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Short-tailed

释义 Definition

(形容词)短尾的;尾巴较短的(多用于描述动物外形)。也可引申为“(物体)尾端较短/短小”的。

发音 Pronunciation

/ˌʃɔːrt ˈteɪld/

例句 Examples

The short-tailed cat jumped onto the sofa.
那只短尾猫跳上了沙发。

In the dense marsh, we spotted a short-tailed bird that vanished quickly into the reeds.
在茂密的沼泽地里,我们看见一只短尾的鸟,很快就消失在芦苇丛中。

词源 Etymology

short(短的) + tailed(有……尾巴的) 构成的复合形容词;其中 -tailed 常用于表示“具有某种尾巴特征的”(如 long-tailed 长尾的)。

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文学作品 Literary Works

  • On the Origin of Species — Charles Darwin
  • The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne — Gilbert White
  • Wild Animals I Have Known — Ernest Thompson Seton
  • The Jungle Book — Rudyard Kipling
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