"piranhas" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 食人魚

Definition

食人魚是一種小型且極具攻擊性的淡水魚，主要分佈在南美洲的河流，以鋒利的牙齒和強大咬合力聞名。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

中文常用“食人魚”泛指這種魚類，科普和討論中常見；很少作比喻用途。

Examples

Piranhas live in the rivers of South America.

**食人魚**生活在南美洲的河流中。

Piranhas have very sharp teeth.

**食人魚**有非常鋒利的牙齒。

Some people are afraid of piranhas.

有些人害怕**食人魚**。

Don't worry, piranhas rarely attack humans unless provoked.

別擔心，**食人魚**很少會主動攻擊人，除非被激怒。

The aquarium has a new tank full of piranhas.

水族館有一個新魚缸，裡面全是**食人魚**。

Did you know that some piranhas actually eat plants instead of meat?

你知道有些**食人魚**其實喫植物而不是肉嗎？