Aquatic
[ə'kwætɪk;-'kwɒt-] or [ə'kwætɪk]
解释:
(noun.) a plant that lives in or on water.
(adj.) operating or living or growing in water; 'boats are aquatic vehicles'; 'water lilies are aquatic plants'; 'fish are aquatic animals' .
(adj.) relating to or consisting of or being in water; 'an aquatic environment' .
编辑:露西尔--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants and fowls.
(n.) An aquatic animal or plant.
(n.) Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.
艾丽萨校对
解释:
adj. relating to water: living or growing in water.—n.pl. Aquat′ics amusements on the water as boating &c.
整理:纳撒尼尔
例句:
- George burst out laughing at the idea of this aquatic meeting. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- Ten years afterwards, an aquatic propeller was patented by Mr. William Lyttleton, a merchant in London. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- Of aquatic animals, there are many self-fertilising hermaphrodites; but here the currents of water offer an obvious means for an occasional cross. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
- Paul Boyton, the famous aquatic voyager in his rubber suit, has furnished us two practical suggestions in regard to patching rubber boots, coats, etc. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
- One, aquatic, a yard long, fifteen pounds in weight, with limbs and strong claws admirably adapted for crawling over the rugged and fissured masses of l ava, feeds on seaweed. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- The terrestrial species is confined to the centra l part of the group; it is smaller than the aquatic species, and feeds on cactus, leaves of trees, and berries. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- When frightened it instinctively shuns the water, as though it feared especially its aquatic enemies. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- On the other hand, grebes and coots are eminently aquatic, although their toes are only bordered by membrane. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
编辑:沃尔夫冈