请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 barracuda
释义

Definition of barracuda in English:

barracuda

nounPlural barracudas ˌbarəˈkjuːdəˌbarəˈkuːdəˌbɛrəˈkudə
  • A large predatory tropical marine fish with a slender body and large jaws and teeth.

    大魣

    Family Sphyraenidae and genus Sphyraena: several species, in particular S. barracuda

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is here that divers may encounter anything from schooling batfish, barracudas to a sailfish, or even the whale shark.
    • It has been observed that great barracudas herd schools of fish into shallow water and guard them.
    • Some of the fish you can expect to catch are, Kingfish, barracuda, tuna, queen fish, jack crevale dorado, cobia, bonito, wahoo, sailfish and sharks.
    • The wrecks are home to a wide variety of corals and marine life including angelfish, barracudas, margates, sharks, snappers and turtles.
    • Among profuse schools of trevallies and barracuda, huge tunas and a host of sharks cruise the sheer wall.

Origin

Late 17th century: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

Barbuda, Bermuda, brooder, Buxtehude, colluder, deluder, excluder, intruder, Judah, Luda, Neruda, obtruder, Tudor

Definition of barracuda in US English:

barracuda

nounˌberəˈko͞odəˌbɛrəˈkudə
  • A large predatory tropical marine fish with a slender body and large jaws and teeth.

    大魣

    Genus Sphyraena, family Sphyraenidae: several species, in particular the inedible and poisonous great barracuda (S. barracuda) and the edible Pacific barracuda (S. argentea)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some of the fish you can expect to catch are, Kingfish, barracuda, tuna, queen fish, jack crevale dorado, cobia, bonito, wahoo, sailfish and sharks.
    • Among profuse schools of trevallies and barracuda, huge tunas and a host of sharks cruise the sheer wall.
    • The wrecks are home to a wide variety of corals and marine life including angelfish, barracudas, margates, sharks, snappers and turtles.
    • It is here that divers may encounter anything from schooling batfish, barracudas to a sailfish, or even the whale shark.
    • It has been observed that great barracudas herd schools of fish into shallow water and guard them.

Origin

Late 17th century: of unknown origin.

随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含464360条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/27 3:53:46