krill

IPA/krɪl/
KK[krˈɪl]IPA/krɪl/

krill — 名詞

1. tiny sea creatures with shell-like bodies that move in large groups and are an i

1.名詞C1
釋義

磷蝦

海中成群漂游的小型甲殼動物

tiny sea creatures with shell-like bodies that move in large groups and are an important food source for whales and other ocean animals

例句

Blue whales can eat huge amounts of krill during summer feeding season.

藍鯨在夏季覓食期可以吃下大量的磷蝦。

common context: krill as whale food

The science team found pink krill under the ice near Antarctica.

科學團隊在南極附近的冰層下發現了粉紅色的磷蝦。

habitat: cold southern ocean waters

文法句型

eat krill

a swarm of krill

study krill in Antarctic waters

用法筆記

Krill is often used as a group noun for the species, so general statements usually treat it as uncountable. In scientific writing, speakers may also refer to individual krill or krill species more precisely.

常見錯誤

❌Many krills were floating near the boat all morning.
✅A lot of krill was floating near the boat all morning.
💡In general descriptions, krill is usually treated as an uncountable group noun.