"tadpoles" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 蝌蚪

Definition

蝌蚪是青蛙和蟾蜍的幼體階段，生活在水中，看起來像帶尾巴的小魚，沒有腿。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於生物學和談論青蛙時。『蝌蚪』常用於指一羣，特指尚未長出腿的水生階段。

Examples

Frogs start their lives as tadpoles in the water.

青蛙的生命從水中的**蝌蚪**開始。

The pond is full of tadpoles every spring.

每到春天，池塘裡都會有很多**蝌蚪**。

Some tadpoles grow into frogs after a few weeks.

有些**蝌蚪**幾週後會變成青蛙。

Kids love watching tadpoles swim around in shallow water.

孩子們喜歡看**蝌蚪**在淺水裡遊來游去。

If you look closely, you can see the tiny legs starting to grow on the tadpoles.

仔細看，你會發現**蝌蚪**開始長出小腿。

After a month or so, most of the tadpoles have turned into tiny frogs.

大約一個月後，大多數**蝌蚪**已經變成了小青蛙。