单词 | tapir |
释义 | tapirWord family nountapiradjectivetapiroid Animalsta·pir /ˈteɪpə, -pɪə $ -pər, teɪˈpɪr/ noun [countableC] → taper HBAan animal like a pig with thick legs, a short tail, and a long nose, that lives in tropical America and Southeast Asia 貘〔一种像猪的动物,腿粗 尾短,鼻长,生活于热带美洲和东南亚〕 Examples from the Corpus tapir• The shape of a tapir makes it possible for it to push its way through the thick undergrowth at considerable speed.• The nose probably started out fairly small, like that of, say, the modern tapir. (1700-1800) Tupi tapiíra |
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