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a unicorn
A unicorn is an imaginary animal with one horn.
独角兽是一种长着一只角的想象中的动物。
独角兽
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
独角兽
a mythical creature like a white horse with a single horn on its forehead
A unicorn is an imaginary animal with one horn.
独角兽是一种长着一只角的想象中的动物。
一种神话中的马形生物,额前有角
A mythical horse-like creature with a horn on its forehead.
独角兽；一种想象中的生物,形象为前额长有一只长角的白马
an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead
圣经译本中指独角兽或犀牛,对应希伯来语רְאֵם,即野牛
In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin unicornis or rhinoceros (representing Hebrew רְאֵם): a reem or wild ox.
某些动物
Certain animals:
The little girl painted a unicorn on her bedroom wall.
小女孩在她卧室的墙上画了一只独角兽。
At the parade, we saw a costume shaped like a silver unicorn.
在游行中，我们看到了一个银色独角兽造型的服装。
Many storybooks describe unicorns as gentle white horses with a single horn.
许多故事书把独角兽描述成温和的白马，头上长着一只角。
A unicorn is an imaginary animal with one horn.
独角兽是一种长着一只角的想象中的动物。
定冠词加单数名词可表示整个类别。
The unicorn is often used in stories and art.
独角兽常用于故事和艺术中。
unicorn 是可数名词，复数形式为直接加 -s。
Unicorns are said to be white horses with a single horn.
据说独角兽是长着一只角的白马。
Not this
I saw unicorn in the forest.
Use this
I saw a unicorn in the forest.
unicorn 是可数名词单数，第一次提到时通常需要不定冠词 a/an；加上 a 后句子才符合英语单数可数名词的用法。
Not this
There are many unicorn in the story.
Use this
There are many unicorns in the story.
many 后接可数名词复数，单数形式 unicorn 不能表示复数概念，应改为复数形式 unicorns。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
白色独角兽
She drew a white unicorn with a golden horn.
她画了一匹长着金色角的白色独角兽。
独角兽的角
The old legend said the unicorn horn could heal the sick.
古老的传说说独角兽的角能治愈病人。
独角兽的传说
The unicorn legend has appeared in many cultures for centuries.
几个世纪以来，独角兽的传说出现在许多文化中。
相信独角兽存在
Children often believe in unicorns, but adults are more skeptical.
孩子们常常相信独角兽存在，但成年人更加怀疑。
追逐不切实际的幻想
Stop chasing unicorns and focus on what you can actually achieve.
别再追逐不切实际的幻想了，专注于你真正能做到的事。
独角兽公司（估值超过10亿美元的初创企业）
Their app became a unicorn startup within three years.
他们的应用在三年内成为了一家独角兽公司。
追逐不切实际的幻想
Stop chasing unicorns and focus on what you can actually achieve.
别再追逐不切实际的幻想了，专注于你真正能做到的事。
极难得的事物；理想中的完美人选
An experienced developer who also speaks fluent Japanese is a unicorn.
一位经验丰富且日语流利的开发人员简直是凤毛麟角。
所有生灵中最可爱的就是独角兽。
From 'The Unicorn', a folk song written by Shel Silverstein and popularized by The Irish Rovers (1968). The song tells a humorous story of Noah's ark, where the unicorn plays in the rain and misses the boat, so unicorns no longer exist.
出自谢尔·希尔弗斯坦创作、爱尔兰流浪者乐队唱红的民谣《独角兽》（1968）。歌曲用幽默方式讲述诺亚方舟的故事：独角兽在雨中玩耍没上船，从此世上再无独角兽。
他们会惊讶地凝视着，去看那最后一头独角兽。
From the theme song of 'The Last Unicorn', a 1982 animated fantasy film based on Peter S. Beagle's novel. The line refers to the mythical unicorn's final appearance before vanishing from the world.
出自1982年动画奇幻电影《最后的独角兽》的主题曲，该片改编自彼得·S·毕格尔的小说。这句歌词描绘独角兽最后现身世间、随即消失的场面。
Use unicorn naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：独角兽是神话中独一无二（unique）的白马，额头只长一只角。
语域：neutral 常见场景：童话、神话故事、儿童读物 该词表示想象中的独角兽，语气中性，在普通描述和儿童文学中通常都比较常见，没有明显的正式或口语倾向。
所有这些词都与 unicorn 的最后一个音节押韵：corn、horn、scorn、adorn、popcorn、acorn 均含 /kɔrn/ 或 /hɔrn/ 音。注意，corn 和 popcorn 直接含有拼写 corn，而 horn、scorn、adorn 只共有 orn 结尾。小心形近但音异的词，如 unicycle（/ˌjunəˈsaɪkəl/）虽然以 uni- 开头，但发音和意义完全不同；corner（/ˈkɔrnər/）虽形似，但多一个音节。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.