hippopotami

hippopotami

美 [ˌhɪpəˈpɑtəməs] 　英 [ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs]

• n.【动】河马
• 网络河马属；小河马；大河马

词形变化

复数：hippopotamuses  复数：hippopotami  

英汉解释

n.

1. 【动】河马

英英解释

n.	1. a large African animal with a wide head and mouth and thick gray skin. Hippopotamuses live in or near rivers.

例句

Once we came across a school of hippopotami, which rose, and bellowed dreadfully at us within ten or a dozen fathoms of the boat.

有一次我们遇到一群河马，离我们的船有十至十二码的样子，正一沉一浮地怪叫着朝我们游来，样子十分可怕。

And wallowing in the water holes and dams, you'll spot the ears and eyes of hippopotami which weigh between 200 and 300kg (441 and 661lbs).

你还会看到在池塘和水库中打滚的河马露出的耳朵和眼睛，它们重200到300公斤（441到661磅）。