opossum

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ə'pɒs(ə)m]
• 美式音标 [əˈpɑː.səm]
• 国际音标 [ə'pɔsəm]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• n.负鼠；袋貂

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• Opossum populations in the U.S. are down due to the fragmentation of their forest habitats.
  因为森林生境的碎片化，美国的负鼠种群正逐渐减少。
• Heidi, the cross-eyed opossum who became an Internet sensation in December, moved into new digs at the Leipzig Zoo in Germany.
  一只对视着你的负鼠轰动了互联网，也因此搬进了德国莱比锡动物园。
• The sisters, plus a third male opossum called Teddy, arrived via a zoo in Denmark, and will make their public debut on July 1, the German zoo says on a special Internet page set up for Heidi's fans.
  这两姐妹，加上一只叫泰迪的雄性负鼠，经由丹麦的一家动物园到达这里，将会在1月1号与公众首次见面，德国动物园在为泰迪粉丝们特别准备的网页上说道。

词组短语

短语

• Patagonian Opossum 草地负鼠属
• opossum shrimp 糠虾
• Opossum Hollow 街道地址
• opossum shrimps 糖虾
• woolly opossum 南美绵毛负鼠

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• a small American marsupial that lives in trees and has thick fur, a long nose, and a tail without fur

柯林斯英英字典

• An opossum is a small animal that lives in America and Australia. It carries its young in a pouch on its body, and has thick fur and a long hairless tail.

专业释义

生物学

• 负鼠