plankton

IPA/ˈplæŋktən/
KK[plˈæŋktən]IPA/ˈplæŋktən/

plankton — 名詞

1. tiny life forms in water, both plant-like and animal-like, that are carried by c

1.名詞C1
釋義

浮游生物

隨水流漂動的微小水生生物群

tiny life forms in water, both plant-like and animal-like, that are carried by currents and are eaten by many larger sea animals

例句

Baby whales feed on plankton near the cold coast each spring.

小鯨魚每年春天都在寒冷的海岸附近吃浮游生物。

collocation: feed on plankton

By July, plankton filled the bay and turned the water green.

到了七月，浮游生物布滿海灣，讓海水變成綠色。

plankton bloom turning water green

常見搭配
  • feed on plankton
  • a plankton bloom
  • measure plankton levels
  • plankton under a microscope
  • plankton-rich water
同義詞
  • microorganisms

    broader; it can include tiny living things outside water as well

  • algae

    narrower; this covers only the plant-like side, not tiny drifting animals

  • marine life

    much broader; it includes all kinds of life in the sea, large and small

文法句型

feed on plankton

plankton in the water

a plankton bloom

用法筆記

Usually treated as an uncountable mass noun in general English, so speakers say some plankton or much plankton, not a plankton or planktons. In science, it often names the whole drifting community in a piece of water, not one single creature.

常見錯誤

The diver saw many planktons near the shore.
The diver saw a lot of plankton near the shore.
in general English, plankton is usually uncountable.

同根字

  • planktonic
    形容詞C2
  • phytoplankton
    名詞C2
  • zooplankton
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • plankton bloom
  • plankton level
  • plankton sample
  • plankton net

常用片語

  • feed on plankton
  • study plankton
  • measure plankton
  • collect plankton samples

介系詞搭配

  • in the water
  • near the coast