释义 |
alligator/ˈæliɡeitə/n. 1 a large reptile of the order Crocodilia native to the Americas and China, with upper teeth that lie outside the lower teeth and a head broader and shorter than that of the crocodile (产于美洲和中国的)短吻鳄 2 (in general use) any of several large members of this order (通常指)鳄鱼 3a the skin of such an animal or material resembling it 短吻鳄皮(或皮革);鳄鱼皮(或皮革) b (in pl. 用复数) shoes of this 鳄鱼皮皮鞋 [Spanish el lagarto ‘the lizard’, from Latin lacerta] |