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a rhinoceros + verb
Rhinoceros 是可数名词，单数形式前通常要有冠词 a/an 或 the。
A rhinoceros was standing by the river.
一头犀牛站在河边。
犀牛
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
犀牛
a large, powerfully built herbivorous mammal with very thick skin and one or two horns on its snout, found in Africa and Southeast Asia
A rhinoceros was standing by the river.
一头犀牛站在河边。
任何原产于非洲和亚洲的犀科大型草食有蹄哺乳动物,皮肤厚而呈灰色,鼻子上有一或两只角。
Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.
东南亚和非洲的大型草食性奇蹄类动物,皮肤厚实,鼻子上有一到两个角
massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
包括无角的副巨犀在内的犀超科有蹄哺乳动物。
An ungulate mammal of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea, including the hornless Paraceratherium.
At the zoo, the rhinoceros was rolling in the mud to stay cool.
在动物园里，犀牛在泥里打滚来保持凉爽。
The safari guide warned us not to get too close to the rhinoceros.
狩猎向导警告我们不要靠犀牛太近。
Rhinoceroses have very thick skin and one or two horns on their snouts.
犀牛的皮非常厚，鼻子上有一两只角。
Rhinoceros 是可数名词，单数形式前通常要有冠词 a/an 或 the。
A rhinoceros was standing by the river.
一头犀牛站在河边。
复数形式是 rhinoceroses，注意其拼写。
Rhinoceroses are endangered in many parts of Africa.
犀牛在非洲许多地区濒临灭绝。
Rhinoceros 可作定语修饰名词，如 rhinoceros horn（犀牛角）。
The carving is made from rhinoceros horn.
这件雕刻品是用犀牛角做的。
Not this
I saw two rhinoceri in the zoo.
Use this
I saw two rhinoceroses in the zoo.
rhinoceros不是拉丁语第二变格名词，其复数形式应为rhinoceroses，不能按-us变-i的规则写作rhinoceri。
Not this
There is rhinoceros in the wild.
Use this
There is a rhinoceros in the wild.
rhinoceros是可数名词，单数形式前需要加不定冠词a或an，不能像不可数名词那样裸用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
白犀牛
White rhinoceroses have a wide mouth for grazing.
白犀牛有宽阔的嘴，适合吃草。
黑犀牛
The black rhinoceros is known for its hooked upper lip.
黑犀牛以其钩状上唇而闻名。
犀牛角
Rhinoceros horns are made of keratin, the same protein as human hair.
犀牛角由角蛋白构成，与人类头发的蛋白质相同。
印度犀牛
The Indian rhinoceros has a single horn and folded skin.
印度犀牛有一只角和带褶皱的皮肤。
犀牛甲虫
The rhinoceros beetle gets its name from the horn-like projection on its head.
犀牛甲虫得名于它头上的角状突起。
犀牛偷猎
Rhinoceros poaching remains a serious problem in Africa.
犀牛偷猎在非洲仍是一个严重的问题。
再见了，再见了，你这头老犀牛，我已经盯着你看了大半辈子。
In Ogden Nash's poem "The Rhinoceros", the speaker says goodbye to a rhinoceros he has watched for many years.
在奥格登·纳什的诗作《犀牛》中，讲述者向他注视多年的犀牛道别。
Use rhinoceros naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
rhino 即犀牛；ceros 像“see rose”，想象犀牛角上顶着一朵玫瑰，记住它鼻子上有角。
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物科普、自然纪录片、日常对话 该词在一般语境中为中性常用词，通常用于动物、自然或生物话题，正式程度不高不低。
没有一个词与 rhinoceros /raɪˈnɑsɝəs/ 真正押韵：rhinoplasty、rhinovirus 只共享开头拼写和读音 /raɪn-/ 或 /ˌraɪnoʊ-/，后半部分完全不同；carnivorous、dangerous 等只共享结尾非重读音节 /əs/，但重读元音及后续辅音不同。注意不要因拼写相近（如 -ceros 与 -gerous）误认为同韵。
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