flippers是什么意思？

flippers

英[f'lɪpəz] 美[f'lɪpəz]

• n. （用于游泳或潜水的）脚蹼，鸭脚板( flipper的名词复数 )，鸭掌；

例句

• The diver put on flippers and was ready to dive. 潜水员穿上脚蹼准备下水.
• Seals, turtles and penguins have flippers. 海豹 、 海龟、企鹅均有鳍状肢.
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸 、 海豹, 企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  脚蹼;橡皮脚掌;鸭脚板
  Flippers are flat pieces of rubber that you can wear on your feet to help you swim more quickly, especially underwater.
• N-COUNT
  (海豹等的)鳍状肢，鳍足
  The flippers of an animal that lives in water, for example a seal or a penguin, are the two or four flat limbs which it uses for swimming.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)