echidna
名词
英 [ɪ'kɪdnə] 美 [ɪ'kɪdnə]
基本释义
n.[动]单孔目哺乳动物,针鼹鼠
词根词缀
前缀
echi-
刺，棘（源自希腊语echinos）
+
词根
dna
（源自希腊语gnathos，意为“下巴”，但此处可能为变形或组合词根）
echi- + dna = echidna
网络释义
a mammal resembling a hedgehog but having a long snout and sticky tongue for catching ants and termites；a small wormlike alchemical creature supposed to be able to stinge fatally；a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites.
Wiktionary英语原文词典
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1. The echidna is one of only five surviving species of monotremes, along with the platypus.
2. The echidna uses its snout to sniff out its prey and then uses its long sticky tongue to catch ants and termites.
2. The echidna uses its snout to sniff out its prey and then uses its long sticky tongue to catch ants and termites.
实用场景例句
商务邮件
Our wildlife documentary will feature a segment on the unique breeding habits of the echidna.
我们的野生动物纪录片将特别介绍针鼹鼠独特的繁殖习惯。
学术写作
The echidna is one of the few extant monotremes that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young.
针鼹鼠是少数现存的卵生而非胎生的单孔目动物之一。
旅游出行
If you hike in the Australian bush early in the morning, you might spot a wild echidna.
如果你清晨在澳大利亚的灌木丛中徒步，你可能会看到野生的针鼹鼠。
日常对话
Look, that echidna is burrowing into the sand to hide from the heat!
看，那只针鼹鼠正钻进沙子里躲避酷热！
社交媒体
Baby echidnas are called puggles, and they are arguably the cutest things on Earth! 💖🐾
小针鼹鼠被称为puggles，它们可以说是地球上最可爱的生物了！💖🐾
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