reptile

英 [ˈreptaɪl]

美 [ˈreptaɪl]

n.  爬行动物

复数：reptiles　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.10544 / COCA.10530

牛津词典

noun

• 爬行动物
  any animal that has cold blood and skin covered in scales , and that lays eggs. Snakes, crocodiles and tortoises are all reptiles .

柯林斯词典

• 爬行动物
  Reptilesare a group of cold-blooded animals which have skins covered with small hard plates called scales and lay eggs. Snakes, lizards, and crocodiles are reptiles.

英英释义

noun

• any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
  Synonym:reptilian

双语例句

• Robert Jordan saw his eyes were yellow as a cat's and flat as a reptile's.
  罗伯特·乔丹看到他眼睛象猫眼睛那样黄，象爬虫的眼睛那样呆滞。
• Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail.
  身体相对较长的爬行动物，通常有四条腿和渐细的尾巴。
• And I knew a few reptile smugglers and thought that they might be interesting to write about.
  我还知道一些走私爬行动物的人，我认为写下关于他们的故事也许有点意思。
• Poisonous snakes have hollow or grooved fangs for injecting venom. a reptile genus of suborder Plesiosauria.
  毒蛇有中空或成凹槽的尖牙以射毒液。爬行类蛇颈龙科亚目的一属。
• Surgery saved the 60-pound reptile.
  外科医生救了这条重达60磅的爬虫。
• It is a furry mammal, but lays eggs like a reptile;
  这是一种毛茸茸的哺乳动物，但是却像爬行动物一样生蛋。
• The frog is not a true reptile.
  青蛙并非真正的爬行动物。
• But the genetics of reptile color and pattern mutations don't have to be difficult.
  但爬行动物遗传学突变的颜色和图案没有困难。
• The sea turtle is the largest reptile in the aquarium.
  海龟是现今海洋世界中躯体最大的爬行动物。
• Extinct marine reptile with longer more slender limbs than plesiosaurs and less completely modified for swimming.
  已灭绝的海洋爬行动物，比蛇颈龙的四肢更长更细，且不太适于游水。