geckos

IPA/ˈɡek.əʊ/
KK[ɡˈɛkoz]IPA/ˈɡek.oʊ/

geckos — noun

  • geckossingular
  • geckosesplural

1. a small lizard that lives in warm parts of the world and has wide feet with stic

1.名詞A2
釋義

a small lizard that lives in warm parts of the world and has wide feet with sticky pads on the toes, allowing it to climb up walls and across ceilings without falling off.

例句

Haruto watched a small brown gecko crawl across his bedroom wall in Chiang Mai.

gecko crawl across [surface] — typical movement pattern

The gecko's sticky feet let it walk easily up the smooth kitchen window.

sticky feet — key anatomical feature (sticky toe pads)

同義詞
  • lizard

    a broader category; geckos are a specific type of lizard with sticky toe pads

文法句型

a/the gecko

geckos (plural)

用法筆記

Geckos are completely harmless to people and are often welcomed into homes in tropical regions because they eat mosquitoes, flies, and other pests. The singular form is gecko.

常見錯誤

A salamander crawled across the ceiling.
A gecko crawled across the ceiling.
💡Salamanders have smooth, moist skin and short toes; geckos have dry, scaly skin and wide sticky toe pads that let them climb smooth vertical surfaces.