penguin

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

Translation

n.企鵝;[美俚]空軍地勤人員
Word Forms
複數penguins

Phrases & Collocations

king penguin

國王企鵝;帝企鵝(等於Aptenodytes patagonicus)

emperor penguin

n. 皇企鵝

Example Sentences

The penguin is a flightless bird.

企鵝是一種不會飛的鳥。

emperor penguins are winter breeders.

皇企鵝是冬天產仔的動物。

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

人們不斷講關於一隻企鵝的笑話。

Why can penguins live in cold environment?

爲什麼企鵝能生活在寒冷的環境中?

our penguins were hatched and hand-reared here.

我們的企鵝在這裏孵化並人工餵養。

Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers.

鯨、海豹, 企鵝和海龜均有鰭形肢。

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

它慢慢地轉過頭,對企鵝說: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.

可以暫時的安全防備海豹的獵殺,帽企鵝是第二的最多豐富的物種在南極洲和亞南極洲。

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

不過,這位思想的統計學家確實有些像企鵝——兼具上流社會的口音和格里夫•里斯•瓊斯(GriffRhys-Jones)的笨拙魅力。

Real-world Examples

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

這種非洲企鵝在野外已經瀕臨滅絕了。

Source: VOA Daily Standard August 2018 Collection

And the flipper of a penguin for swimming.

企鵝的翅膀則適合游泳。

Source: Interpretation of Dinosaurs (Audio Version)

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

讓我吊下去!我來抓企鵝!

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

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

這是一隻你從未見過的可怕的企鵝!

Source: Little Bear Charlie

It was time to save the penguins.

該救救這些企鵝了。

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

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

喬伊,艾獁愛那個蠢企鵝是有原因的!

Source: Friends Season 9

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

企鵝對上恐龍,或者說企鵝觀察恐龍。

Source: CNN 10 Summer Special

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

因爲南極洲環境惡劣,如果你不是企鵝的話很難生活。

Source: Economic Crash Course

The sweaters keep the penguins warm.

而毛衣能夠讓牠們保暖。

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

Penguins are sensitive indicators of changes in marine ecosystems.

企鵝能敏感地感覺到海洋生態系統的變化。

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

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