flippers

英 [ˈflɪpəz]

美 [ˈflɪpərz]

n.  (海豹、海龟等的)鳍肢，鳍足; (潜水、游泳用的)脚蹼，蛙鞋，鸭脚板，橡皮脚掌
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柯林斯词典

• 脚蹼;橡皮脚掌;鸭脚板
  Flippersare flat pieces of rubber that you can wear on your feet to help you swim more quickly, especially underwater.
• (海豹等的)鳍状肢，鳍足
  Theflippersof 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.

双语例句

• The whales then depart, flippers touching, and swim slowly side by side, diving and surfacing in perfect unison until they disappear from sight.
  后来两条鲸又分开了，但是仍鳍挨着鳍，肩并肩慢慢地游着，动作完美而和谐，忽而潜入水中，忽而游出水面，直至它们从视野中渐渐消失。
• Their forelegs had turned into the flippers that today's whales use for steering;
  它们的前腿变成鳍状肢，今天的鲸鱼便是用它来掌握方向的；
• So now he's got two busted flippers, so I said to him.
  现在他弄了两只假手，因此我对他说。
• The marine reptile hunted the oceans with a long thin neck and tail, four large flippers and razor-sharp teeth.
  这种海洋两栖动物长有细细的长脖颈和细长尾巴，四个巨大的阔鳍，像剃刀一样锋利的牙齿，以捕食其他海洋动物为生。
• Seals, turtles and penguins have flippers.
  海豹、海龟、企鹅均有鳍状肢。
• We all know the problems with foot flippers.
  大家都知道脚蹼的问题。
• But we want you to slap on your flippers, dive into the controversy, and judge for yourself.
  但是我们想要你拍动身上的潜水脚蹼，潜入这场争论中，自己做出判断。
• Large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives.
  有长的鳍状肢的大型须鲸，以其潜水时背部为拱形或有肉锋而闻名。
• The body of the whale is like that of a fish but remnants offorelimbs can be seen in the creature's front flippers.
  鲸鱼的身体跟鱼很像，但是可以在他们的前面的鳍状肢看到前肢的残迹。
• Flippers allow the swimmer to concentrate on arm technique because it improves the efficiency of each kick, helping to maintain momentum.
  允许游泳运动员的鳍状肢臂技术集中精力，因为它能有效运作的每一踢，帮助保持发展势头。