| 单词 | thylacine |
| 释义 | thylacine noun[C] uk/ˈθaɪ.lə.siːn/us/ˈθaɪ.lə.siːn/(alsoTasmanian wolf,Tasmanian tiger)astriped, meat-eating Australianmammalabout thesizeof alargedog. It isbelievedto havebecomeextinctin the 20thcentury(= it nolongerexists). 袋狼 Vac1/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Wild mammals
Examplesofthylacinethylacine Thethylacinewas also much less versatile in diet than the omnivorous dingo. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The expansion focuses around extinct animals, mainly dinosaurs or ice age creatures, as well as more recently extinct creatures like the dodo,thylacineand quagga. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Such specialisation probably made thethylacinesusceptible to small disturbances to the ecosystem. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Travelling circuses and menageries of the time were known to contain what were described as tiger wolves a description that fits thethylacineperfectly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While thethylacinewas extant it preyed on the devil, which targeted young and unattendedthylacinecubs in their dens. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Like the modernthylacine, it may have been an awkward runner and used stamina to catch prey rather than speed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thethylacinewas able to open its jaws to an unusual extent: up to 120 degrees. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The malethylacinehad a pouch that acted as a protective sheath, covering his external reproductive organs while he ran through thick brush. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most observations were made during the day whereas thethylacinewas naturally nocturnal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Their success suggests that it may be feasible to sequence the completethylacinenuclear genome from museum specimens. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The last known wildthylacinewas captured in the region in 1933. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.New marsupial lion,thylacine, and dasyurid material has also been recovered. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The size of a small dog, it became the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world following the extinction of thethylacinein 1936. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thylacines preyed on devils, and devils attackedthylacineyoung; devils may have hastened the thylacine's extinction. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In addition, thethylacinehad a more powerful build, which would have given it an advantage in one-on-one encounters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉双解词典包含207842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。