英语词汇篇 - 动物合唱团：猪、鸭、蛇

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单词英文释义/New Oxford American Dictionary

故事

巨蛇吐着蛇信，发出嘶嘶声。它溜进农场的鸭圈里，企图从那里穿到旁边的猪圈里饱餐一顿。鸭子吓得嘎嘎乱叫。肥猪哼哼唧唧，完全不知道迫近的危险。

词汇

grunt

(of an animal, especially a pig) make a low, short guttural sound【尤指猪的咕噜咕噜声；可作名字】

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Pigs are gunting in the pigsty.

猪在猪圈里哼哼唧唧。

Low grunts from the farm drifted into his ears.

农场那边传来的猪的呼噜声飘进他的耳朵。

quack

(of a duck) make a characteristic harsh sound【指鸭子嘎嘎叫；也可作名词】

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Ducks flapped the wings quacking all the way, rushing towards the pool.

鸭子拍打着翅膀，一路嘎嘎直叫，冲向水塘。

hiss

make a sharp sibilant sound as of the letter s【可以指气体、蛇、或者猫发出的嘶嘶声】

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The cat hissed and raised its sharp claw when the dog tried to approach it.

狗企图靠近它时，猫嘶叫一声，举起利爪。

The snake hissed winding its way forward.

蛇发出嘶嘶的声音，蜿蜒前行。

重温故事

巨蛇吐着蛇信，发出嘶嘶声(hiss)。它溜进农场的鸭圈里，企图从那里穿到旁边的猪圈里饱餐一顿。鸭子吓得嘎嘎乱叫(quack)。肥猪哼哼唧唧(grunt)，完全不知道迫近的危险。

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