manatee
manatee 英 [,mænə'tiː;'mænətiː] 美 ['mænəti]
n. 海牛
名词复数:manatees
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- n. 海牛
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1. We watched dolphin, manatee, sea lion and whale shows.
我们看了海豚、海牛、海狮和鲸的表演。
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2. A friendly manatee may swim right up and touch your face with his.
一头友好的海牛可能会径自游向你，然后和你贴面。
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3. Emboldened by their overtures, I let my hand graze the side of the small manatee, now clinging to the mother's back, as they made their pass.
它们的主动使我胆子大了起来，在它们从我身边游过时，我用手轻轻摸了一下那只小海牛的侧面，它紧靠在她母亲的背部。
- manatee (n.) 1550s, from Spanish manati (1530s), from Carib manati "breast, udder." Often associated with Latin manatus "having hands," because the flippers resemble hands.
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