frog

noun

/frɒɡ/

/frɑːɡ/

Idioms

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a small animal with smooth skin, that lives both on land and in water (= is an amphibian). Frogs have very long back legs for jumping, and no tail.蛙；青蛙
- the croaking of frogs蛙鸣
- The frog jumped into the pond.青蛙跳进了池塘。
- There are three native species of frogs and toads in the UK.英国有三种当地的青蛙和蟾蜍。
see also tadpole, tree frogTopics Animalsa2
Collocations Dictionary
frog + verb
- hop
- jump
- croak
- …
frog + noun
- spawn
phrases
- frogs’ legs
Frog
(taboo, slang) an offensive word for a French person法国佬（对法国人的蔑称）

词源Old English frogga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vors and German Frosch. Used as a general term of abuse in Middle English, the term was applied specifically to the Dutch in the 17th cent.; its application to the French (late 18th cent.) is partly alliterative, partly from the reputation of the French for eating frogs' legs.

Idioms

have, etc. a frog in your throat

to lose your voice or be unable to speak clearly for a short time（暂时）失音，嗓音嘶哑

词汇	frog
释义	frog noun /frɒɡ/ /frɑːɡ/ Idioms enlarge image a small animal with smooth skin, that lives both on land and in water (= is an amphibian). Frogs have very long back legs for jumping, and no tail.蛙；青蛙 the croaking of frogs蛙鸣 The frog jumped into the pond.青蛙跳进了池塘。 There are three native species of frogs and toads in the UK.英国有三种当地的青蛙和蟾蜍。 see also tadpole, tree frogTopics Animalsa2 Collocations Dictionaryfrog + verb hop jump croak … frog + noun spawn phrases frogs’ legs Frog (taboo, slang) an offensive word for a French person法国佬（对法国人的蔑称）词源Old English frogga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vors and German Frosch. Used as a general term of abuse in Middle English, the term was applied specifically to the Dutch in the 17th cent.; its application to the French (late 18th cent.) is partly alliterative, partly from the reputation of the French for eating frogs' legs. Idioms have, etc. a frog in your throat to lose your voice or be unable to speak clearly for a short time（暂时）失音，嗓音嘶哑
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