成语

bullfrog的意思_音标_例句

bullfrog

音标
英 /ˈbʊlfrɒɡ/,美 /ˈbʊlfrɑːɡ/
音节划分:bull-frog

词性与释义
n. [脊椎] 牛蛙;菜蛙,指北美体型最大的蛙类,具有高度水生习性和低沉的鸣叫声。其学名是 Rana catesbeiana,同义词包括“喧蛙”。

词源
由“bull”(公牛,表强调“大”)和“frog”(青蛙)组合而成,因体型庞大得名。

形态变化
复数形式:bullfrogs

短语搭配

 

短语 含义
Steamed Bullfrog with Chili Pepper 笼仔剁椒牛蛙
Bullfrog Blues 牛蛙布鲁斯(音乐作品)
Sautéed Bullfrog in Chili Sauce 馋嘴蛙
bullfrog tadpole 牛蛙蝌蚪
South American bullfrog 南美牛蛙

 

用法示例

“Splash! A big-eyed, bulging bullfrog plops into a pond.”
(“扑通”一声,一只眼睛又大又突的牛蛙跳进了池塘。)

“Bullfrogs can capture large, strong prey because of the powerful grip of their jaws.”
(牛蛙因其颌部的强大咬合力,能捕捉大型猎物。)

“The marshy pond is home to... dragonflies and bullfrogs.”
(这片沼泽池塘是蜻蜓和牛蛙的栖息地。)

“Introduced animals such as bullfrogs... prey on the gallinules, especially at their nests.”
(牛蛙等入侵物种会捕食秧鸡,尤其在巢穴中。)

“Spectacular captures of the American Bullfrog preying on an unlucky sparrow.”
(美洲牛蛙捕食不幸麻雀的罕见画面被捕捉到。)

“Animals can also eat each other; the bullfrog eats crayfish and crayfish eat young bullfrogs.”
(动物间存在捕食关系:牛蛙吃小龙虾,小龙虾则捕食幼年牛蛙。)

“The bullfrog often escapes captivity and can establish feral populations.”
(牛蛙常逃离人工养殖环境,形成野生种群。)

“Glycinergic synaptic transmission to bullfrog retinal bipolar cells is input-specific.”
(牛蛙视网膜双极细胞的甘氨酸能突触传递具有输入特异性。)

“Species along this stretch include... bullfrogs.”
(这片水域的物种包括牛蛙。)

“A mouse looks out from the jaws of a huge voracious African bullfrog.”
(一只老鼠从一只贪婪的非洲牛蛙口中向外张望。)

拓展信息
牛蛙原产于北美,因适应性强,被引入多国后常成为入侵物种,对本地生态系统造成影响。其肉质可食用,常见于中餐菜品如“干锅牛蛙”(Griddle Cooked bullfrog)。在科学研究中,牛蛙的视网膜细胞常被用于神经生理学实验。

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