1A free-swimming marine coelenterate with a gelatinous bell- or saucer-shaped body that is typically transparent and has stinging tentacles around the edge.
水母，海蜇
Classes Scyphozoa and Cubozoa
Example sentencesExamples
Mr Jordan brushed against the tiny yet extremely poisonous jellyfish swimming near Hamilton Island in northern Queensland on Wednesday.
If you should get stung by a box jellyfish, you won't get off lightly.
Then there's the famous glow-in-the-dark rabbit, created by an artist using a fluorescent jellyfish gene.
The whole thing looked very organic, something like a giant jellyfish.
Thousands of giant jellyfish with 30 foot stinging tentacles have invaded the seas around Scotland.
As we surfaced, a lone lion's mane jellyfish pulsed.
Lynn jumped as a jellyfish swam by her.
Man-eating saltwater crocodiles lurk in nearby estuaries along with the deadly box jellyfish, the most poisonous creature on earth.
When the mice were born, they carried the jellyfish gene in their own genes.
Plastic bags when filled with water resemble jellyfish, the turtle's staple diet.
Like jellyfish, Medusa can sting an enemy with its tentacles.
The pink jellyfish grow to three feet in diameter and their tentacles can reach 70 feet.
You will also be well aware of the unusually large numbers of jellyfish in the sea at this time.
The camera passes through a barrage of deadly jellyfish, emerging unscathed on the other side.
The official season of the dreaded stinging jellyfish has begun.
Hopefully we won't be maimed by saltwater crocodiles, eaten by sharks, or stung by poisonous jellyfish.
Certain Pacific jellyfish are much more dangerous, but they are limited to the waters around Australia.
Water sports are popular in the Persian Gulf, although jellyfish prevent swimming there.
A giant monster resembling a giant jellyfish emerged from the lava pool and wrapped its tentacles around Lupus.
When the females are bigger than 7 cm they never find jellyfish tentacles.
2informal A feeble person.
〈非正式〉软弱的人，懦夫，没骨气的人
Example sentencesExamples
His father is a spineless jellyfish who lets his wife rule with an iron fist.
Frankie was a spineless jellyfish that didn't deserve to make money from Tan.
It's a tragedy regardless of how it happened and people like you who lecture after an accident are the lowest form of weak willed spineless jellyfish.
I suppose you have no qualms about being spineless jellyfish - so long as you win elections - right?
Definition of jellyfish in US English:
jellyfish
nounˈdʒɛliˌfɪʃˈjelēˌfiSH
1A free-swimming marine coelenterate with a gelatinous bell- or saucer-shaped body that is typically transparent and has stinging tentacles around the edge.
水母，海蜇
Classes Scyphozoa and Cubozoa
Example sentencesExamples
You will also be well aware of the unusually large numbers of jellyfish in the sea at this time.
Water sports are popular in the Persian Gulf, although jellyfish prevent swimming there.
Mr Jordan brushed against the tiny yet extremely poisonous jellyfish swimming near Hamilton Island in northern Queensland on Wednesday.
Plastic bags when filled with water resemble jellyfish, the turtle's staple diet.
When the females are bigger than 7 cm they never find jellyfish tentacles.
Lynn jumped as a jellyfish swam by her.
The whole thing looked very organic, something like a giant jellyfish.
A giant monster resembling a giant jellyfish emerged from the lava pool and wrapped its tentacles around Lupus.
Certain Pacific jellyfish are much more dangerous, but they are limited to the waters around Australia.
When the mice were born, they carried the jellyfish gene in their own genes.
The official season of the dreaded stinging jellyfish has begun.
Thousands of giant jellyfish with 30 foot stinging tentacles have invaded the seas around Scotland.
The pink jellyfish grow to three feet in diameter and their tentacles can reach 70 feet.
Man-eating saltwater crocodiles lurk in nearby estuaries along with the deadly box jellyfish, the most poisonous creature on earth.
Hopefully we won't be maimed by saltwater crocodiles, eaten by sharks, or stung by poisonous jellyfish.
Then there's the famous glow-in-the-dark rabbit, created by an artist using a fluorescent jellyfish gene.
If you should get stung by a box jellyfish, you won't get off lightly.
The camera passes through a barrage of deadly jellyfish, emerging unscathed on the other side.
As we surfaced, a lone lion's mane jellyfish pulsed.
Like jellyfish, Medusa can sting an enemy with its tentacles.
2informal A feeble or weak-willed person.
〈非正式〉软弱的人，懦夫，没骨气的人
Example sentencesExamples
I suppose you have no qualms about being spineless jellyfish - so long as you win elections - right?
It's a tragedy regardless of how it happened and people like you who lecture after an accident are the lowest form of weak willed spineless jellyfish.
Frankie was a spineless jellyfish that didn't deserve to make money from Tan.
His father is a spineless jellyfish who lets his wife rule with an iron fist.