numbat
['nʌmbæt]
n. [动](产于澳大利亚西南部的)袋食蚁兽[土著语]
例句与用法:
His leg was numbed by the intense pain.
他的腿因剧痛而麻木。
The shock left me numb.
我惊呆了。
词形变化:
副词: numbly |
形容词比较级: number |
形容词最高级: numbest |
名词: numbness |
动词过去式: numbed |
动词过去分词: numbed |
动词现在分词: numbing |
动词第三人称单数: numbs |
numbatnumbat[ˈnʌmbæt]n.1.■(产于澳大利亚西南部的)袋食蚁兽
numbat['nʌmbæt]n.1.■【动物】袋食蚁兽(Myrmecobius fasciatus,产于澳大利亚西南部)[亦作 banded anteater]
numbat[ˈnʌmbat]noun- a small termite-eating Australian marsupial with a black-and-white-striped back and a bushy tail
袋食蚁兽,袋(豸止止止)。 亦称 banded anteater
- Myrmecobius fasciatus, family Myrmecobiidae
拉丁名Myrmecobius fasciatus,袋(豸止止止)科
语源- early 20th cent.: from Nyungar
numbat
■Rusty the Nimble Numbat is discovered by a pair of geologists.
(一地质学家发现敏捷的袋食蚁兽Rusty。
■Both geologists are relieved to be able to report that they find no useful minerals, thereby preserving the numbat's territory.
两地质学家放心能报告他们发现没有有用矿物质,因此保护袋食蚁兽的领土。
■The numbat, a marsupial, is also likely to lose its habitat in the forests of south-western Australia.
袋食蚁兽也可能失去在澳大利亚西南部的栖息地。
■By doing this, it is possible to show that the tiger's closest living relative is another marsupial called a numbat.
这样做可能表示与澳洲虎生活得最紧密的亲属应该是另一种称为袋食蚁兽的袋类动物。