Word · Frequency #22620
newt
蝾螈；水螈
核心释义
newt
- 1.
A small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult.
- 2.
北美、欧洲和北亚的小型通常色彩鲜艳的半水栖蝾螈
small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
北美、欧洲和北亚的小型通常色彩鲜艳的半水栖蝾螈；水螈
用法In use
The children found a newt hiding under a rock by the stream.
用法提示：newt 是名词，指一种生活在溪边的小型两栖动物。
In spring, newts return to the pond to breed.
用法提示：newts 是 newt 的复数形式，作主语指多只水螈。
She gently picked up the newt and put it back in the water.
用法提示：newt 是名词，作动词短语 picked up 的宾语。
a newt
newt 是可数名词，单数形式前通常用 a/an。
I saw a newt under the log.
我在木头下面看到一只水螈。
newts
复数形式 newts 可用来泛指这类动物。
Newts are small salamanders that live near water.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- great crested newt
- 大冠蝾螈
- The great crested newt is a protected species in Britain.大冠蝾螈在英国是受保护物种。
- smooth newt
- 滑蝾螈
- Smooth newts are common in garden ponds.滑蝾螈在花园池塘里很常见。
- newt larva
- 蝾螈幼体
- Newt larvae have external gills.蝾螈幼体有外鳃。
- newt population
- 蝾螈种群数量
- The newt population has declined due to habitat loss.由于栖息地减少，蝾螈种群数量有所下降。
- newt pond
- 蝾螈池塘
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
newt 和 cute 押韵，记住“可爱(cute)的小水螈(newt)”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交谈、科普文章 newt 通常作中性名词使用，指蝾螈/水螈；日常谈话和一般介绍中都比较常见，没有特别正式或口语的限制。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用复数 newts；作单数时与 a 连用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All of these rhyme with newt /nuːt/ or /njuːt/: they share the final /uːt/ sound. Beware lookalikes: new /nuː/ (or /njuː/) has no /t/, neat /niːt/ has a different vowel, and nut /nʌt/ looks similar but does not rhyme.
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