koalas

IPA/kəʊˈɑː.lə/
KK[koˈɑləz]IPA/koʊˈɑː.lə/

koalas — noun

  • koalassingular
  • koalasesplural

1. grey Australian animals with pouches and thick fur that climb eucalyptus trees a

1.名詞A2
釋義

grey Australian animals with pouches and thick fur that climb eucalyptus trees and mainly eat the leaves.

例句

Visitors watched koalas sleeping high in the eucalyptus trees at noon.

common scene: koalas resting in eucalyptus trees

At the wildlife hospital, two koalas drank water after the forest fire.

rescue context: injured koalas after a fire

同義詞
  • koala

    the singular form; use it for one animal, not a group

  • koala bear

    informal and very common, but slightly misleading because koalas are marsupials

  • marsupials

    a much broader biological group that also includes kangaroos and wombats

文法句型

koalas (plural)

see / watch koalas

koalas live in eucalyptus trees

用法筆記

This is the plural form of koala. Use koala for one animal and koalas for two or more. Koala bear is common in casual speech, but scientific and zoo contexts usually prefer koala.

常見錯誤

❌We saw many koala in the trees.
✅We saw many koalas in the trees.
💡use the plural form when you mean more than one animal.
❌Koalas are bears.
✅Koalas are marsupials, not bears.
💡koala bear is only an informal nickname.