"tadpole" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 蝌蚪

Definition

蝌蚪是青蛙或蟾蜍的幼体，生活在水中，有长尾巴，没有腿。它长大会长出腿，变成成蛙或蟾蜍。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于生物课或谈论蛙的生长过程时。不要与鱼苗等混淆，蝌蚪特指青蛙和蟾蜍的幼体。

Examples

A tadpole lives in the water and swims with its long tail.

**蝌蚪**生活在水中，用长尾巴游泳。

The frog starts life as a tadpole before it grows legs.

青蛙在长出腿之前先是**蝌蚪**。

We saw many tadpoles in the pond during spring.

春天时我们在池塘里看到了很多**蝌蚪**。

If you wait a few weeks, the tadpoles will start to grow legs and look more like tiny frogs.

等几周后，**蝌蚪**就开始长腿，看起来更像小青蛙了。

As a kid, I used to catch tadpoles and watch them turn into frogs.

小时候我常常捉**蝌蚪**，看它们变成青蛙。

Every spring, the pond fills up with tadpoles, and the ducks love to eat them.

每到春天，池塘里都是**蝌蚪**，鸭子很喜欢吃它们。