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。
鼠海豚
porpoises — plural of porpoise
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
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。
鼠海豚科的小型鲸类,与海豚和鲸鱼有亲缘关系。
A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
几种小型群居的鲸类哺乳动物,具有钝鼻和许多牙齿
any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
A porpoise surfaced next to our boat and then dived back down.
一只鼠海豚在我们船边浮出水面,然后又潜了下去。
用法提示:此处 porpoise 为可数名词单数,指鼠海豚。
We watched a group of porpoises jumping near the shore.
我们看到一群鼠海豚在岸边附近跳跃。
用法提示:porpoises 是 porpoise 的复数形式,在此句中作宾语。
The child pointed at the porpoise and asked what it was.
孩子指着那只鼠海豚问那是什么。
用法提示:porpoise 作名词,作介词 at 的宾语。
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。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many porpoise in the ocean.
正确表达There are many porpoises in the ocean.
porpoise 是可数名词,复数形式为 porpoises。汉语名词没有复数变化,学习者容易漏掉 -es;在 there are 后必须用复数。
grammar · medium
易错句子Porpoise is a marine mammal.
正确表达A porpoise is a marine mammal.
porpoise 是单数可数名词,不能光杆作主语;泛指某类动物时需加不定冠词 a/an,所以改为 A 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。
一群鼠海豚
A school of porpoises swam alongside the boat.
一群鼠海豚在船旁游动。
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。
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。
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。
与鼠海豚同属鲸目(鲸类),在海洋哺乳动物话题中常并列讨论。
同为海洋哺乳动物,常见于谈论海洋野生动物或极地生态的语境中。
鼠海豚的栖息地,相关文本常围绕海洋环境与生态展开。
鼠海豚是哺乳动物而非鱼类,该词常出现于对其生物学类别的说明中。
鲸类头顶的呼吸孔,描述鼠海豚呼吸方式时常用。
哎呀,鼠海豚是很有爱心的生物;哎呀,鼠海豚是很有善心的生灵。
From The Monkees' 1968 psychedelic song 'Porpoise Song' on the soundtrack of the film Head.
出自 The Monkees 乐队 1968 年的迷幻歌曲《Porpoise Song》,收录于电影《Head》的原声带。
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