"gill" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鰓

Definition

鰓是魚類和一些其他水生生物用來呼吸、從水中獲取氧氣的器官。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「鰓」主要用於描述魚類及部分水生生物的結構，常出現於生物學和科學相關場景，日常用語較少使用。

Examples

A fish breathes through its gills.

魚通過它的**鰓**呼吸。

Some crabs also have gills to breathe in water.

有些螃蟹也有**鰓**可以在水中呼吸。

If a fish's gills are damaged, it cannot survive.

如果魚的**鰓**受損，它就活不下去。

The bright red color of the gills means the fish is healthy.

**鰓**鮮紅代表這條魚很健康。

You can see the gills moving as the fish breathes.

你可以看到魚呼吸時**鰓**在動。

Unlike humans, fish don’t have lungs, they have gills.

和人類不同，魚沒有肺，而是有**鰓**。