octopus

FREQ #9874

n. 章鱼

发音

UK /ˈɒktəpʊs/
UK /ˈɒktəpəs/
US /ˈɑktəpʊs/
US /ˈɑktəpəs/

词形变化

octopi octopii octopodes octopuses 复数 octopuses octopusses octopusses 复数 octopi 复数 octopii 复数 octopodes 复数 octopused octopusing octopussed octopusses 三单 octopussing octopuses 三单 octopussing 现在分词 octopusing 现在分词 octopussed 过去式 octopussed 过去分词 octopused 过去式 octopused 过去分词

别名

octapus

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.

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  2. 2.

    A mollusc from genus Octopus.

    章鱼

    八爪鱼

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  3. 3.

    The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food.

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  4. 4.

    An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre.

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  5. 5.

    An instance of a player scoring a touchdown immediately followed by a successful two-point conversion, resulting in a total score of eight points.

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  6. 6.

    A safety device allowing divers to share an air supply in an emergency.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To put (or attempt to put) one's fingers, hands or arms in many things or places at roughly the same time.

  2. 2.

    To spread out in long arms or legs in many directions.

  3. 3.

    To plug a large number of devices into a single electric outlet.

  4. 4.

    To grow in use vastly beyond what was originally intended.

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  5. 5.

    To hunt and catch octopuses.

  6. 6.

    To behave like an octopus.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

devilfish

上位词 2

seafood octopod

整体词 1

devilfish

相关短语

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词源

From Latin octōpūs, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous), from ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) + πούς (poús, “foot”). Piecewise doublet of octopod and octopede.

来源：wiktionary