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porpoise
鼠海豚
a small gregarious cetacean with a blunt snout and many teeth
鼠海豚与海豚（dolphin）不同，吻部较钝，体型较小。
- 1.
A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
鼠海豚科的小型鲸类,与海豚和鲸鱼有亲缘关系。
- 2.
any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
几种小型群居的鲸类哺乳动物,具有钝鼻和许多牙齿
鼠海豚科的小型鲸类,与海豚和鲸鱼有亲缘关系。；几种小型群居的鲸类哺乳动物,具有钝鼻和许多牙齿；海豚
In use
A porpoise surfaced next to our boat and then dived back down.
We watched a group of porpoises jumping near the shore.
The child pointed at the porpoise and asked what it was.
a porpoise
porpoise 是可数名词，指单只动物时用 a/an。
A porpoise surfaced beside the boat.
一头鼠海豚在船边浮出水面。
porpoises
用复数形式可泛指鼠海豚这一类动物。
Porpoises are often seen in coastal waters.
沿海水域经常能看到鼠海豚。
Common mistakes
There are many porpoise in the ocean.There are many porpoises in the ocean.
Connections
Collocations
- harbor porpoise
- 港湾鼠海豚
- The harbor porpoise is one of the smallest marine mammals.港湾鼠海豚是最小的海洋哺乳动物之一。
- school of porpoises
- 一群鼠海豚
- A school of porpoises swam alongside the boat.一群鼠海豚在船旁游动。
- Dall's porpoise
- 达尔鼠海豚
- Dall's porpoise is known for its striking black-and-white coloring.达尔鼠海豚以其醒目的黑白相间体色而闻名。
- porpoise conservation
- 鼠海豚保护
- Many marine parks support porpoise conservation programs.许多海洋公园支持鼠海豚保护项目。
- porpoise population
- 鼠海豚种群
- The local porpoise population has been stable for years.当地的鼠海豚种群多年来一直保持稳定。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：porpoise 读音近“poor pose（可怜的姿势）”，鼠海豚跃出海面时短吻圆胖、姿态憨厚，记住这种短吻小海豚。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物科普、新闻报道、日常交谈 该词为普通中性词，多用于日常谈论海洋动物、科普文章或新闻中，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 corpus /ˈkɔːrpəs/，与 porpoise /ˈpɔrpəs/ 的 rpəs 部分一致。拼写相似但读音不同的词包括 purpose /ˈpɜːrpəs/、porous /ˈpɔːrəs/、tortoise /ˈtɔːrtəs/、poise /pɔɪz/ 和 turquoise /ˈtɜːrkwɔɪz/：purpose 重读元音是 /ɜː/ 而非 /ɔ/，porous 缺少元音后的 /p/，tortoise 以 /təs/ 结尾而非 /pəs/，poise 与 turquoise 以 /ɔɪz/ 结尾。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.