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a small animal with smooth skin, that lives both on land and in water (= is an amphibian). Frogs have very long back legs for jumping, and no tail. 蛙;青蛙 the croaking of frogs 蛙鸣 The frog jumped into the pond. 青蛙跳进了池塘。 There are three native species of frogs and toads in the UK. 英国有三种当地的青蛙和蟾蜍。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryfrog + verb- hop
- jump
- croak
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- spawn
- frogs’ legs
- Frog(taboo, slang)
an offensive word for a French person 法国佬(对法国人的蔑称)
Word OriginOld English frogga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vors and German Frosch. Used as a general term of abuse in Middle English, the term was applied specifically to the Dutch in the 17th cent.; its application to the French (late 18th cent.) is partly alliterative, partly from the reputation of the French for eating frogs' legs.
Idioms
have, etc. a frog in your throat
to lose your voice or be unable to speak clearly for a short time (暂时)失音,嗓音嘶哑