| 单词 | gill |
| 释义 | gill (once / 1019 pages) 1n 2n 3n A gill is the body part that helps a fish breathe underwater. In fish and other aquatic creatures, their gills are equivalent to our lungs. Fish and some amphibians need to breathe the oxygen in water to live, and they use their gills for this. Gills are the main organs of respiration for animals that live in or under the water. The root of gill is uncertain, but it may be related to the Old Norse gjölnar, "gills," and rooted in the Proto-Indo-European ghel-una, or "jaw." WORD FAMILYgill: gills USAGE EXAMPLESThat opened up more opportunities for Gill against Illinois, including on several pick-and-roll situations that ended in dazzling finishes. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) Armenia is nearby, armed to the gills with Russian weapons. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) To Gill and Dokken we say good luck and fight hard. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 n respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper branchia ctenidium comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks cerasone of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills external gilloccurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians respiratory organ any organ involved in the process of respiration n any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus 3Syn|Hyper lamella plant organ a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus 1n a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces Hyper United States liquid unit a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System 2n a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters Hyper British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。