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a lizard
lizard 是可数名词，单数前通常加 a/an。
A lizard ran across the road.
一只蜥蜴跑过了马路。
蜥蜴
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
蜥蜴
lizard
A lizard ran across the road.
一只蜥蜴跑过了马路。
Any reptile of the order Squamata that is not a snake or mosasaur—typically characterised by a rounded torso, a short neck with an elevated head, a long tail and four limbs, although some species are legless.
身体较长、通常有两对腿和渐细尾巴的爬行动物
relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
蜥蜴皮,这些爬行动物的皮。
Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.
在酒店和酒吧休息室闲逛以寻找愿意供养他的女人的男人
a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him
A small green lizard ran across the garden wall and disappeared into the bushes.
一只绿色的小蜥蜴跑过花园的墙，消失在灌木丛里。
We saw a lizard sunning itself on a warm rock by the path.
我们看到一只蜥蜴在小路边温暖的岩石上晒太阳。
Lizards often come out in the morning to warm their bodies in the sunlight.
蜥蜴常在早晨出来，在阳光下让身体暖和起来。
lizard 是可数名词，单数前通常加 a/an。
A lizard ran across the road.
一只蜥蜴跑过了马路。
lizards 是复数形式，可直接表示多只蜥蜴。
We saw lizards near the river.
我们在河边看到了蜥蜴。
that 引导限制性定语从句，用来指明是哪只蜥蜴。
A lizard that I found in the garden was very small.
我在花园里发现的那只蜥蜴很小。
Not this
I saw three lizard in the park.
Use this
I saw three lizards in the park.
lizard 是可数名词，复数要加 -s；与数词 three 搭配时必须用复数 lizards。
Not this
Lizard is a reptile.
Use this
Lizards are reptiles.
英语里表示“蜥蜴这一类”常用复数名词作主语，lizard 是可数名词，不能以单数裸形式泛指。
Not this
I saw lizard in the zoo.
Use this
I saw a lizard in the zoo.
lizard 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
巨蜥
The monitor lizard is one of the largest lizards in the world.
巨蜥是世界上最大的蜥蜴之一。
蜥蜴皮
Her boots are made of genuine lizard skin.
她的靴子是真蜥蜴皮做的。
蜥蜴尾巴
The lizard tail can regrow after being dropped.
蜥蜴尾巴脱落之后能重新长出来。
宠物蜥蜴
She keeps a pet lizard in a terrarium.
她在饲养箱里养了一只宠物蜥蜴。
蜥蜴物种
This forest is home to several lizard species.
这片森林栖息着好几种蜥蜴。
晒太阳的蜥蜴
A basking lizard darted off the rock when I approached.
我走近时，一只正在晒太阳的蜥蜴从岩石上蹿走了。
懒散度日的人；常在酒吧或休息室闲逛以结识异性的人
He's just a lounge lizard who spends his nights at hotel bars.
他不过是个在酒店酒吧夜夜消磨时光的懒散家伙。
沙发懒虫（整天赖在沙发上看电视的人）
After his layoff, he became a couch lizard.
失业后，他变成了一个整天窝在沙发上的懒虫。
蜥蜴脑（指人脑中掌管原始本能如恐惧、攻击性的部分）
The immediate panic you feel comes from your lizard brain.
你感到的那种瞬间恐慌来自你的蜥蜴脑（原始本能大脑）。
我是蜥蜴王，我无所不能。
This line comes from Jim Morrison's poem 'Celebration of the Lizard'; Morrison, the lead singer of The Doors, was famously nicknamed the Lizard King.
这句话出自吉姆·莫里森的长诗《蜥蜴庆典》；大门乐队主唱莫里森也因此常被称为“蜥蜴王”。
Use lizard naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 lizard 记成『离这儿』：蜥蜴一受惊就迅速跑开，所以看到它就离这儿远点。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、科普读物、生物课堂 “lizard”是普通常用词，语气中性，在正式和非正式场合都比较常见于描述蜥蜴这一类动物；日常口语、科普文章或生物教材中都可以使用。
wizard、blizzard、gizzard 与 lizard 押韵（/ɪzɚd/）；hazard、standard 虽也以 -ard 结尾，但读作 /hæzɚd/、/stændɚd/，不押韵；lazy 拼写开头相似，读作 /ˈleɪzi/，也不押韵。
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