guppy
/ˈɡʌpi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡʌpi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgə-pē/ (ame, mw)
guppy — 名詞
- guppysingular
- guppiesplural
1. a small, colourful fish that lives in warm freshwater rivers and is often kept i
孔雀魚
色彩鮮豔的小型淡水觀賞魚
a small, colourful fish that lives in warm freshwater rivers and is often kept in home aquariums
The children watched the colourful guppies swimming around the family's new aquarium.
孩子們看著色彩繽紛的孔雀魚在全新的水族箱裡游來游去。
countable plural noun for a group of fish
Diego bought three male guppies from the pet shop because their tails had bright orange spots.
Diego 從寵物店買了三條公孔雀魚，因為牠們的尾巴上有亮橘色的斑點。
The biology teacher kept a tank of guppies in the classroom so students could observe how fish behave.
生物老師在教室裡養了一缸孔雀魚，讓學生觀察魚類的行為。
When the guppy gave birth to tiny fish, the children were amazed to see them swim straight away.
當孔雀魚產下小魚時，孩子們驚訝地發現小魚馬上就會游動。
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form 'guppies' when referring to the species or a group of these fish. Guppies are livebearers — they give birth to live young instead of laying eggs.