汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 響尾蛇
響尾蛇 (响尾蛇)
rattlesnake
爬行纲,蝰科。生活在美洲大陆的一种毒蛇。体长可达2米。身体黄绿色,有黑褐色菱形斑纹。尾端有角质环,摆动时会发出响声,故名。眼和鼻孔间有颊窝,能测知周围温血动物的位置。以野兔和鼠类为食,也吃小鸟、蜥蜴等。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

我们看见了一条活生生的响尾蛇

We saw a real live rattlesnake!

响尾蛇不同,人也不能直接感受到红外线。响尾蛇的感觉器可以感受波长超过0.7微米的光线。

Humans have no direct perception of infrared rays unlike the rattlesnake which has receptors tuned into wavelengths longer than 0.7 micron.

菱形斑纹的响尾蛇和尾部有环纹的。

Blackbirds, the Diamond Rattlers, and the ring-tailed.

一条响尾蛇的毒液足以杀死一千只林鼠。

The rattlesnake has enough venom to kill about a thousand pack rats.

据说咬他的蛇是一只东部菱形斑纹响尾蛇

The snake was thought to be an Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. (Source: MSNBC.com)

这种让蛇方寸大乱的表演,再加上松鼠对响尾蛇的毒液有一定的免疫力,让松鼠在遇到响尾蛇的时候具有了本能优势。

This alarming display, plus the fact that squirrels are partially immune to rattlesnake venom, actually gives the squirrel a distinct advantage when it confronts a rattlesnake.

其中景点有:拥有几百条西部菱斑响尾蛇的蛇窖。

Among the attractions: a snake pit with several hundred western diamondback rattlesnakes.

没错,有些蛇确实是用它的中空毒牙来对付猎物的,比如响尾蛇

Okay, some snakes do use the "hollow fang trick" to take care of their prey. Rattlesnakes, for example.

与之相反,美国亚利桑那州的响尾蛇几乎至今都不旅行,因为它们不需要旅行。

In Arizona, by contrast, rattlers don't travel nearly so far, because they don't have to.

一种完全无毒的蛇家族,王蛇,也进化出了能中和响尾蛇毒液的血清。

One family of completely harmless snakes, the kingsnake, has also evolved serum that neutralizes rattlesnake venom.