amphibious

[US]/æm'fɪbɪəs/
[UK]/æm'fɪbɪəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 兩棲的, 水陸兩用的, 具有雙重性的

Phrases & Collocations

amphibious vehicle

兩棲車輛

amphibious assault

兩棲突擊

amphibious operations

兩棲作戰

Real-world Examples

So they left the ocean, became amphibious.

所以它們離開了海洋,成爲兩棲動物。

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

Kenyan troops launched airborne and amphibious landings before dawn, supported by Somali government forces.

在索馬里政府軍的支持下,肯尼亞軍隊天亮之前就通過空運和海上方式着陸。

Source: BBC Listening November 2012 Collection

Meanwhile, a security contractor based in Florida claimed responsibility for the " daring amphibious raid" .

與此同時,佛羅里達州的一家安全承包商聲稱對“大膽的雙重襲擊”負責。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

My book is about an amphibious creature – a creature that lives both on land and in water.

我看的那本書是關於兩棲動物——一種既生活在陸地上又生活在水裏的生物。

Source: 6 Minute English

He appeared in a video Sunday announcing that a daring, amphibious raid was underway in Venezuela.

他出現在週日公佈的一段視頻中,宣佈一場勇敢的兩棲突擊行動正在委內瑞拉進行。

Source: NPR News May 2020 Compilation

My book is about an amphibious creature - a creature that lives both on land and in water.

我看到書講的是一種兩棲動物 —— 既生活在陸地上也生活在水裏的動物。

Source: 6 Minute English

The U.S. has 11 active aircraft carriers and 9 amphibious assault ships which are essentially smaller aircraft carriers.

美國有11艘現役航空母艦和9艘兩棲攻擊艦,其本質上是小型航空母艦。

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2020 Collection

Three ships with the USS baton amphibious ready group are positioning thousands of marines in waters near Israel.

美國航空母艦警棍兩棲待命艦隊的三艘艦艇正在以色列附近海域部署數千名海軍陸戰隊士兵。

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Divers in Missouri, meanwhile, have recovered 17 bodies from an amphibious boat that sank on a storm-tossed lake.

在密蘇里州,潛水員找到了17名遇難者遺體,這艘兩棲船因風暴在湖中發生沉船。

Source: PBS English News

It was largest amphibious assault in history, and it led to the end of World War Two in Europe.

這是歷史上最大的兩棲作戰進攻,使歐洲第二次世界大戰結束。

Source: VOA Special December 2020 Collection

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