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jellyfish

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ldoce_173_bjel·ly·fish /ˈdʒelifɪʃ/ noun (plural jellyfish) [countable]  ldoce_173.png HBAa sea animal that has a round transparent body and can sting you 水母;海蜇5  See picture of JELLYFISH 水母4  See picture of 见图 jellyfish
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jellyfishThese species float near the surface of the water on their feathery extended tentacles and hunt jellyfish.But afraid of the stinging jellyfish that shimmered, ghostlike, underneath the surface, I never even tried.After an hour, my hands turned limp, like free-swimming jellyfish puckered in little wrinkles and folds along the fingertips.Those waters remained the domain of the jellyfish and other floating invertebrates.There they give just the same protection to their new owners as they did to the jellyfish that developed them.I can feel myself dissolving where the jellyfish stings me.Though not as deadly as the sea wasp, this jellyfish can cause severe irritation if it stings a human.Tofu by texture is what jellyfish are made of, all soft and squishy and unearthly.
jel·ly·fish nounChineseSyllable
can transparent Corpus a animal a has body that sea and round


jellyfish
jellyfish /ˈdʒelifɪʃ/ noun (plural jellyfish) [countable]
a sea animal that has a round transparent body and can sting you


jel·ly·fishBrE /ˈdʒelifɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒelifɪʃ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
jel·ly·fish
)
a sea creature with a body like jelly and long thin parts called tentacles that can give a sharp sting 水母;海蜇