Word · Frequency #20438
unicorns
独角兽
unicorns is the plural of unicorn.
a mythical creature like a white horse with a single horn on its forehead
- 1.
A mythical horse-like creature with a horn on its forehead.
一种神话中的马形生物,额前有角
- 2.
an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from 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
- 3.
In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin unicornis or rhinoceros (representing Hebrew רְאֵם): a reem or wild ox.
圣经译本中指独角兽或犀牛,对应希伯来语רְאֵם,即野牛
- 4.
Certain animals:
某些动物
- 5.
A howitzer.
榴弹炮
- 6.
Someone or something that is rare and hard to find.
稀少且难以找到的人或物
- 7.
Being many (especially pastel) colours; multicoloured.
多种颜色(尤其是柔和色)的；五彩斑斓的
一种神话中的马形生物,额前有角；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；圣经译本中指独角兽或犀牛,对应希伯来语רְאֵם,即野牛；某些动物；榴弹炮
In use
The little girl painted a unicorn on her bedroom wall.
At the parade, we saw a costume shaped like a silver unicorn.
Many storybooks describe unicorns as gentle white horses with a single horn.
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。
the unicorn
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。
unicorns
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.
Connections
Collocations
- white unicorn
- 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。
- unicorn horn
- 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。
- unicorn legend
- 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。
- believe in unicorns
- 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。
- chase unicorns
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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.