koalas
koalas — 名詞
- koalassingular
- koalasesplural
1. grey Australian animals with pouches and thick fur that climb eucalyptus trees a
無尾熊；樹熊
澳洲樹棲、吃尤加利葉的有袋動物
grey Australian animals with pouches and thick fur that climb eucalyptus trees and mainly eat the leaves.
Visitors watched koalas sleeping high in the eucalyptus trees at noon.
遊客中午看見幾隻無尾熊睡在高高的尤加利樹上。
common scene: koalas resting in eucalyptus trees
At the wildlife hospital, two koalas drank water after the forest fire.
在野生動物醫院裡，兩隻無尾熊在森林大火後喝水。
rescue context: injured koalas after a fire
The children drew koalas with big noses and fluffy ears in art class.
孩子們在美術課畫了有大鼻子和毛茸茸耳朵的無尾熊。
Rangers moved three koalas to safer trees before the road work began.
巡護員在道路工程開始前，把三隻無尾熊移到更安全的樹上。
Koalas usually rest for hours and wake up to chew fresh leaves.
無尾熊通常會休息好幾個小時，醒來後再嚼新鮮的葉子。
- 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.