aquarium

aquarium — noun

1. a clear glass or plastic tank that you fill with water at home or in a classroom

1.名詞A2
釋義

a clear glass or plastic tank that you fill with water at home or in a classroom so that fish, turtles, or other small water animals can live inside where you can watch them.

例句

Sophie cleaned the aquarium and added two new goldfish for her birthday.

concrete domestic scene

The science teacher kept a small aquarium with three turtles next to the window.

in a classroom setting

同義詞
  • fish tank

    everyday term, more common in casual speech

  • tank

    shorter informal label, often used by hobbyists

  • fishbowl

    specifically a small round glass bowl, usually for one or two fish

文法句型

in the/an aquarium

用法筆記

Almost always countable. Often described by size or contents (a small/large/saltwater aquarium; an aquarium full of tropical fish). Distinguish from sense 2: this one fits in a room; sense 2 is a whole building.

常見錯誤

❌I have many aquarium at home.
✅I have many aquariums at home.
💡countable noun; use the plural form 'aquariums'.
❌The fish swim on the aquarium.
✅The fish swim in the aquarium.
💡use 'in', because the fish are inside the water.

2. a public place that visitors can pay to enter, where many large tanks and pools

2.名詞A2
釋義

a public place that visitors can pay to enter, where many large tanks and pools display fish, sharks, jellyfish, and other sea animals so that people can learn about ocean life.

例句

On Saturday the whole class took a bus to the aquarium in Kaohsiung.

go to the aquarium for a school trip

Ilya watched two penguins waddle along the rocks at the aquarium.

specific animal scene at the aquarium

同義詞
  • marine park

    larger outdoor site, often with shows and rides as well as tanks

  • oceanarium

    formal word for a very large public aquarium showing ocean species

  • sea life centre

    British-style brand-like name for the same kind of attraction

文法句型

go to the aquarium

visit an/the aquarium

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person or group visiting; common with verbs of movement and viewing (go to, visit, walk through). Distinguish from sense 1: if you can buy a ticket and walk inside, it is sense 2.

常見錯誤

❌We went to aquarium yesterday.
✅We went to the aquarium yesterday.
💡when you mean a specific public building, use the article 'the'.