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amphibious

/am-fib-ee-uhs/US // æmˈfɪb i əs //UK // (æmˈfɪbɪəs) //

水陆两用,水陆两栖,水陆两用的,水陆两用型

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : living or able to live both on land and in water; belonging to both land and water.
    • : Also amphibian. capable of operating on both land and water: amphibious vehicles.
    • : of or relating to military operations by both land and naval forces against the same object, especially to a military attack by troops landed by naval ships.
    • : trained or organized to fight, or fighting, on both land and sea: amphibious troops.
    • : combining two qualities, kinds, traits, etc.; of or having a mixed or twofold nature.

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Examples

  • We are way better and far more experienced in amphibious warfare than any of these nations, and we would fail if we tried to invade them.

  • The TRV-150s also deployed Remus underwater vehicles, releasing them into the sea as part of the amphibious exercise.

  • The HH-52 had a hoist for grabbing people, but was also amphibious—it could land on the water.

  • His ground-effect principles became crucial to creating amphibious planes like the Caspian Sea Monster, also known as “ekranoplans” — so much so that the aerodynamic phenomenon powering them was nicknamed Bartini’s Effect.

  • By then the crew of an amphibious aircraft, an SA-16 Albatross, from Hamilton Air Force Base in California, had spotted what they assumed was the United wreckage, but they couldn’t land for confirmation.

  • The Duplex Drive (called DD) was one: an amphibious conversion which could be fitted to a normal Sherman tank.

  • On June 6, 1944, the greatest amphibious force ever assembled began to fight its way ashore.

  • Lawmakers have tried to halt the French sale of the Mistral, an amphibious warship, to the Russian Navy.

  • After the race the Duke and Duchess had a thrilling, bouncy ride across the harbour in an amphibious vehicle.

  • Prince George was given the coolest kids toy ever today - a miniature amphibious vehicle.

  • Boatmen and the amphibious harpies who prey upon the traveller reaped a copper and silver harvest of great weight.

  • The Nile contributes to fecundity more than other rivers, and among other animals of large bulk, produces the amphibious kind.

  • Then happened one of those aquatic incidents which lend an atmosphere all their own to amphibious war.

  • "Reminds me of the amphibious exercises we used to have in the Marines," Scotty commented to Rick.

  • I will merely say, at this time, that the creature referred to is an amphibious biped and inhabits the ocean near this coast.