a/an + singular noun
llama 是可数名词,表示单只时用 a/an。
A llama is grazing in the field.
一头美洲驼正在地里吃草。
美洲驼;大羊驼
llamas — plural of llama
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
美洲驼;大羊驼
wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
A llama is grazing in the field.
一头美洲驼正在地里吃草。
注意:llama 是‘美洲驼/大羊驼’,alpaca 才是‘羊驼’。
A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
南美洲野生或家养的反刍动物,类似骆驼但较小且无驼峰
wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump
At the farm, we fed the llama some grass from our hands.
在农场,我们用手喂了美洲驼一些草。
Llamas can be found in the mountains of South America, where they were first domesticated.
在南美洲的山脉中可以找到美洲驼,它们最初是在那里被驯化的。
The children were excited to see a llama walking calmly along the trail.
孩子们看到一头美洲驼在小路上平静地行走,感到非常兴奋。
llama 是可数名词,表示单只时用 a/an。
A llama is grazing in the field.
一头美洲驼正在地里吃草。
复数形式不加冠词,可泛指这一类动物。
Llamas are often used as pack animals in the Andes.
在安第斯山脉,美洲驼常被用作驮畜。
the + 单数名词可用来指整个物种。
The llama has thick wool that keeps it warm in cold weather.
美洲驼有厚厚的毛,可以使它在寒冷天气中保持温暖。
Not this
The lama spits when it is angry.
Use this
The llama spits when it is angry.
这里指南美洲的骆驼科动物,拼写应为双写 l 的 llama;lama 意为“喇嘛”,指藏传佛教僧侣。
Not this
The Tibetan llama lives in a monastery.
Use this
The Tibetan lama lives in a monastery.
指藏传佛教僧侣时应用 lama(单 l),而 llama(双 l)指美洲驼。两者读音相同,但拼写和含义不同。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一群美洲驼
A llama herd grazed on the high plains.
一群美洲驼在高地草原上吃草。
美洲驼毛
Llama wool is softer than sheep's wool.
美洲驼毛比羊毛更柔软。
美洲驼牧场
They run a small llama farm in the Andes.
他们在安第斯山脉经营一个小型美洲驼牧场。
驮运美洲驼
We used pack llamas to carry our camping gear.
我们用驮运美洲驼来搬运露营装备。
美洲驼徒步游
Llama trekking is popular in the mountains.
美洲驼徒步游在山地很受欢迎。
一个 L 的 'lama' 是喇嘛;两个 L 的 'llama' 是美洲驼。
Ogden Nash's famous couplet reminds us that adding an L to 'lama' changes a priest into a llama.
奥格登·纳什的著名对句提醒我们,给 'lama' 加一个 L,就会把一位喇嘛变成一只美洲驼。
我是一只美洲驼!我是一只美洲驼!
After Kuzco yells 'I'm a llama!', he spends the rest of The Emperor's New Groove trying to turn back into a human.
库斯科大喊“我是一只美洲驼!”之后,在《变身国王》的剩余时间里,他一直想办法变回人。
Use llamas naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
llama 双写 l,像美洲驼的长脖子;它没有驼峰,别与 camel(骆驼)混淆。lama(喇嘛)少一个 l,别写混。
语域:neutral 常见场景:animal reference books、travel discussions、everyday conversation 该词在正式与非正式场合都常用,通常用于指代美洲驼这种动物,多出现在动物科普、旅行见闻或日常闲聊中,属于中性常用词。
Genuine rhymes with llama: drama, comma, lama, and pajama all end with the stressed /ɑmə/ sound (note comma’s spelling is -omma, not -ama). Lama is a homophone spelled with one l. Beware the lookalike llano (/ˈlɑnoʊ/), which starts with ll and ends in -ano, not -ama, so it does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.