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词汇 jellyfish
释义 jellyfish
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈdʒel.i.fɪʃ/ us /ˈdʒel.i.fɪʃ/pluraljellyfish
a sea creature with a soft, oval, almost transparent body水母;海蜇
 
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Examples from literature

In fact, sharks are less dangerous than jellyfish! 
In the whole of the United States, there are about 16 shark attacks every year, but in Florida alone, jellyfish sting about 200,000 people a year! 
Jellyfish stings are very painful and can sometimes even kill people. 
The jellyfish wants a bigger fish to see the light and attack the smaller fish. 
The strange creature was a type of jellyfish called Deepstaria enigmatica. 
These are jellyfish stings on someone's leg. 
When this happens, the jellyfish swims away. 

jellyfish | American Dictionary


jellyfish
noun[ C ]
us/ˈdʒel·iˌfɪʃ/pluraljellyfish
a sea animal with a soft, round, almost transparent body with tentacles that can sting

Examples of jellyfish


jellyfish
Will he stop acting like a quivering jellyfish?
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I have never seen a more spineless lot of jellyfish in my life when it comes to defence!
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He is attempting to insert a fluorescent gene from a jellyfish into a monkey.
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If we do not, we shall have "jellyfish" television, which is worth nothing.
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They flannel around like economic jellyfish in a sea of indecision, with no idea where they are going nor any idea why they are going there.
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Marine hazards include sharks, jellyfish, sea otters, dolphins, and even crocodiles, depending on the location.
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The jellyfish are non-venomous and translucent with average sizes around 2 cm across.
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In radially symmetric animals such as the jellyfish and hydra, the nervous system consists of a nerve net, a diffuse network of isolated cells.
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Lion's mane jellyfish have four different stages in their year-long life span: a larval stage, a polyp stage, an ephyrae stage, and the medusa stage.
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He also encountered sea turtles, dolphins, and jellyfish and befriended them.
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This time, the jellyfish seemed aware of them, and swam around them in a figure-eight.
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Leatherback turtles feed almost exclusively on jellyfish and help control jellyfish populations.
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To prove that the jellyfish was the cause of the syndrome, he captured one and deliberately stung himself.
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The very small nematocysts on fire corals contain tentacles that protrude from numerous surface pores (similar to jellyfish stings).
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One of the few hazards that can call for red flags to be flown is to warn bathers of jellyfish.
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