reptile

英 [ˈreptaɪl]

美 [ˈreptaɪl]

n.  爬行动物

复数：reptiles　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10544 / COCA.10530

牛津词典

noun

• 爬行动物
  any animal that has cold blood and skin covered in scales , and that lays eggs. Snakes, crocodiles and tortoises are all reptiles .

柯林斯词典

• 爬行动物
  Reptilesare a group of cold-blooded animals which have skins covered with small hard plates called scales and lay eggs. Snakes, lizards, and crocodiles are reptiles.

英英释义

noun

• any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
  Synonym:reptilian

双语例句

• Reptile, bird, and animal life differed from island to island and yet there were similarities.
  爬行动物、鸟类和动物都因岛屿不同而不同，然而，有相似之处。
• Surgery saved the 60-pound reptile.
  外科医生救了这条重达60磅的爬虫。
• Nutritive material of an ovum esp. the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg.
  卵中的营养物质，尤其是鸟类或爬虫类卵中的黄色部分。
• After lunch they went to the reptile house.
  吃过午饭，他们来到了爬虫馆。
• The sea turtle is the largest reptile in the aquarium.
  海龟是现今海洋世界中躯体最大的爬行动物。
• It is a furry mammal, but lays eggs like a reptile;
  这是一种毛茸茸的哺乳动物，但是却像爬行动物一样生蛋。
• Reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye.
  颅骨的每只眼睛后面有一对缝隙的爬行动物。
• That shouldn't have happened. it's a reptile of peace.
  这本不该发生的，那是一种安静的爬行动物。
• The reptile has bright yellow, blue and green skin, and maintains a diet of fruit.
  这种爬行动物身上有大片的黄色，蓝色和绿色皮肤，以水果为食。
• Poisonous snakes have hollow or grooved fangs for injecting venom. a reptile genus of suborder Plesiosauria.
  毒蛇有中空或成凹槽的尖牙以射毒液。爬行类蛇颈龙科亚目的一属。