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a/the penguin
penguin 是可数名词，指单只企鹅时需加冠词。
The penguin waddled across the ice.
那只企鹅摇摇摆摆地走过冰面。
企鹅
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
企鹅
a flightless seabird with webbed feet and wings used as flippers, living mainly in cold southern regions
The penguin waddled across the ice.
那只企鹅摇摇摆摆地走过冰面。
企鹅科(Spheniscidae)的几种不会飞的海洋鸟类,见于南半球,通常直立行走,腿短,一般有醒目的黑白羽毛。
Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.
短腿、不会飞、生活在寒冷南方尤其是南极地区的鸟类,脚有蹼,翅膀演化为鳍状肢
short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
一种接球方式,手掌朝向腿部,手臂向下伸展,形似企鹅的鳍状肢。
A type of catch where the palm of the hand is facing towards the leg with the arm stretched downward, resembling the flipper of a penguin.
The penguin at the zoo slid into the water and swam quickly.
动物园里的那只企鹅滑入水中，游得很快。
Penguins cannot fly, but they are excellent swimmers.
企鹅不会飞，但它们是出色的游泳者。
We watched a penguin waddle across the ice to join its group.
我们看着一只企鹅摇摇摆摆地走过冰面，加入它的群体。
penguin 是可数名词，指单只企鹅时需加冠词。
The penguin waddled across the ice.
那只企鹅摇摇摆摆地走过冰面。
复数形式直接加 -s。
Penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere.
企鹅生活在南半球。
colony 是表示企鹅群体的集体名词。
A colony of penguins gathered near the shore.
一群企鹅聚集在岸边。
Not this
There are many penguin in Antarctica.
Use this
There are many penguins in Antarctica.
penguin 是可数名词，复数形式为 penguins；在 many 之后必须用复数，不能把单数 penguin 当作集合名词。
Not this
I saw penguin at the zoo.
Use this
I saw a penguin at the zoo.
penguin 是可数名词单数，前面需要限定词（如 a/an、the 或物主代词），不能单独使用；这里第一次提到一只企鹅，所以用 a penguin。
Not this
Penguin is a flightless bird.
Use this
Penguins are flightless birds.
用可数名词泛指某一类动物时，通常用复数形式（如 penguins）或 the + 单数；不能说裸单数 Penguin。改为复数后，主谓一致也要用 are。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
帝企鹅
The emperor penguin is the largest of all penguin species.
帝企鹅是所有企鹅中最大的。
企鹅群
We watched a penguin colony on the icy shore.
我们在冰封的海岸上观察一个企鹅群。
企鹅幼崽
The penguin chick waits for its parents to return with food.
企鹅幼崽等待父母带回食物。
企鹅蹒跚的步态
The penguin's waddle is unmistakable.
企鹅蹒跚的步态非常独特。
企鹅栖息地
Climate change threatens the penguin habitat.
气候变化威胁着企鹅的栖息地。
企鹅服（借指黑色晚礼服或侍者制服）
He turned up at the party in a penguin suit and a bow tie.
他穿着企鹅服、系着蝶形领结出现在派对上。
初级企鹅唱着哈瑞·奎师那。
In the Beatles' psychedelic song 'I Am the Walrus', the line 'Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna' appears near the end.
在披头士迷幻歌曲《我是海象》中，歌词“初级企鹅唱着哈瑞·奎师那”出现在接近尾声处。
有些人告诉我，他们认为一只胖企鹅并不能体现Linux的优雅与美丽，这只能说明他们从未见过一只愤怒的企鹅向他们冲来。
Linus Torvalds made this famous comment about Tux, the Linux penguin mascot.
林纳斯·托瓦兹曾对Linux的企鹅吉祥物Tux发表过这一著名评论。
Use penguin naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
企鹅像穿燕尾服的胖绅士，口袋插着钢笔(pen)，在冰上'滚'（guin≈滚），所以是 penguin。
语域：neutral 常见场景：自然科普、儿童读物、动物园 通常指企鹅这种不会飞的鸟，多用于日常交流、科普介绍或儿童读物中。
penguin 读作 /ˈpɛŋɡwən/（也常读作 /ˈpɛŋɡwɪn/）。表中没有词与它完全押韵：language、distinguish、linguist、bilingual 都含 /ŋɡw/ 音，iguana 含 /ɡw/ 但元音不同；注意拼写相似的 Guinness 读 /ˈɡɪnəs/，不是 /ˈɡwɪnəs/。
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