🇬🇧🇨🇳 jaguar - 美洲虎 : English Lesson

Meaning of "jaguar" ("美洲虎"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A jaguar is a large, very strong wild cat with golden fur covered in black spots and rosettes. It lives mostly in warm jungles and forests in the Americas, can swim very well, and is an excellent hunter that sneaks quietly and pounces quickly on its prey.

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

The jaguar looked offended when the monkey called it a "spotted house cat with muscles."

When the jaguar saw its reflection in the river, it thought, "Wow, who is that handsome spotted stranger?"

The baby jaguar practiced its roar and accidentally scared itself so much it jumped up a tree.

The jaguar tried yoga, but every pose turned into "sleeping jaguar" after about ten seconds.

A jaguar has one of the strongest bites of all big cats, strong enough to crush turtle shells.

At dusk a child walks near the jungle and glimpses a jaguar slipping between trees. A jaguar, big and spotted, pauses on a low branch; the jaguar's tail flicks. The child freezes; the jaguar watches with steady, bright eyes. The jaguar drops, lands without sound, then turns and walks away. The child exhales, laughing.

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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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