zebra

/zee-bruh; British also zeb-ruh/US // ˈzi brə; British also ˈzɛb rə //UK // (ˈziːbrə, ˈzɛbrə) //

斑马,斑马线,斑马纹,斑马人

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural ze·bras, ze·bra.
- : any of several horselike African mammals of the genus Equus, each species having a characteristic pattern of black or dark-brown stripes on a whitish background: all zebra species are threatened or endangered.
- : Also called ze·bra but·ter·fly. a tropical butterfly, Heliconius charithonius, having black wings barred with yellow.
- : a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter Z.
- : Football Slang. an official, who usually wears a black and white striped shirt.
- : British. zebra crossing.

Examples

Local news has reported that the zebras were let loose on Saturday or Sunday of last weekend, a period of time during which I was enjoying quiet time at home with family.
Taylor said it could take as long as a week for the zebras to be caught.
They’re like zebras on high alert for predators, sniffing for danger in the wind before tentatively lowering their heads to take a sip.
That’s half the speed of a galloping zebra or antelope or leopard or lion.
It wasn’t Diana Ross, who I loved, who was an early influence on me, but my mom, she’s the first woman I saw with dolman sleeves and a zebra print.
Animal prints abounded: snakeskin booties, leopard-print hot pants, zebra-printed flamingo skirts.
Glo-Fish, the neon fluorescent zebra fish, were the first genetically altered organisms to be sold as pets.
They are pointy, zebra-striped Nike Cole Haans with silver buckles strapped onto her two shiny titanium carbon fiber legs.
Blanco also says that, like Zebra Katz, Le1f is about to experience a crossover.
In a really, really short zebra-striped dress and five-inch do-me pumps.
In an occasional horse the long-lost stripes of the zebra-like ancestor reappear.
No fence will keep out a herd of zebra, and in one rush a field of grain is ruined by these giant herds.

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
plural ze·bras, ze·bra.
- : any of several horselike African mammals of the genus Equus, each species having a characteristic pattern of black or dark-brown stripes on a whitish background: all zebra species are threatened or endangered.
- : Also called ze·bra but·ter·fly. a tropical butterfly, Heliconius charithonius, having black wings barred with yellow.
- : a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter Z.
- : Football Slang. an official, who usually wears a black and white striped shirt.
- : British. zebra crossing.

Examples

Local news has reported that the zebras were let loose on Saturday or Sunday of last weekend, a period of time during which I was enjoying quiet time at home with family.

Taylor said it could take as long as a week for the zebras to be caught.

They’re like zebras on high alert for predators, sniffing for danger in the wind before tentatively lowering their heads to take a sip.

That’s half the speed of a galloping zebra or antelope or leopard or lion.

It wasn’t Diana Ross, who I loved, who was an early influence on me, but my mom, she’s the first woman I saw with dolman sleeves and a zebra print.

Animal prints abounded: snakeskin booties, leopard-print hot pants, zebra-printed flamingo skirts.

Glo-Fish, the neon fluorescent zebra fish, were the first genetically altered organisms to be sold as pets.

They are pointy, zebra-striped Nike Cole Haans with silver buckles strapped onto her two shiny titanium carbon fiber legs.

Blanco also says that, like Zebra Katz, Le1f is about to experience a crossover.

In a really, really short zebra-striped dress and five-inch do-me pumps.

In an occasional horse the long-lost stripes of the zebra-like ancestor reappear.

No fence will keep out a herd of zebra, and in one rush a field of grain is ruined by these giant herds.