porpoise

porpoise

英 ['pɔːpəs; 'pɒpɒɪs]
　　美 ['pɔrpəs]

n. 海豚；鼠海豚

中文詞源：

porpoise 海豚，鼠海豚

來自古法語porpais,豬魚，海豚，來自porc,豬，詞源同pork,peis,魚，詞源同fish.因海豚圓鼓鼓的肚子形如豬肚而得名。

例句：

1. What is the difference between a dolphin and porpoise ?
海豚和和鼠海豚有什麼區別？

2. Should set a sculptured porpoise, gills a snort / And vibrant tail, within the temple - gate.
那兩腮呼呼作響、尾巴掀起瞭/怒浪的龐大的海族--在廟宇的門墻內.

3. I think __ Porpoise is very interesting in the zoo.
我覺得在動物園裡海豚是很有趣的.

4. The Finless Porpoise is another resident marine mammal species.
此外,江豚是另一種在本港海域棲居的海洋哺乳類動物.

5. The poor pauper paused on purpose to pawn a porpoise.
貧窮的乞丐有意停下來典當一隻海豚.