tadpole

/ˈtædpəʊl/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈædpˌol] /ˈtædpəʊl/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈædpˌol] /ˈtad-ˌpōl How to pronounce tadpole (audio)/ (ame, mw)

tadpole — noun

  • tadpolesingular
  • tadpolesplural

1. the water-dwelling young of frogs and toads, with a round body, a long tail, and

1.名詞B1
釋義

the water-dwelling young of frogs and toads, with a round body, a long tail, and no legs at first

例句

Paloma caught a tadpole in the pond behind her grandmother's house.

Zuri watched the tadpole grow legs and turn into a tiny frog.

watch + noun + bare infinitive: 'watched the tadpole grow'

同義詞
  • polliwog

    dialectal and dated; used mainly in American English, far less common than tadpole