rattlesnake

英 [ˈrætlsneɪk]

美 [ˈrætlsneɪk]

n.  响尾蛇(产于美洲)

复数：rattlesnakes　第三人称单数：rattlesnakes　

TOEFLTEM8医学

BNC.34852 / COCA.14908

牛津词典

noun

• 响尾蛇（产于美洲）
  a poisonous American snake that makes a noise like a rattle with its tail when it is angry or afraid

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （美洲的）响尾蛇
  Arattlesnakeis a poisonous American snake which can make a rattling noise with its tail.
  1. He had been bitten by a rattlesnake.
     他被响尾蛇咬过。

英英释义

noun

• pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken
  Synonym:rattler

双语例句

• This alarming display, plus the fact that squirrels are partially immune to rattlesnake venom, actually gives the squirrel a distinct advantage when it confronts a rattlesnake.
  这种让蛇方寸大乱的表演，再加上松鼠对响尾蛇的毒液有一定的免疫力，让松鼠在遇到响尾蛇的时候具有了本能优势。
• We saw a real live rattlesnake!
  我们看到一条真的响尾蛇！
• The rattlesnake can produce rattling sound.
  响尾蛇会发出啪啪的响声。
• Small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an S-shaped curve.
  美国西南部沙漠中的苍白色的小响尾蛇；身体以S形曲线移动。
• I'd rather pick up a rattlesnake than go back to the old way of working.
  我宁愿拾起一条响尾蛇，也不愿回到过去的工作方式。
• On the floor next to the heater was a prairie rattlesnake, coiled and ready to strike.
  就在锅炉旁边的地上有一条盘成一团，跃跃欲试想咬人的草原响尾蛇。
• The rattlesnake swiftly vibrated and shook its tail. There is nothing as eloquent as a rattlesnake's tail.
  没有比响尾蛇的尾巴更敏捷的东西了。
• One day he would tell me that he had heard a trespasser, the next a rattlesnake.
  某天他会跟我说他听到了侵入者（的声音），另一天（他会说他遇到了）一条响尾蛇。
• We encountered another hazard in the form of a rattlesnake that my daughter almost stepped on.
  我们遇到的另一个危险来自响尾蛇，我女儿就差点踩到一条。
• The venom of rattlesnake is enough to kill 1000 rats.
  响尾蛇的毒液足以杀死1000只老鼠。