penguin

[US]/ˈpeŋɡwɪn/
[UK]/ˈpeŋɡwɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.企鹅;[美俚]空军地勤人员
Word Forms
复数penguins

Phrases & Collocations

king penguin

国王企鹅;帝企鹅(等于Aptenodytes patagonicus)

emperor penguin

n. 皇企鹅

Example Sentences

The penguin is a flightless bird.

企鹅是一种不会飞的鸟。

emperor penguins are winter breeders.

皇企鹅是冬天产仔的动物。

There was this running gag about a penguin (= they kept telling penguin jokes).

人们不断讲关于一只企鹅的笑话。

Why can penguins live in cold environment?

为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中?

our penguins were hatched and hand-reared here.

我们的企鹅在这里孵化并人工喂养。

Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers.

鲸、海豹, 企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。

Slowly geostrophy, it go beyond the limit , says to the penguin: Be fond of cooling down really!

它慢慢地转过头,对企鹅说:果然好冷啊!

Safe for the moment from predaceous leopard seals, chinstrap penguins are the second most abundant species in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic.

可以暂时的安全防备海豹的猎杀,帽企鹅是第二的最多丰富的物种在南极洲和亚南极洲。

But there is something of the penguin about this freethinking statistician, who combines upper-crust vowels with the awkward charm of Griff Rhys-Jones.

不过,这位思想的统计学家确实有些像企鹅——兼具上流社会的口音和格里夫•里斯•琼斯(GriffRhys-Jones)的笨拙魅力。

Real-world Examples

This species of penguins, African penguins are endangered in the wild.

这种非洲企鹅在野外已经濒临灭绝了。

Source: VOA Daily Standard August 2018 Collection

And the flipper of a penguin for swimming.

企鹅的翅膀则适合游泳。

Source: Interpretation of Dinosaurs (Audio Version)

Oh. Let me drop down! I'll grab the penguins!

让我吊下去!我来抓企鹅!

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

It's a scary penguin you've never seen before!

这是一只你从未见过的可怕的企鹅!

Source: Little Bear Charlie

It was time to save the penguins.

该救救这些企鹅了。

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

Joey, there is a reason that Emma loves that stupid penguin so much!

乔伊,艾犸爱那个蠢企鹅是有原因的!

Source: Friends Season 9

For 10 to 10 today, penguins versus dinosaurs, or at least penguins observing dinosaurs.

企鹅对上恐龙,或者说企鹅观察恐龙。

Source: CNN 10 Summer Special

Because Antarctica is a terrible place to live if you aren't a penguin.

因为南极洲环境恶劣,如果你不是企鹅的话很难生活。

Source: Economic Crash Course

The sweaters keep the penguins warm.

而毛衣能够让牠们保暖。

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

Penguins are sensitive indicators of changes in marine ecosystems.

企鹅能敏感地感觉到海洋生态系统的变化。

Source: Past exam papers for the English CET-6 reading section.

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