otter

otter — 名詞

1. a small animal with thick brown fur and webbed feet that swims very well and usu

1.名詞B1
釋義

水獺

善於游泳抓魚的水生哺乳動物

a small animal with thick brown fur and webbed feet that swims very well and usually catches fish in rivers or near the coast

例句

We saw an otter slide into the river at sunset.

我們在日落時看見一隻水獺滑進河裡。

see an otter in the river

A hungry otter cracked a shell on a flat rock.

一隻飢餓的水獺在平坦的岩石上敲開貝殼。

common action: otter with shellfish

同義詞
  • river otter

    a more exact name for kinds that live mainly in fresh water

  • sea otter

    a more exact name for the kind that lives in the sea

  • mustelid

    a formal scientific word for an animal in the weasel family

文法句型

see an otter

watch otters swim

river otter

sea otter

用法筆記

Usually countable. Common scenes mention rivers, rocks, pools, or banks, and common verbs are swim, dive, play, and catch.

常見錯誤

We saw many otter by the lake.
We saw many otters by the lake.
💡This noun is countable, so use the plural form for more than one.