a zebra
I saw a zebra at the zoo.
我在动物园看到了一匹斑马。
斑马
斑马线；字母Z的无线电通话码；斑马凤蝶；埃勒斯-当洛斯综合征患者；斑马棋
A black-and-white striped wild horse from Africa.
斑马亚属(Hippotigris)三种动物之一:格氏斑马、普通斑马或山斑马,均有黑白条纹,原产于非洲。
Any of three species of subgenus Hippotigris: Equus grevyi, Equus quagga, or Equus zebra, all with black and white stripes and native to Africa.
无线电通话中字母Z的明语代码词。
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Z.
几种黑白条纹的非洲马
any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines
患有埃勒斯-当洛斯综合征或活动过度谱系障碍的人。
Someone who has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or hypermobility spectrum disorder
凤蝶科Graphium属Paranticopsis亚属多种蝴蝶,翅有黑白斑纹。
Any of various papilionid butterflies of the subgenus Paranticopsis of the genus Graphium, having black and white markings.
斑马线。
A zebra crossing.
一种仙灵棋子,一次移动沿一个方向走三格,再沿垂直方向走两格,跳过中间棋子。
A fairy chess piece that is moved three squares in one direction and two at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
At the safari park, we saw a zebra grazing near the road.
在野生动物园，我们看到一只斑马在路边吃草。
用法提示：zebra 作可数名词单数，指一种黑白条纹的非洲马科动物。
Zebras live in herds and can run very fast to escape lions.
斑马成群生活，跑得很快，以躲避狮子。
用法提示：zebra 的复数形式 zebras 表示斑马这一类动物，作主语。
The zoo has a new baby zebra, and the children love watching it.
动物园新来了一只小斑马，孩子们喜欢看它。
用法提示：zebra 作可数名词单数，指动物园里的具体动物。
I saw a zebra at the zoo.
我在动物园看到了一匹斑马。
Always use the zebra crossing to cross the road.
过马路时一定要走斑马线。
The shirt has black-and-white zebra stripes.
这件衬衫有黑白相间的斑马条纹。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many zebra in the field.
正确表达There are many zebras in the field.
英语中可数名词复数需要加 -s，而汉语没有这种变化。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw zebra in the zoo.
正确表达I saw a zebra in the zoo.
英语中单数可数名词前通常需要不定冠词 a/an，而汉语没有冠词。
意思不同：斑马是非洲带条纹的动物，马是家养或野生的单色动物。
斑马线
Always use the zebra crossing when crossing the road.
过马路时一定要走斑马线。
平原斑马
The plains zebra is the most common zebra species in East Africa.
平原斑马是东非最常见的斑马物种。
格氏斑马
Grevy's zebra has narrower stripes than the plains zebra.
格氏斑马的条纹比平原斑马更窄。
山斑马
Mountain zebras live in small herds on rocky slopes.
山斑马成群生活在岩石山坡上。
斑马条纹
Zebra stripes are unique to each individual animal.
斑马条纹对每一只动物来说都是独一无二的。
一群斑马
A herd of zebras was grazing near the waterhole.
一群斑马在水坑附近吃草。
zebra + crossing
zebra + stripe
zebra + stripe + -ed
斑马主要栖息于非洲热带草原，与该词构成典型的栖息地关联。
斑马最显著的外观特征是黑白条纹，常在同主题中并列出现。
斑马通常成群活动，与群体生活相关的词汇常一同出现。
斑马与长颈鹿同为非洲草原上的标志性大型哺乳动物。
观赏斑马等野生动物的 safari 是常见的话题场景。
听到马蹄声时，先想到马，而不要想到斑马（比喻应优先考虑常见的可能性）
In medical school, they teach 'when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras' to remind students to look for common illnesses first.
在医学院，他们教授“听到马蹄声时先想到马，而不是斑马”，以提醒学生首先考虑常见疾病。
当你听到马蹄声时，想想马，而不是斑马。
This saying is famous in medical training, reminding doctors to consider common conditions before rare ones.
这句名言在医学培训中很出名，提醒医生先考虑常见病，再考虑罕见病。
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