armadillo

英 [ˌɑːməˈdɪləʊ] 美 [ˌɑːrməˈdɪloʊ]

n.  犰狳(美洲动物,体表覆盖甲冑状原骨质板,以昆虫为食,遭攻击时缩成一团)

复数:armadillos

医学

BNC.38316 / COCA.23816



牛津词典

noun

  1. 犰狳(美洲动物,体表覆盖甲冑状原骨质板,以昆虫为食,遭攻击时缩成一团)
    an American animal with a hard shell made of pieces of bone, that eats insects and rolls into a ball if sth attacks it

    柯林斯词典

    1. 犰狳(体表有骨质鳞甲的小动物,主要栖息于南美洲和中美洲)
      An armadillo is a small animal whose body is covered with large bony scales and which rolls itself into a ball when it is attacked. Armadillos are mainly found in South and Central America.

      双语例句

      1. I have never seen the armadillo.
        我从来没有看过犰狳。
      2. This is the first commercial spaceport that has launched 12 missions so far. The tenants are the worlds famous spaceflight companies, such as Armadillo Aerospace, UP Aerospace and Virgin Galactic.
        这是迄今为止头一个已经完成12项飞行使命的商业太空港,入驻这里的是世界著名太空飞行公司,如美国犰狳航空航天公司、UP航空航天公司、维珍银河太空旅行公司等。
      3. The armadillo, too, is very competent in the water.
        犰狳在水里亦非常活跃。
      4. The armadillo is found in the American South and in Central America.
        犰狳生活在美国南部和中美洲地区。
      5. Large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle.
        犰狳或海龟身上大的骨质或角质的板。
      6. Very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck.
        非常小的阿根廷铠鼹,头部和颈部有柔滑的白毛和粉红色的甲壳。
      7. Naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America.
        南美洲热带尾巴无毛的犰狳。
      8. The corpses appear to be mostly sow bugs, those little armadillo creatures who live to travel flat out in houses, and die round.
        这些尸体大部分是小飞虫,这些小东西生前在屋子里横冲直撞,然后死于网中。
      9. The rental shop is all out so he rents an Armadillo costume instead.
        服装租赁店里的圣诞老人服装早已没有存货了,罗斯租了一件犰狳服装。
      10. South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates.
        南美洲犰狳,有三节鳞片。
      11. One of my favorite animals is the mammal called the armadillo.
        其中我最喜欢的动物是哺乳动物被称为犰狳。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates