hippopotamuses

hippopotamuses

美 [ˌhɪpəˈpɑtəməs] 　英 [ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs]

• n.【动】河马
• 网络河马科

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

Caterpillars aren't like other folks. As ducks and hippopotamuses and you and I get older, we get bigger. Especially hippopotamuses.

毛毛虫没有像其他人。野鸭和河马，我和你变老，我们变大。尤其是河马。

Lions, leopards, hippopotamuses and elephants have often been more than a match for a greedy but careless crocodile.

狮子，豹，河马和大象经常是贪婪但是粗心的鳄鱼的对手。

Hippopotamuses never wander far from the water's edge because their skins would soon dry out and crack if they were not kept moist.

犀牛从不远离水边，因为，如果它们的皮不能保持湿润，就会很快干裂。

hippopotamuses spread their scents by whisking their tails.

河马通过轻轻摇尾散发气味。

Hippopotamuses teem in this river.

这条河里有很多河马。

Baby hippopotamuses are born on land.

小犀牛在陆地上出生。