frog
/frɒɡ/
n.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
蛙;青蛙;(法国人的贬称)法国佬
释义与例句
n.
蛙;青蛙
a small animal with smooth skin, long back legs for jumping, that lives both in water and on land
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We saw a green frog sitting on a lily pad.
我们看见一只绿色的青蛙蹲在睡莲叶上。
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Frogs croak loudly near the pond at night.
夜晚青蛙在池塘边呱呱地叫。
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The children caught tadpoles and watched them turn into frogs.
孩子们抓了蝌蚪,看着它们变成青蛙。
n.
(法国人的贬称)法国佬
an offensive word for a French person
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The old soldier told stories about the frogs during the war.
那位老兵讲了一些战争期间关于法国人的故事。
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Using the word 'frog' for French people is considered rude.
用 frog 来称呼法国人被认为是不礼貌的。
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Some British newspapers used to call the French 'frogs'.
一些英国报纸过去常把法国人称作 frogs。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
frog 是“青蛙”,toad 是“蟾蜍”。常用习语 a frog in the throat 表示“嗓子哑、声音沙哑”;big frog in a small pond 表示“小地方的大人物”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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froggy 像青蛙的;多蛙的frog 的形容词形式。
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frogman 蛙人;潜水员穿着潜水服从事水下作业的人。
同义词
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toad 蟾蜍;癞蛤蟆frog 指青蛙,皮肤光滑、善跳;toad 指蟾蜍,皮肤粗糙多疣、行动较缓,二者不同。Toads have drier, rougher skin than frogs. 蟾蜍的皮肤比青蛙更干燥、更粗糙。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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frog vs. fog frog 是青蛙,fog 是雾frog 读 /frɒɡ/,意为“青蛙”;fog 读 /fɒɡ/,意为“雾”,少一个 r 字母,发音也不同。The fog was so thick that I could barely see the road. 雾太浓了,我几乎看不见路。
常见搭配
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a frog in the throat 喉咙嘶哑;声音沙哑I had a frog in my throat this morning and could barely speak. 今天早上我嗓子哑了,几乎说不出话。
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frog in a pond 池塘里的青蛙There are many frogs in the pond behind our house. 我们家后面的池塘里有很多青蛙。
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big frog in a small pond 小地方的大人物He is a big frog in a small pond at this company. 在这家小公司里,他算是个大人物。