alligator
n. 短吻鳄 [机] 两栖装甲车
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教材释义与例句
短吻鳄(产于美国及中国);短吻鳄皮革;鳄口式工具
皱裂;裂开
释义与例句
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Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.
美洲鳄
短吻鳄
觅仔
All you could see of the alligator were two eyes above the water, then suddenly it snatched up and caught the poor bird with strong jaws full of sharp teeth.
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A member of the family Alligatoridae, which includes the caimans.
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A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
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A crocodile of any species.
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Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.
A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
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Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.
A rock breaker.
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Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator.
A kind of job press.
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Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
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An alligator-skin shoe.
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A swing music fan or performer, especially one who is white.
美国 过时 俚语
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To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin.
不及物
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Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which the speaker counts out loud, saying the word "alligator" between the numbers so that each number is spoken approximately one second after the last one.
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词源
] From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”).
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