中文翻译与英英解释

【动物；动物学】电鳗。

electric:    adj. 1.电的；带电的；起电的，导电的，发电的，电动 ...

eel:    n. 1.鳝鱼；鳝类；(醋中所生的)小线虫。 2.〔美俚 ...

eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body
同义词：Electrophorus electric,

The electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) is an electric fish, and the only species of the genus Electrophorus. It is capable of generating powerful electric shocks of up to 600 volts, which it uses for hunting and self-defense.

例句与用法

Piranha fish live in the lakes , and electric eels
湖里有水虎鱼，还有电鳗。

And once he was nearly electrocuted by an electric eel
一路上，他看到了很多他以前从来没见过的稀奇古怪的鱼。

Electric eels , i might add , do it
还有电鳗，相爱

An electric eel can produce a shock of more than 600 volts 3 times more powerful than a household outlet
电鳗能释放出超过600伏的电，是家用电灯电流的3倍。

But , in sharp contrast , a japanese aquarium decided on a novel way to save energy - - it used electricity generated by an electric eel to light up its christmas tree
与此相反，日本一家水族馆则想出了一个新奇的节能办法。它利用电鳗鱼发的电来点亮圣诞树彩灯。

As many as four - fifths of all the cells in the electric eel / ' s body are specialized for generating electricity , and the strength of the shock it can deliver corresponds roughly to the length of its body
在电鳗的身体里，多至五分之四的细胞都专门用来发电，而且发出的电流的强度大约和它身体的长度成正比。

In the ninth place , there are rainbow fish , sword fish , electric eels , whales , minnows , clams , abalones , lobsters , shrimps , turtles and more variety and ingenuity than we ever thought of , and there is nothing better than that
第九，这里有虹霓鱼、剑鱼、白鳗、鲸鱼、鲦鱼、蛤、鲍鱼、龙虾、小虾、蠖龟以及各色各样的奇特的鱼类，其种类之多是我们想象不到的:宇宙间真没有一样东西比此更好。