alligator

名词 n. 动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义
英 /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/    美 /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/|/ˈæl.ɪ.ɡæɪ.tə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.
    — All you could see of the alligator were two eyes above the water, then suddenly it snatched up and caught the poor bird with strong jaws full of sharp teeth.
  2. A crocodilian of the subfamily Alligatorinae.
  3. A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) Nigeria
  4. A crocodile of any species. dated
    — Alligators were very numerous, in fact the harbour was infested by them.
  5. Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.; A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
  6. Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.; A rock breaker.
  7. Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.; A kind of job press.
  8. Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
  9. An alligator-skin shoe. plural-normally
  10. A swing music fan or performer, especially one who is white. US,dated,slang
动词 v.
  1. To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin. intransitive
    — Alligatoring is a result of the sun making the top surface of the asphalt brittle.
感叹词 intj.
  1. Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which the speaker counts out loud, saying the word "alligator" between the numbers so that each number is spoken approximately one second after the last one.
    — The same way people will count the seconds between lightning and thunder, I counted the seconds between coughs. One-alligator, two-alligator, three-alligator.

词形变化

alligators plural alligators present,singular,third-person alligatoring participle,present alligatored participle,past alligatored past

词汇关系

衍生词
Allegheny alligator Alligator Alcatraz Alligator Alley alligator apple alligator bait alligator clamp alligator clip alligatored alligator fish alligatorfish alligator flag alligator forceps alligator gar alligator grass alligatoring alligator juniper alligator leather alligatorlike alligator lizard alligator pear alligator pepper Alligator Pond alligator press alligator saw alligator shear alligator snapper alligator snapping turtle alligator spread alligator terrapin alligator tortoise alligator turtle alligator-turtle alligator weed alligatorweed alligator-wood alligatorwood alligator wrench American alligator big-lipped alligator moment Chinese alligator closest alligator to the boat gator Haile alligator Olsen's alligator prairie alligator you later alligator spectacled alligator werealligator

词源

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From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”).
词源 2
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From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”).
词源 3
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From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”).
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