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源自希腊语 'hippopotamos',由 'hippos'(马)和 'potamos'(河)组成,字面意思是'河中的马'。
❶ 河马,一种大型半水生哺乳动物,体型庞大,皮肤厚实,生活于非洲的河流和湖泊中。
“We saw a hippo swimming in the river during our safari.”
(我们在野生动物园游览时看到一只河马在河里游泳。)
“The hippo opened its huge mouth to yawn.”
(河马张开它的大嘴打了个哈欠。)
hippo bath — 指河马在水中浸泡或打滚的行为,也幽默地用来形容人泡澡时间很长。
“After hiking all day, I took a long hippo bath to relax.”
(徒步一整天后,我泡了个长时间的澡来放松。)