hippo
hippo — noun
- hipposingular
- hipposplural
1. the short everyday name for a hippopotamus: an enormous plant-eating African ani
the short everyday name for a hippopotamus: an enormous plant-eating African animal with a barrel-shaped body, almost hairless grey-brown skin, a huge mouth, and four stumpy legs, that wallows in muddy rivers and pools
Abigail spotted a hippo yawning wide in the brown river during her safari.
collocation: spotted a hippo + present participle
Aylin's guide warned the group not to drift too close to the hippos.
Soraya heard a hippo snort loudly just before it sank below the surface.
Ilan took a blurry photo of a hippo half-hidden in the muddy water.
The children watched a hippo and her calf shuffle slowly across the sandbank.
- hippopotamus
the full, formal name; used in scientific and academic contexts
- river horse
old-fashioned literal translation of the Greek name; rarely used today
文法句型
a hippo
the hippo
hippos
用法筆記
Hippo is the everyday short form of hippopotamus. In formal writing, school reports, or scientific contexts, use the full word 'hippopotamus' instead.