roo
IPA/ruː/
IPA/ruː/
roo — noun
- roosingular
- roosplural
1. a casual word people use for a kangaroo
1.名詞B2
釋義
a casual word people use for a kangaroo
例句
Ezra stopped the car when a roo hopped across the road.
roo in a common roadside wildlife scene
At the rescue center, Meera fed milk to an injured roo.
injured roo in a wildlife-care context
A baby roo poked its head out of the pouch.
By sunset, three roos were eating grass near Christopher's tent.
Everyone cheered when Ari finally saw a roo in the wild.
同義詞
- kangaroo
the standard and more neutral word
文法句型
a roo
see a roo
baby roo
用法筆記
Most common in informal Australian speech or in casual talk about wildlife. In careful writing and more general international English, kangaroo is the usual word.