英语词汇“reptile”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	reptile
释义	Trends of reptile View usage for: reptile (reptaɪl, US -tɪl) Word forms: plural reptiles countable noun Reptiles are 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. reptile in British English (ˈrɛptaɪl) noun 1. any of the cold-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Reptilia, characterized by lungs, an outer covering of horny scales or plates, and young produced in amniotic eggs. The class today includes the tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, and crocodiles; in Mesozoic times it was the dominant group, containing the dinosaurs and related forms 2. a grovelling insignificant person you miserable little reptile! adjective 3. creeping, crawling, or squirming 4. grovelling or insignificant; mean; contemptible Word origin C14: from Late Latin reptilis creeping, from Latin rēpere to crawl reptile in American English (ˈrɛpˌtaɪl; ˈrɛptəl) noun 1. any of a class (Reptilia) of coldblooded vertebrates having lungs, an entirely bony skeleton, a body covered with scales or horny plates, and a heart with two atria and, usually, a single ventricle, including the snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles, and dinosaurs 2. a mean, sneaky, groveling person adjective 3. of, like, or characteristic of a reptile; reptilian Word origin LL(Ec) < neut. of L reptilis, crawling < reptus, pp. of repere, to creep < IE base rēp-, to creep, crawl > Lith réplioti, to creep, OHG rebo, tendril Image of reptile © Brooke Whatnall, shutterstock Examples of 'reptile' in a sentence reptile As a result, we are losing the animals that feed on them: birds and reptiles and amphibians and mammals. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Most reptiles and some insects do this. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The great man settles himself down next to reptiles and amphibians. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It was the fiercest marine reptile and the biggest of its era. Times, Sunday Times (2008) If you really struggle, reptiles and amphibians rarely cause problems. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Did nobody tell them that they are cold-blooded reptiles before they wasted the cost of a helicopter? The Sun (2012) It eats insects, small mammals and reptiles. The Sun (2015) I used to take the insect and reptile house all the time. The Sun (2006) Eight per cent of its birds and 90 per cent of its mammals and reptiles are unique to the islands. Times, Sunday Times (2015) People can tame all kinds of animals and birds and reptiles and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. Christianity Today (2000) The reason why most mammals and reptiles hide this organ safely inside their bodies until it needs to be used is basically a damage limitation tactic. The Sun (2007) In this country at least, a specialist in reptiles and amphibians has little to show off in terms of identification skills. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Below: reptile meets mammal - who wins? Times, Sunday Times (2009) They were given two-month prison sentences suspended for a year and banned from keeping birds, reptiles and insects. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Greenhouse gases are pushing up temperatures, forcing the cold-blooded reptiles to spend more time hiding in cool spots. The Sun (2010) The insulin of the more advanced bony fish, reptiles, and mammals is a little cluster of six chains. Wills, Christopher The Runaway Brain: the Evolution of Human Uniqueness (1993) In fish, reptiles and birds, the yolk is contained within a yolk sac which is absorbed into the embryo as the yolk is used. McCahill, T. A. Biology Basic Facts (1982) The same trends are likely to exist in reptiles, amphibians and fish, but the study focused on mammals because of their rich fossil record. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Quotations Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves Bible: St. Matthew The turtle lives 'twixt plated decks Which practically conceal its sex. I think it clever of the turtle In such a fix to be so fertileOgden NashAutres Bêtes, Autres Moeurs In other languages reptile British English: reptile /ˈrɛptaɪl/ NOUN Reptiles* are a group of animals which have scales on their skin and lay eggs. Snakes and crocodiles are reptiles. American English: reptile Arabic: زاحِف Brazilian Portuguese: réptil Chinese: 爬行动物 Croatian: gmaz Czech: plaz Danish: krybdyr Dutch: reptiel European Spanish: reptil Finnish: matelija French: reptile German: Reptil Greek: ερπετό Italian: rettile Japanese: 爬虫類 Korean: 파충류 Norwegian: krypdyr Polish: gad European Portuguese: réptil Romanian: reptilă Russian: рептилия Latin American Spanish: reptil Swedish: reptil Thai: สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน Turkish: sürüngen Ukrainian: рептилія Vietnamese: loài bò sát Chinese translation of 'reptile' reptile (ˈrɛptaɪl) n (c) 爬行动(動)物 (páxíng dòngwù) (种(種), zhǒng) subject word lists See Reptiles Quotations Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves [Bible: St. Matthew]The turtle lives 'twixt plated decks Which practically conceal its sex. I think it clever of the turtle In such a fix to be so fertile [Ogden Nash – Autres Bêtes, Autres Moeurs] Synonyms of 'reptile' reptile Explore 'reptile' in the dictionary
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