
好词典

源自中古英语 'taddepol',由 'tode'(蟾蜍)和 'pol'(头)组成,字面意思是“蟾蜍的头”。
❶ 蝌蚪,指青蛙或蟾蜍的幼体阶段,具有长尾巴和鳃,生活在水中,后期会逐渐发育成四肢并失去尾巴。
“The pond was full of tiny tadpoles swimming around.”
(池塘里满是游来游去的小蝌蚪。)
“Children love to catch tadpoles in the shallow water.”
(孩子们喜欢在浅水里抓蝌蚪。)
tadpole stage — 蝌蚪阶段,指青蛙或蟾蜍生命周期中的幼体时期,常用于生物学描述。
“The frog spends its tadpole stage entirely in water.”
(青蛙的蝌蚪阶段完全在水中度过。)