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a/an + noun
leopard 是可数名词，单数形式通常与 a/an 或 the 连用。
A leopard was resting in the tree.
一只豹正在树上休息。
豹；豹子
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豹；豹子
A large wild cat (Panthera pardus) from Africa and Asia, with a yellowish-brown coat marked with black spots.
A leopard was resting in the tree.
一只豹正在树上休息。
Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia.
豹皮
the pelt of a leopard
A similar-looking, large wild cat named after the leopard.
豹,大型猫科动物,分布于非洲和亚洲森林,通常有带黑斑的黄褐色皮毛
large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
The leopard climbed the tree effortlessly.
那只豹子毫不费力地爬上了树。
Leopards are known for their spotted coats.
豹以其带斑点的皮毛而闻名。
A leopard can run faster than any human.
豹比任何人类跑得都快。
leopard 是可数名词，单数形式通常与 a/an 或 the 连用。
A leopard was resting in the tree.
一只豹正在树上休息。
用 the 加单数名词可泛指整个物种。
The leopard is a large wild cat native to Africa and Asia.
豹是一种原产于非洲和亚洲的大型野生猫科动物。
复数形式 leopards 可表示多只豹，也可泛指这一物种。
Leopards are found in Africa and Asia.
豹分布在非洲和亚洲。
Not this
Leopard is a wild animal.
Use this
The leopard is a wild animal.
英语中的可数名词单数不能单独使用，前面需要限定词。用“the + 单数名词”表示“这类动物”时，冠词 the 不能省略。中文说“豹是野生动物”不需要冠词，所以容易漏掉，需补上 the。
Not this
There are two leopard in the zoo.
Use this
There are two leopards in the zoo.
leopard 是可数名词，数量为二或以上时要用复数形式 leopards。汉语名词没有复数变化，所以学习者容易漏掉 -s；这里必须加上 -s。
Not this
The leopard is the fastest land animal.
Use this
The cheetah is the fastest land animal.
leopard 指“豹”，cheetah 指“猎豹”。跑得最快的陆生动物是猎豹，不是豹。想表达“猎豹”时要用 cheetah，不能用 leopard。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
豹纹
She bought a dress with a leopard print.
她买了一条豹纹连衣裙。
雪豹
Snow leopards live in the high mountains of Central Asia.
雪豹生活在亚洲中部的高山上。
云豹
The clouded leopard is found in Southeast Asia.
云豹分布在东南亚。
豹皮
The hunter was carrying a leopard skin.
那个猎人带着一张豹皮。
东北豹；远东豹
The Amur leopard is critically endangered.
东北豹处于极度濒危状态。
本性难移
He promised to reform, but a leopard cannot change its spots.
他承诺改过自新，但本性难移。
江山易改，本性难移
He promised to be more careful, but a leopard can't change its spots.
他保证会更小心，但江山易改，本性难移。
豹子改不了身上的斑点；本性难移。
He promised to stop lying, but a leopard cannot change its spots.
他承诺不再撒谎，但豹子改不了身上的斑点。
我要你摘下你的豹皮药盒帽。
The leopard rested on a high branch, its tail hanging down lazily.
豹子在高高的树枝上休息，尾巴懒洋洋地垂下来。
Use leopard naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
豹子 leopard 的拼写里有字母 o，像它身上的圈圈斑纹；看到 o 就想到豹子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物科普与自然纪录片、日常交谈中描述大型猫科动物、时装或商品语境（指豹皮） 该词为中性常用词，通常用于指称豹这种大型猫科动物，日常口语和书面写作中都自然；在指豹皮时也较常见于时尚或商业语境。
shepherd /ˈʃɛpɚd/ 与 leopard 押韵；leper /ˈlɛpɚ/ 开头相似但结尾不同；leotard、Leo、leap 只是拼写形近，发音差别很大。
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