jellyfish

英 ['dʒelɪfɪʃ]美 ['dʒɛlɪfɪʃ]
  • n. 水母；[无脊椎] 海蜇；软弱无能的人
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中文词源

jellyfish 水母，海蜇

jelly,肉冻，fish,鱼。因形似肉冻而得名。

英文词源

jellyfish (n.)
popular name of the medusa and similar sea-creatures, 1796, from jelly (n.) + fish (n.). Earlier it had been used of a type of actual fish (1707).

双语例句

1. You can get a nasty sting from a jellyfish.
你可能会被水母狠狠地蜇一下.
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2. Her husband is a perfect jellyfish.
她丈夫是个典型的优柔寡断的人.
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3. The sting of a jellyfish is very painful.
让水母刺着是很痛的.
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4. Jellyfish come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors.
海蜇有各种形状 、 大小和颜色.
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5. The jellyfish sting actually comes from tiny nematocysts on the jellyfish body.
海蜇的蛰刺实际上来自海蜇体上微小的刺丝囊刺细胞.
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