Word · Frequency #24649
hippo
希波
核心释义
此处指古努米底亚城市名,不是河马。
an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa, near present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
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河马;[化] 吐根(的别名)
n. an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
河马;[化] 吐根(的别名)
用法In use
At the zoo, we saw a hippo opening its huge mouth by the water.
用法提示:hippo 是名词,指河马,这里是单数形式。
Hippos may look slow, but they can run surprisingly fast on land.
用法提示:hippos 是 hippo 的复数形式,作主语表示河马这一类动物。
The mother hippo stayed close to her baby in the river.
用法提示:hippo 是名词,在这里特指一只母河马。
a hippo
hippo 是可数名词,单数前常用 a/an。
A hippo can be very dangerous.
河马可能非常危险。
hippos (plural)
复数形式为 hippos。
Hippos are usually found near rivers and lakes.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pygmy hippo
- 侏儒河马
- The pygmy hippo is native to West Africa.侏儒河马原产于西非。
- common hippo
- 普通河马
- The common hippo can weigh over a tonne.普通河马可以重达一吨以上。
- baby hippo
- 小河马
- A baby hippo was born at the zoo this morning.今天早上动物园里出生了一只小河马。
- pod of hippos
- 一群河马
- A pod of hippos rested in the shallow water.一群河马在浅水中休息。
流行文化与引用Pop culture & quotes
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
hippo由hip(臀部)和po(泼水声)组成:河马在河里撅臀泼水。记住hippo就是河马。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:everyday conversation、children's books、informal writing hippo 是 hippopotamus 的常用简称,通常用于日常口语、儿童读物等非正式场合;正式写作中比较常见的是完整形式 hippopotamus。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 hippo(/ˈhipəu/,即 /ˈhɪpəʊ/)完全押韵。photo、motto、rhino、polo 都以字母 -o 结尾且末尾读 /əʊ/,但重读元音不同,不算押韵;typo 拼写以 -po 结尾,但读 /ˈtaɪpəʊ/,重读元音是 /aɪ/,别按 hippo 读。
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