mamba
mamba — noun
1. a fast-moving African snake with very strong poison that lives in trees or rocky
a fast-moving African snake with very strong poison that lives in trees or rocky places and whose bite can kill a person within hours if no medical treatment is given
Wildlife guide Ife showed the tourists where a mamba was resting in a tree.
collocation: wildlife guide / resting in a tree
The mamba can move faster than most people can run on uneven ground.
Without quick medical care, a mamba's bite can kill a person within hours.
Rin watched a documentary about green mambas living in trees near rivers.
Lakan explained that the black mamba is one of the longest venomous snakes.
文法句型
a / the mamba
mamba + verb (singular)
用法筆記
Often combined with a colour name — 'black mamba' and 'green mamba' refer to two different species, with the black mamba being the larger and more dangerous of the two.