flippers

英 [ˈflɪpəz]

美 [ˈflɪpərz]

n.  (海豹、海龟等的)鳍肢，鳍足; (潜水、游泳用的)脚蹼，蛙鞋，鸭脚板，橡皮脚掌
flipper的复数

柯林斯词典

• 脚蹼;橡皮脚掌;鸭脚板
  Flippersare flat pieces of rubber that you can wear on your feet to help you swim more quickly, especially underwater.
• (海豹等的)鳍状肢，鳍足
  Theflippersof an animal that lives in water, for example a seal or a penguin, are the two or four flat limbs which it uses for swimming.

双语例句

• The body of the whale is like that of a fish but remnants offorelimbs can be seen in the creature's front flippers.
  鲸鱼的身体跟鱼很像，但是可以在他们的前面的鳍状肢看到前肢的残迹。
• The marine reptile hunted the oceans with a long thin neck and tail, four large flippers and razor-sharp teeth.
  这种海洋两栖动物长有细细的长脖颈和细长尾巴，四个巨大的阔鳍，像剃刀一样锋利的牙齿，以捕食其他海洋动物为生。
• Aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers.
  水生食肉型哺乳动物，流线型身体适于游泳，鳍状肢。
• Of or belonging to the Pinnipedia, a suborder of carnivorous aquatic mammals that includes the seals, walruses, and similar animals having finlike flippers as organs of locomotion.
  有鳍状肢的属于鳍脚亚目动物的，肉食水生动物的一个分支，包括海狮、海象及其他类似的用鳍状肢行进的动物。
• Large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives.
  有长的鳍状肢的大型须鲸，以其潜水时背部为拱形或有肉锋而闻名。
• Like a baby bird embarking on its first flight, a just-hatched turtle, flippers outspread and eyes wide, swims just below the ocean's surface in the waters of French Polynesia.
  一只刚孵化的海龟像开始第一次飞翔的小鸟一样睁大眼睛张开脚蹼，在法属波利尼西亚海域水面以下游泳。
• Penguins use their wings as flippers.
  企鹅把翅膀当作鳍来使用。
• The whales then depart, flippers touching, and swim slowly side by side, diving and surfacing in perfect unison until they disappear from sight.
  后来两条鲸又分开了，但是仍鳍挨着鳍，肩并肩慢慢地游着，动作完美而和谐，忽而潜入水中，忽而游出水面，直至它们从视野中渐渐消失。
• Insulation protects the leatherback everywhere but on its head and flippers.
  隔热层为棱皮龟的全身上下都提供了保护，除了头部和鳍状肢。
• Flippers allow the swimmer to concentrate on arm technique because it improves the efficiency of each kick, helping to maintain momentum.
  允许游泳运动员的鳍状肢臂技术集中精力，因为它能有效运作的每一踢，帮助保持发展势头。