alligator

英['ælɪɡeɪtə(r)] 美['ælɪɡeɪtər]
  • n. 短吻鳄
  • adj. 鳄鱼皮的
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Noun:
  1. leather made from alligator's hide

  2. either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts

Verb:
  1. crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes

1. He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon.
他正在环礁湖里与一只短吻鳄搏斗。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Alligator lives in the rivers and lakes in the hot wet parts of America and China.
短吻鳄产于美洲和中国的江湖及湿热地带.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. She wandered off to play with her toy alligator.
她开始玩鳄鱼玩具.

来自时文部分

4. All the government shoes are made of alligator hide.
公家的鞋都是鳄鱼皮做的.

来自辞典例句

5. An American would be puzzled, to say the least, by a reference to an alligator.
如果有人提到鳄鱼, 美国人起码会感到迷惑不解.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Alligators usually live in hot wet parts of America and China.
      短吻鳄通常生活在美国和中国的湿热地带。
    2. The pythons have even been known to devour the odd alligator.
      这些大蟒已经因吞噬稀有的短吻鳄而被尽人皆知。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Alligator skin is ten times costlier than leather.
      鳄鱼皮要比皮革贵十倍。
    2. All the government shoes are made of alligator hide.
      公家的鞋都是鳄鱼皮做的。
    3. Which is better, pig skin or alligator skin?
      哪种好些,猪皮还是鳄鱼皮?