| 单词 | kangaroo |
| 释义 | kangaroo (once / 1741 pages) n A kangaroo is a large animal that leaps or springs on its big, strong back legs and uses its heavy tail for balance. If you visit Australia (or the zoo), you may see a kangaroo. Kangaroos are known for their habits of sitting upright and springing great distances. Female kangaroos have pouches in which they carry their babies. The word kangaroo is thought to come from a now-extinct Aboriginal language's word for a specific kind of kangaroo, gaNurru or gang-oo-roo. A "kangaroo court" is one that operates outside of the law, often with the intention of quickly (and unjustly) trying someone for a crime. WORD FAMILYkangaroo: kangaroos USAGE EXAMPLESThe Kangaroos missed 10 of their first 11 shots and the Bulldogs held a double-digit lead for much of the first half. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) The Kangaroos lost by 43 points at No. 3 Kansas earlier this month. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) It was the Kangaroos’ first home loss of the season. Washington Times(Dec 15, 2016) n any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail Hypo|Hyper Macropus giganteus, giant kangaroo, great grey kangaroo very large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas brush kangaroo, wallabyany of various small or medium-sized kangaroos; often brightly colored Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, musk kangaroosmall kangaroo of northeastern Australia kangaroo rat, rat kangarooany of several rabbit-sized ratlike Australian kangaroos Macropus agiles, common wallabya small wallaby having a height of 30 inches hare wallaby, kangaroo haresmall Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth nail-tailed kangaroo, nail-tailed wallabysmall wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail rock kangaroo, rock wallabyslender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas paddymelon, pademelonsmall reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea tree kangaroo, tree wallabyarboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length potorooAustralian rat kangaroos bettongshort-nosed rat kangaroo jerboa kangaroo, kangaroo jerboabrush-tailed rat kangaroo marsupial, pouched mammal mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried |
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