"urchins" in Chinese (Traditional)
小流浪兒海膽
Definition
“Urchins” 可以指住在街上的貧窮調皮的孩子,也可以指一種有刺的海洋生物“海膽”。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
文獻中“urchin”多指城市裡貧苦調皮的孩子,常出現在古典或舊時用法。“sea urchin”一定是海洋動物。不帶“sea”通常指孩子,要根據語境判斷。現代用法多為懷舊或戲謔。
Examples
The urchins played in the street all afternoon.
那些**小流浪兒**整個下午都在街上玩。
We saw colorful urchins at the aquarium.
我們在水族館看到五顏六色的**海膽**。
The fisherman caught some urchins today.
漁夫今天抓到了一些**海膽**。
When I was little, the neighborhood was full of playful urchins running around.
小時候,我的社區到處都是玩耍的**小流浪兒**。
Those spiky urchins can be found along the rocky shore.
那些有刺的**海膽**可以在岩石海岸找到。
Some people say eating fresh urchins is a delicacy.
有人說喫新鮮的**海膽**是美味的享受。