roo
IPA/ruː/
IPA/ruː/
roo — 名詞
- roosingular
- roosplural
1. a casual word people use for a kangaroo
1.名詞B2
釋義
袋鼠
袋鼠的口語說法
a casual word people use for a kangaroo
例句
Ezra stopped the car when a roo hopped across the road.
Ezra 在一隻袋鼠跳過馬路時把車停了下來。
roo in a common roadside wildlife scene
At the rescue center, Meera fed milk to an injured roo.
在救傷中心裡，Meera 餵一隻受傷的袋鼠喝奶。
injured roo in a wildlife-care context
A baby roo poked its head out of the pouch.
一隻小袋鼠把頭從育兒袋裡探了出來。
By sunset, three roos were eating grass near Christopher's tent.
到了日落時，三隻袋鼠正在 Christopher 的帳篷旁吃草。
Everyone cheered when Ari finally saw a roo in the wild.
當 Ari 終於在野外看到袋鼠時，大家都歡呼了起來。
同義詞
- kangaroo
the standard and more neutral word
文法句型
a roo
see a roo
baby roo
用法筆記
Most common in informal Australian speech or in casual talk about wildlife. In careful writing and more general international English, kangaroo is the usual word.