🇬🇧🇨🇳 anemone - 海葵 : English Lesson

Meaning of "anemone" ("海葵"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

An anemone is a sea animal that looks a lot like a pretty flower growing underwater. It has a round body and many soft, waving arms called tentacles that look like petals. Anemones stick themselves to rocks or coral and stay in one place, like a plant, but they are really animals. Tiny fish and crabs swim near them, and the anemone can catch food with its tentacles. Some clownfish even live safely inside anemones, like neighbors sharing a cozy, wiggly home.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The clownfish swam into the anemone like it was diving into a squishy, wobbly bed.

The anemone didn’t chase its lunch; it just waited for snacks to crash into its face.

The anemone looked like a rainbow mop that someone dropped at the bottom of the ocean.

If I were an anemone, I’d wave my tentacles dramatically every time a snack swam by.

Clownfish can live safely inside certain anemones because they’re covered in special slime that protects them from the anemone’s sting.

At low tide, Sara knelt and watched an anemone clinging to a wet rock. Its soft, waving tentacles looked like a bright flower. Another anemone swayed nearby. A small crab brushed the anemone, then a curious fish darted into the anemone for shelter. Sara cupped the anemone gently, smiled, and let it stay safe on the rock.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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