aardvark
用法要点
句型搭配
通常用作可数名词,在句子中作主语或宾语,描述这种动物的特征或行为。
介词用法
常与介词如 'in'(表示地点)、'for'(表示目的)或 'with'(表示特征)搭配,用于描述其栖息地或习性。
语域说明
主要用于生物、动物学或科普语境,日常对话中较少使用,属于专业或学术词汇。
基础例句
I learned about aardvarks in school today—they eat ants with their long tongues.
我今天在学校学到了土豚的知识——它们用长舌头吃蚂蚁。
Have you ever seen an aardvark at the zoo? They're mostly active at night.
你在动物园见过土豚吗?它们主要在夜间活动。
Aardvarks dig burrows to live in, which helps them hide from predators.
土豚挖掘洞穴居住,这有助于它们躲避捕食者。
My favorite animal documentary showed how aardvarks use their strong claws to break into termite mounds.
我最喜欢的动物纪录片展示了土豚如何用强壮的爪子挖开白蚁丘。
高级例句
In ecological studies, the aardvark is considered a keystone species due to its role in soil aeration through burrowing.
在生态学研究中,土豚因其通过挖掘促进土壤通气而被视为关键物种。
Conservation reports highlight that aardvark populations are declining in some regions, necessitating targeted protection measures.
保护报告强调,土豚种群在某些地区正在减少,需要采取有针对性的保护措施。
The aardvark's specialized diet of ants and termites makes it an important subject in research on insectivore adaptations.
土豚以蚂蚁和白蚁为食的专化饮食,使其成为研究食虫动物适应性的重要对象。
During the wildlife management seminar, experts discussed strategies to mitigate human-aardvark conflicts in agricultural areas.
在野生动物管理研讨会上,专家们讨论了减轻农业区人与土豚冲突的策略。
高频搭配
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常见错误
错误:使用了 'a' 而不是 'an'。因为 'aardvark' 以元音音素开头,正确冠词是 'an',以避免发音不流畅。
错误:主谓不一致。'Aardvarks' 是复数名词,应搭配复数动词 'are',而不是单数 'is'。
近义词辨析
anteater
'anteater' 泛指以蚂蚁或白蚁为食的动物,如食蚁兽,但土豚是特定物种,属于哺乳动物中的管齿目,而食蚁兽属于异关节总目。
While both eat ants, the aardvark is native to Africa, whereas anteaters are found in the Americas.
pangolin
'pangolin'(穿山甲)也是以蚂蚁和白蚁为食的哺乳动物,但有鳞片覆盖,属于鳞甲目,而土豚无鳞片,属于管齿目,外观和分类不同。
The pangolin has scales for protection, but the aardvark relies on burrowing and its tough skin.