piranha

英 [pɪˈrɑːnə]

美 [pɪˈrɑːnə]

n.  水虎鱼，锯脂鲤(南美的一种捕食动物的小淡水鱼)

复数：piranhas　

BNC.27440 / COCA.26532

牛津词典

noun

• 水虎鱼，锯脂鲤（南美的一种捕食动物的小淡水鱼）
  a small S American freshwater fish that attacks and eats live animals

柯林斯词典

• 水虎鱼；食人鲳
  Apiranhais a small, fierce fish which is found in South America.

英英释义

noun

• small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals
  Synonym:piranacaribe
• someone who attacks in search of booty
  Synonym:marauderpredatorvulture

双语例句

• The move followed a piranha attack last weekend in which a man surnamed Zhang suffered injuries to the palms of his hands while giving his dog a bath in the Liujiang River.
  此举的缘由是上周末市民张先生在柳江河边给小狗洗澡时，遭到食人鱼攻击，手掌被咬伤。
• There are no piranha at sea.
  海里面没有南美小鱼。
• The strawberry motif on the quilt hardly guarantees sweet dreams, and the stuffed piranha on top of the computer monitor won't help an ad writer produce snappy copy.
  被子上的草莓图案很难保证拥有甜蜜的睡梦，计算机显示器上的填充水虎鱼玩具将无助于广告作家写出漂亮的文稿。
• A pacu fish, known for eating human testicles, has been captured in Lake Lou Yaeger in Illinois, the Department of Natural Resources has stated. The fish is a relative of the piranha, which is known for its sharp teeth and vicious nature.
  美国自然资源部近日表示，美国伊利诺伊州劳耶格尔湖发现帕库食人鱼，据称这种食人鱼专咬男性生殖器，与以锋利的牙齿和凶残的本性著称的比拉食人鱼同属一类。
• A man nearby fished a piranha. I rushed to see and made a few photos. I made a feature of its sharp teeth.
  旁边的人碰巧拉上来一条，我赶紧跑过去照了几张照片，还特别给那锋利的牙齿来了一张特写。
• I liked to think of myself as a grown man, but consternation was eating away at my bravado like a starved piranha devouring its prey.
  我那时喜欢把自己看作是一个大人，但惊恐慌乱就像一条饥肠辘辘的食人鱼吞食猎物一般，渐渐攻破了我的虚张声势。
• In 2010, Piranha 3D was released, allowing for a new generation of audiences to be horrified by the fish.
  2010年，影片《食人鱼3D》上映，让新一代的观众们也饱受食人鱼的惊吓。
• Time for the ultimate killer's test: How would the piranha react to my duck?
  现在是终极杀手测试时间：水虎鱼会对我的鸭子如何反应呢？
• The red-bellied pacu is the cousin of a very well-known fish that terrorizes swimmers in made-for-TV movies and on the big screen: the piranha, notes the Discovery channel.
  《探索发现》频道称，红腹帕库食人鱼是比拉食人鱼的近亲，比拉食人鱼非常有名，在电视电影中和大银幕电影中让游泳者感到恐怖。
• Liuzhou's municipal authorities in Guangxi on Wednesday placed a heavy bounty on piranhas recovered from its waters, and would offer 1,000 yuan for every piranha caught, China News Service reported.
  据中新社报道，周三，广西柳州市官方悬赏钓剿所辖水域中的食人鱼，每条奖励1000元。