies in the aquarium.
guppy 是可数名词,many 后需用复数形式 guppies,不能保留单数。
Connections
Collocations
- keep guppies
- 养古比
- My daughter wants to keep guppies in her bedroom.我女儿想在卧室里养古比。
- guppy tank
- 古比鱼缸
- You need a small filter for your guppy tank.你的古比鱼缸需要一个小过滤器。
- guppy fry
- 古比鱼苗
- The guppy fry stay near the water surface.古比鱼苗待在水面附近。
- feed the guppies
- 喂古比
- Remember to feed the guppies twice a day.记得每天喂古比两次。
- male guppy
- 雄性古比
- The male guppy has brighter colours than the female.雄性古比的颜色比雌性更艳丽。
- a school of guppies
Learner notes
Memory Tip
古比(guppy)在鱼缸里吐泡泡,字母pp像两个气泡,记住它是南美的小观赏鱼。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:aquariums、pet stores 通常为中性词,正式和非正式场合都可用,多用于谈论观赏鱼、宠物店或水族箱等场景,比较常见于日常口语和一般书面语。
Grammar Note
guppies
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的同韵词有 puppy 和 yuppie(重读元音和 /pi/ 相同)。注意 happy、sloppy、copy 拼写接近或词尾音似,但重读元音不同,并不与 guppy 押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.