"gills" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鰓

Definition

鰓是魚類和其他一些動物用來在水下呼吸、由水中獲取氧氣的器官。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於科學或生物學語境，通常指魚類，也適用於兩棲動物與某些昆蟲。注意與「肺」區分。常常出現在「魚鰓」或「用鰓呼吸」等片語中。

Examples

Fish use their gills to breathe underwater.

魚用**鰓**在水下呼吸。

Without gills, most fish cannot survive.

沒有**鰓**，大多數魚無法生存。

The gills of a shark are easy to see on its head.

鯊魚的**鰓**很容易在牠的頭部看到。

Some amphibians have gills when they are young and lose them as they grow.

某些兩棲動物年幼時有**鰓**，長大後會消失。

If the water is dirty, a fish’s gills can get damaged easily.

如果水很髒，魚的**鰓**很容易受損。

Unlike humans, fish don’t have lungs—they rely entirely on their gills.

和人類不同，魚沒有肺，它們完全依靠**鰓**。