chameleon
chameleon 英 [kəˈmi:liən] 美 [kəˈmiljən, -ˈmiliən]
n. 变色龙；善变的人；轻浮的人
名词复数:chameleons
- Look closely at that branch or leaf — you might be able to spot a chameleon hiding. These little lizards are able to change color and adapt to their backgrounds, blending in to hide from predators.
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- n. 变色龙；善变的人；轻浮的人
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1. What color is a chameleon placed on the mirror?
放在镜子上的变色龙是什么颜色的？
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2. The chameleon's skin replicates the pattern of its surroundings.
变色龙的皮肤可随环境的模式而改变颜色。
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3. Both of us being biologists, we swerved to follow the elusive chameleon.
我们都是生物学家，便转而讨论这让人难以捉摸的变色龙。
- chameleon (n.) lizard-like reptile notable for its ability to change color, mid-14c., camelion, from Old French caméléon, from Latin chamaeleon, from Greek khamaileon "the chameleon," from khamai "on the ground" (also "dwarf"), akin to chthon "earth" (from PIE root *dhghem- "earth") + leon "lion" (see lion).
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