Pinyin

Definition

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  1. see 蜥蜴[xī yì]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (3)

xī yì
  1. 1 lizard
jù xī
  1. 1 monitor lizards (family Varanidae)
liè xī
  1. 1 iguana

Sample Sentences

再比如变色龙,它是蜥蜴的一种,“蜥”如其名,它会随着周遭的环境改变自身的颜色。
zài bǐrú biànsèlóng ,tā shì xīyì de yīzhǒng ,“xī ”rú qí míng ,tā huì suízhe zhōuzāo de huánjìng gǎibiàn zìshēn de yánsè 。
Another example could be the chameleon. It is a type of lizard. Just as its name, it will change its skin color based on its surrounding environment.
比如沙漠里的动物—狮子、鸟、蜥蜴、蜘蛛、青蛙等等—大多数都有微黄的“沙漠色”作为它们的保护色;深海生物则因为红光不易穿透到深海,所以这里的鱼大多是红色的;而雪地上的动物—比如北极熊、北极兔—则会披上一层白色,让它们能安稳地藏在雪白世界中。
bǐrú shāmò lǐ de dòngwù —shīzi 、niǎo 、xīyì 、zhīzhū 、qīngwā děngděng —dàduōshù dōu yǒu wēi huáng de “shāmò sè ”zuòwéi tāmen de bǎohùsè ;shēnhǎi shēngwù zé yīnwèi hóng guāng bùyì chuāntòu dào shēnhǎi ,suǒyǐ zhèlǐ de yú dàduō shì hóngsè de ;ér xuě dì shàng de dòngwù —bǐrú běijíxióng 、běijí tù —zé huì pī shàng yī céng báisè ,ràng tāmen néng ānwěn de cáng zài xuěbái shìjiè zhōng 。
For example, in the desert, lions, birds, lizards, spiders, frogs and so on all have a light yellow “desert color” as their camouflage. Creatures in the deep ocean are often red because light cannot be easily shunned through in the deep sea. Lastly, animals that live in the snow, such as Polar Bears and Arctic Rabbits, will have a coat of white so that they can hide peacefully in the snowfield.
有个客户一个劲要请我们吃野味。他点了穿山甲、蜥蜴、娃娃鱼、猫头鹰,我之前都没好好看过这些动物,更别提吃了。而且,我觉得这样特别残酷,多可爱的动物,怎么忍心吃它们呢?
yǒu ge kèhù yī ge jìn yào qǐng wǒmen chī yěwèi 。tā diǎn le chuānshānjiǎ 、xīyì 、wáwayú 、māotóuyīng ,wǒ zhīqián dōu méi hǎohāo kàn guo zhèxiē dòngwù ,gèng biétí chī le 。érqiě ,wǒ juéde zhèyàng tèbié cánkù ,duō kěài de dòngwù ,zěnme rěnxīn chī tāmen ne ?
There was a client who was constantly trying to take us out for game foods. He ordered pangolin, lizard, giant salamander, and owl. I hadn't even seen these animals, let alone eaten them. And, I think eating such cute animals is really cruel. How can people bear to eat them?