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ridley
鳞龟
a marine turtle
- 1.
Any of the marine turtles of the genus Lepidochelys, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
丽龟属(Lepidochelys)的任一种海龟,分布于大西洋和太平洋。
丽龟属(Lepidochelys)的任一种海龟,分布于大西洋和太平洋。；鳞龟属(=Lepidochelys)动物 (产于墨西哥湾)
In use
A ridley swam slowly near the coral reef.
The researchers tagged several ridleys to track their migration.
Every spring, ridleys come ashore to lay their eggs on the beach.
a/an + ridley
ridley 是可数名词，指一种海龟。
A ridley crawled across the sand.
一只鳞龟爬过沙滩。
plural ridleys
复数形式为 ridleys。
The ridleys are migrating along the coast.
这些鳞龟正沿着海岸迁徙。
the + ridley
用定冠词指整个物种时常用 the + 单数名词。
The ridley lives in warm seas.
鳞龟生活在温暖的海洋中。
Common mistakes
There are many ridlies in the Gulf of Mexico.There are many ridleys in the Gulf of Mexico.
ridley 以元音字母 e + y 结尾，构成复数时直接加 -s，不能按辅音 + y 的规则把 y 改成 ies。
I saw ridley at the aquarium.I saw a ridley at the aquarium.
ridley 是可数名词单数，前面需要冠词 a/an；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉，所以要加 a。
Connections
Collocations
- Kemp's ridley
- 肯氏鳞龟（一种稀有海龟）
- Kemp's ridley is one of the smallest sea turtles.肯氏鳞龟是最小的海龟之一。
- olive ridley
- 橄榄鳞龟
- Olive ridleys nest on the same beach every year.橄榄鳞龟每年都在同一片海滩筑巢。
- ridley turtle
- 鳞龟
- The ridley turtle lives in warm ocean waters.鳞龟生活在温暖的海洋水域。
- ridley hatchling
- 鳞龟幼龟
- The ridley hatchling crawled toward the sea.鳞龟幼龟向大海爬去。
Confusing words
- turtle
- 海龟；龟 · ridley 是鳞龟属（Lepidochelys）的一种海龟，泛指时可用 turtle；当需要特指某一属的海龟时用 ridley。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Ridley像'ride-Lee'，想象Lee骑着海龟在海里游，记住它是海龟。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：海洋生物学、野生动物保护 这个词指一类海龟（鳞龟属），多用于动物学或野生动物保护等较书面、专业的语境，日常口语中不太常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: fiddly, piddly, and tiddly all match ridley's stressed vowel and following sounds (/ˈ...ɪdli/). Spelling warning: idly looks similar (-idly) but is pronounced /ˈaɪdli/ with a long i, so it does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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