kangaroo

IPA/ˌkæŋɡəˈruː/
KK[kˌæŋɡɚˈu]IPA/ˌkæŋɡəˈruː/

kangaroo — noun

  • kangaroosingular
  • kangaroosplural

1. A large Australian animal that moves by jumping on its strong back legs. It has

1.名詞B1
釋義

A large Australian animal that moves by jumping on its strong back legs. It has a long thick tail, short front legs, and a pouch on the front of its body where the female carries its baby.

例句

A kangaroo can cover more than eight metres in a single jump.

collocation: cover / metres in a single jump

The Watanabe family spotted a mob of kangaroos resting under the gum trees near their campsite.

collective noun: mob of kangaroos

同義詞
  • wallaby

    A smaller relative of the kangaroo. In everyday Australian English, 'wallaby' is used for the smaller species and 'kangaroo' for the larger ones.

  • marsupial

    The broader animal group that includes kangaroos, koalas, wombats, and wallabies. 'Kangaroo' is one specific type of marsupial.

文法句型

kangaroo + verb (singular/plural)

用法筆記

The word 'kangaroo' most often refers to the three largest Australian species: the red kangaroo, the eastern grey kangaroo, and the western grey kangaroo. Smaller related animals are usually called wallabies or tree-kangaroos.

常見錯誤

❌Look at that small kangaroo in the bushes!
✅Look at that wallaby in the bushes!
💡Animals smaller than kangaroos from the same family are called wallabies in Australia.