Word
seahorse
海马
核心释义
a small fish with a head shaped like a horse's, a curled tail, and an upright swimming position
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海马；马头鱼
n. small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position
马头鱼
用法In use
The seahorse swam upright among the seaweed.
用法提示：句中 seahorse 为名词单数，表示海马这种鱼类。
Seahorses are known for their curled tails.
用法提示：seahorses 是 seahorse 的复数形式，指多只海马。
At the aquarium, we watched a seahorse wrap its tail around a blade of grass.
用法提示：此处 seahorse 为单数名词，作动词 watched 的宾语。
a seahorse
seahorse是可数名词，单数前需用冠词a/an。
I saw a seahorse at the aquarium.
我在水族馆看到了一只海马。
seahorses
复数形式直接在词尾加-s。
Seahorses swim upright in the water.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- male seahorse
- 雄性海马
- The male seahorse carries the eggs in his pouch.雄性海马用育儿袋携带卵。
- seahorse species
- 海马物种
- There are more than forty seahorse species in the world's oceans.世界海洋中有四十多种海马物种。
- seahorse population
- 海马种群
- Seahorse populations have declined due to habitat loss.由于栖息地丧失，海马种群数量已经下降。
- seahorse habitat
- 海马栖息地
- Seagrass beds are an important seahorse habitat.海草床是重要的海马栖息地。
- seahorse conservation
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
海马不是马，是海里直立游泳的小鱼，头像马头、尾巴卷曲。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、科普读物、生物课堂 海马是常见海洋生物名词，语气通常中性，日常对话、科普文章和课堂讲解中都比较常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中，horse /hɔːrs/、coarse /kɔːrs/、force /fɔːrs/、source /sɔːrs/、course /kɔːrs/ 都与 seahorse 的末尾 /hɔːrs/ 押韵，其中 coarse 和 course 读音相同。注意 seashore /ˈsiːʃɔːr/ 虽然前半部分 sea 拼写相同，但末尾音不同，不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.