Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #12659
otter
水獭皮
the fur of an otter
- 1.
An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
- 2.
the fur of an otter
水獭的毛皮
- 3.
freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
淡水食肉哺乳动物,具有蹼状和有爪的脚及深棕色的毛皮
水獭的毛皮；淡水食肉哺乳动物,具有蹼状和有爪的脚及深棕色的毛皮；水獭
In use
The tailor trimmed the collar with soft otter.
She bought a pair of gloves made from otter at the market.
In the past, otter was traded for cloth and tools.
an otter
otter 指动物时是可数名词。
An otter was sitting on the riverbank.
一只水獭坐在河岸上。
otters
泛指水獭这一类动物时，常用复数形式。
Otters are excellent swimmers.
水獭是出色的游泳者。
otter fur
otter 也可指水獭皮，常与 fur 搭配使用。
The coat is made of otter fur.
这件外套是用水獭皮做的。
Connections
Collocations
- sea otter
- 海獭
- The sea otter often floats on its back while eating.海獭经常仰面漂浮着吃东西。
- river otter
- 河獭
- We saw a river otter swimming in the stream.我们看到一只河獭在小溪里游水。
- otter population
- 水獭种群
- The otter population has declined because of pollution.由于污染，水獭种群数量有所下降。
- otter conservation
- 水獭保护
- Local groups are involved in otter conservation.当地组织参与水獭保护工作。
- otter fur
- 水獭皮
- Her coat is made of otter fur.她的大衣是用水獭皮做的。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
水獭在水里游动时常弓背画圈，像字母 O；otter 以 O 开头，帮你记住它是圆滚滚的“水獭”，皮就是它那身防水毛皮。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：fur trade、clothing materials、historical fashion 在表示“水獭皮”时，多用于毛皮贸易、服装材料或历史服饰等语境；日常口语中若指动物，通常说的是水獭本身。
Grammar Note
指动物“水獭”时可数，复数形式为 otters；指“水獭皮”时通常不可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词在美式英语中都与 otter 押韵，读作 /-ɑtɚ/：potter、hotter、plotter、spotter、trotter、squatter。注意拼写相近的 other (/ˈʌðɚ/)、utter (/ˈʌtɚ/)、outer (/ˈaʊtɚ/) 发音不同，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.