| 单词 | boa |
| 释义 | boa (once / 4919 pages) 1n 2n A boa is a type of snake that squeezes its prey. It's also a fluffy, feathered, colorful scarf. Don't confuse the two and wear a snake as a scarf! There are two types of boas: one is usually dangerous, and one is sometimes fashionable. The boa is a type of enormous serpent (also known as a boa constrictor) that squeezes its victims to death. Boas are mainly found in tropical regions. If you see a boa outside a zoo, you're in deep trouble. The other type of boa is more silly than scary: it's a long thin scarf that has either feathers or fur. If you are shopping for a boa, try to avoid coming home with the reptilian variety. WORD FAMILYboa: boas USAGE EXAMPLESThe Arizona Republic’s syndicated and staff opinion writers were all “stridently anti-Trump,” said Phil Boas, director of the paper’s editorial department. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) “We’re grieving right now,” said Christopher Boa, 39, a musician who lives nearby. Los Angeles Times(Dec 04, 2016) There’s another reptile with a temper, the Cuban boa, tightly coiled in the shade of a small tree trunk. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) 1 n any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs 2Hypo|Hyper Constrictor constrictor, boa constrictor very large boa of tropical America and West Indies Charina bottae, rubber boa, tow-headed snakeboa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape Lichanura trivirgata, rosy boaboa of rocky desert of southwestern United States Eunectes murinus, anacondalarge arboreal boa of tropical South America pythonlarge Old World boas Morelia spilotes variegatus, Python variegatus, carpet snakeAustralian python with a variegated pattern on its back Python reticulatus, reticulated pythonof southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the world Indian python, Python molurusvery large python of southeast Asia Python sebae, rock python, rock snakevery large python of tropical and southern Africa amethystine pythona python having the color of amethyst constrictor any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils n a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur Syn|Hyper feather boa scarf a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration |
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