amphibian
英 [æmˈfɪbiən] 美 [æmˈfɪbiən]

n.

两栖动物；水陆两用车；水旱两生植物；水陆两用飞行器

adj.

两栖（类）的；水陆两用的；具有双重性格的；

变形

复数：amphibians

英英释义

amphibian[ æm'fibiən ]

• n.
  • a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water

    同义词：amphibious vehicle

  • an airplane designed to take off and land on water

    同义词：amphibious aircraft

  • cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
• adj.relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia

  同义词：amphibious

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. It is being actively pursued by amphibian specialists, for example.
   举个例，许多两栖类生物研究专家正积极的从事这项工作。
2. Unfortunately for the Chinese Giant Salamander, which is the largest amphibian in the world, it is a delicacy in China and the target of illegal hunting.
   不幸的是中国大鲵，这种动物世界里最大的两栖类，在中国成为了一种美味被非法捕杀。

用作名词(n.)

1. The living space of the amphibian is much larger than that of others.
   两栖动物的生活空间要比单栖动物大得多。
2. The frog is an amphibian, which means it can live on land and in water.
   青蛙属于两栖动物，也就是说它既能生活在陆地上也能生活在水里。

权威例句

The amphibian tree of life
Amphibian species of the world: an online reference.
Global Amphibian Declines: A Problem in Applied Ecology
Status and Trends of Amphibian Declines and Extinctions Worldwide
Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming.
Quantitative evidence for global amphibian population declines
Emerging infectious diseases and amphibian population declines
Declining amphibian populations: the problem of separating human impacts from natural fluctuations.
Chytridiomycosis causes amphibian mortality associated with population declines in the rain forests of Australia and Central America
Ecological Aspects of Amphibian Metamorphosis: Nonnormal distributions of competitive ability reflect selection for facultative meta...