kangaroo英文介绍

袋鼠

英语翻译如下：

英 [,kæŋgə'ruː]  美 [,kæŋɡə'ru]

n. 袋鼠

[ 复数 kangaroos或kangaroo ]

双语例句：

Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparsesupplies of food and water.

袋鼠与牛羊争夺稀少的食物和水。

问得好袋鼠英文：kangaroo袋鼠是一种属于袋鼠目的有袋动物，主要分布于澳大利亚大陆和巴布亚新几内亚的部分地区。其中，有些种类为澳大利亚独有。不同种类的袋鼠在澳大利亚各种不同的自然环境中生活，从凉性气候的雨林和沙漠平原到热带地区。袋鼠是跳得最高最远的哺乳动物。“袋鼠”有时候指所有的有袋动物。这个词源自Guugu Yimidhirr（一种澳洲原住民语言），后来袋鼠这个词被约瑟夫·班克斯在詹姆斯·库克的第一次航海旅行中命名。

A kangaroo is any of several large macropods (the marsupial family that also includes the wallabies, tree-kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons and the Quokka: 65 species in all). The term kangaroo is sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to all members of the macropod family. Kangaroos are native to the continent of Australia, while tree-kangaroos are also found in New Guinea. The word kangaroo is said to derive from the Guugu Yimidhirr (an Australian Aboriginal language) word gangurru, referring to the Grey Kangaroo. The name was first recorded as kangaru in 1770 by Joseph Banks on James Cook's first voyage of exploration, when they were beached at the mouth of the Endeavour River in the harbour of modern Cooktown for almost 7 weeks repairing their ship which had been damaged on the Great Barrier Reef. Kangaroo soon became adopted into standard English where it has come to mean any member of the family of kangaroos and wallabies. The belief that it means "I don't understand" or "I don't know" is a popular myth that is also applied to any number of other Aboriginal-sounding Australian words. Male kangaroos are called bucks, boomers or jacks; females are does, flyers, or jills and the young are joeys. The collective noun for kangaroos is a mob. Kangaroos are sometimes coloquially referred to as 'roos.

The Kangaroo is a common marsupial from the islands of Australia and New Guinea.There are 47 species of "roos." Kangaroos can hop up to 40 miles per hour (74 kph) and go over 30 feet (9 m) in one hop.These shy animals live about 6 years in the wild and up to 20 in captivity.Most roos are nocturnal (active at night).Many roos are in danger of extinction,but they are also considered pests due to the way they damage crops.An adult male is called a buck,boomer or jack; an adult female is called a doe,flyer,roo,or jill.A baby is called a joey.A group of roos is called a mob.Anatomy:Roos and wallabies range in size from 2 pounds (the Rock Wallaby) up to 6 ft and 300 pounds (the Red Kangaroo).The soft,woolly fur can be blue,grey,red,black,yellow or brown,depending on the species.Females have a pouch in which the young live and drink milk.