| 释义 |
salamander/ˈsæləmændə/n. 1 Zool. any tailed newtlike amphibian of the order Urodela, esp. the genus Salamandra, once thought able to endure fire 【动】蝾螈(曾被认为不怕火) 2 a mythical lizard-like creature credited with this property (传说中不怕火的)火蜥蜴 3 US dial. [美方] = GOPHER1 1 4 an elemental spirit living in fire 火精，火怪 5 a red-hot iron used for lighting pipes, gunpowder, etc. 引火棒 6 a metal plate heated and placed over food to brown it 烤板(烧热后贴近食物使其表面焦黄) □ salamandrian /-ˈmændriən/ adj.□ salamandrine /-ˈmændrin/ adj.□ salamandroid /-ˈmændrɔid/ adj. & n. (in sense 1 用于释义 1)[Middle English via Old French salamandre and Latin salamandra from Greek salamandra] |