amphibian

noun

/æmˈfɪbiən/

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any animal that can live both on land and in water. Amphibians have cold blood and skin without scales. Frogs, toads and newts are all amphibians.两栖动物
Collocations The living world
The living world生物界Animals动物
- animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食
- fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵
- birds fly/migrate/nest/sing鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫
- insects crawl/fly/bite/sting昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮
- insects/bees/locusts swarm昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去
- bees collect/gather nectar/pollen蜜蜂采蜜／花粉
- spiders spin/weave a web蜘蛛结网／织网
- snakes/lizards shed their skins蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮
- bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠
- insect larvae grow/develop/pupate昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹
- an egg/a chick/a larva hatches卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出
- attract/find/choose a mate吸引／找到／选择配偶
- produce/release eggs/sperm产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子
- lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs产卵；使卵受精；孵卵
- inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast栖居于森林／礁石／海岸
- mark/enter/defend (a) territory标出／进入／保卫领地
- stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物
Plants and fungi植物和真菌
- trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower树木／植物生长／开花
- a seed germinates/sprouts种子发芽
- leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形
- flower buds swell/open花蕾含苞欲放／绽放
- a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something菌类生长／扩散／长满…
- pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant给花／植物授粉
- produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子
- produce/bear fruit结果
- develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子
- provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物
- perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis进行／增加／减少光合作用
Bacteria and viruses细菌和病毒
- bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖
- bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长
- bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病
- bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物）
- a virus enters/invades something/the body病毒进入／侵入某物／身体
- a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制
- be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌
- contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus带有细菌／病毒
- kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria杀灭有害的／致命的细菌
compare reptileTopics Animalsc1
词源mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘having two modes of existence or of doubtful nature’): from modern Latin amphibium ‘an amphibian’, from Greek amphibion (noun use of amphibios ‘living both in water and on land’, from amphi ‘both’ + bios ‘life’).

词汇	amphibian
释义	amphibian noun /æmˈfɪbiən/ /æmˈfɪbiən/ enlarge image any animal that can live both on land and in water. Amphibians have cold blood and skin without scales. Frogs, toads and newts are all amphibians.两栖动物 Collocations The living worldThe living world生物界Animals动物 animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on something)动物交配／繁育／繁殖／以…为食 fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)鱼／两栖动物游动／产卵 birds fly/migrate/nest/sing鸟飞翔／迁徙／筑巢／啼叫 insects crawl/fly/bite/sting昆虫爬／飞／咬／叮 insects/bees/locusts swarm昆虫／蜜蜂／蝗虫成群地飞来飞去 bees collect/gather nectar/pollen蜜蜂采蜜／花粉 spiders spin/weave a web蜘蛛结网／织网 snakes/lizards shed their skins蛇／蜥蜴蜕皮 bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate熊／刺猬／青蛙冬眠 insect larvae grow/develop/pupate昆虫的幼虫生长／发育／化蛹 an egg/a chick/a larva hatches卵孵化；小鸡出壳；幼虫孵出 attract/find/choose a mate吸引／找到／选择配偶 produce/release eggs/sperm产卵；排卵；产生／释放精子 lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs产卵；使卵受精；孵卵 inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast栖居于森林／礁石／海岸 mark/enter/defend (a) territory标出／进入／保卫领地 stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey悄悄接近／猎杀／捕获／杀死猎物 Plants and fungi植物和真菌 trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower树木／植物生长／开花 a seed germinates/sprouts种子发芽 leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form叶子／花蕾／根茎／幼苗长出来／长大／成形 flower buds swell/open花蕾含苞欲放／绽放 a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes something菌类生长／扩散／长满… pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant给花／植物授粉 produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores长出／传播花粉／种子／孢子 produce/bear fruit结果 develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves长出根茎／嫩芽／叶子 provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients提供／吸收／提取／释放营养物 perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis进行／增加／减少光合作用 Bacteria and viruses细菌和病毒 bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply细菌／微生物／病毒生长／扩散／繁殖 bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on something细菌／微生物在…中存活／大量生长 bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize something/cause disease细菌／微生物／病毒进化／长满…／引发疾病 bacteria break something down/convert something (into something)细菌（将某物）分解／转化（成某物） a virus enters/invades something/the body病毒进入／侵入某物／身体 a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)病毒变异／演化／（自我）复制 be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria感染上／接触到一种新病毒／抗药性细菌 contain/carry/harbour bacteria/a virus带有细菌／病毒 kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria杀灭有害的／致命的细菌 compare reptileTopics Animalsc1 词源mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘having two modes of existence or of doubtful nature’): from modern Latin amphibium ‘an amphibian’, from Greek amphibion (noun use of amphibios ‘living both in water and on land’, from amphi ‘both’ + bios ‘life’).
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