anteater

[US]/'æntiːtə/
[UK]/'æntitɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. [动]食蚁兽 食蚁兽是一种以蚂蚁为食的动物。
Word Forms
复数anteaters

Phrases & Collocations

giant anteater

巨蚁食蚁兽

Real-world Examples

What he thought was a lion was instead an anteater.

他以为的狮子其实是食蚁兽。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Giant anteaters eat 35,000 termites a day.

巨型食蚁兽每天能吃掉35000只白蚁。

Source: The secrets of our planet.

It's also known as a scaly anteater.

它也被称为穿山甲(scaly anteater)。

Source: VOA Standard July 2015 Collection

Especially the strangest of all, the giant anteater.

尤其是其中最奇特的一种动物,巨型食蚁兽。

Source: The secrets of our planet.

Did you know giant anteaters can get up to eight feet long.

你知道巨型食蚁兽可以长到8英尺吗?

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

Eury, the 22-year-old giant anteater just covers his head with his tail a built-in blanket.

这只22岁的巨型食蚁兽名叫尤里,他把自己的头和尾巴藏进了毯子里。

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

In the wild they only live to about 14. Are anteaters dangerous?

在野外它们只能活到14岁左右。食蚁兽有攻击性吗?

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

22 is ancient for an anteater.

22对于一只食蚁兽来说算是高龄了。

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

For 10 out of 10 today, how do you beat a video of a giant anteater?

今天的满分新闻,什么能比得过一个巨型食蚁兽的视频呢?

Source: CNN 10 Summer Special

Check out the claws on this itchy anteater in South America.

看看南美这只发痒的食蚁兽的爪子。

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

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