reptile

/'rɛptaɪl/

n 爬行动物；爬虫

记忆： rept(爬) + ile → 爬行动物

例句：Bird evolved from reptiles, so the first bird must have come out of an egg--laid by a reptile.（禽类是由爬虫类进化而来，所以，第一只禽鸟肯定是从爬虫类孵化的蛋里出来的。）；No matter how dry your skin gets, you will never turn into an alligator or any other type of reptile.（不论皮肤多么干燥，你永远不会变成美洲鳄或任何其他一种皮肤粗糙的爬行动物。）

同近：poor；mean；base；dirty；insect