美國自然歷史博物館的「光之生物」展覽展出了發綠色光的水母、額頭上提著燈籠的琵琶魚,以及在洞穴頂棚上懸掛粘液狀細絲,用來誘捕獵物的螢火蟲。

The American Museum of Natural History’s “Creatures of Light” exhibit features jellyfish that glow green, anglerfish whose lantern-like bulbs dangle from their foreheads and luminous glowworms that hang mucus-like strands from cave ceilings to attract and ensnare their prey.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 美國 Měiguó United States; USA; US
2 自然 rán
  1. nature
  2. natural
  3. naturally
3 歷史博物館 shǐguǎn historical museum
=4 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=4 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=4 really and truly
=4 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=5 guāng
  1. bright; shiny
  2. only; merely
  3. used up; finished
  4. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

classifier:

=5 guàng
  1. (historical dictionaries only) to color
  2. to color
6 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
7 生物 shēng
  1. organism
  2. living creature
  3. life form
  4. biological

classifier:

8 展覽 zhǎnlǎn
  1. to put on display
  2. to exhibit
  3. exhibition
  4. show

classifiers: ,

9 展出 zhǎnchū
  1. to put on display
  2. to be on show
  3. to exhibit
=10 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=10 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=10 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=10 liào unofficial variant of liào
11
  1. to send out
  2. to show (one's feeling)
  3. to issue
  4. to develop
  5. to make a bundle of money
  6. classifier for gunshots (rounds)
12 綠色 green
=13 guāng
  1. bright; shiny
  2. only; merely
  3. used up; finished
  4. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

classifier:

=13 guàng
  1. (historical dictionaries only) to color
  2. to color
=14 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=14 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=14 really and truly
=14 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
15 水母 shuǐ
  1. jellyfish
  2. medusa
16 額頭 étóu forehead
=17 shǎng used in 上聲 shǎngshēng
=17 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
=18 used in 提防 fang and 提溜 liu
=18
  1. to carry (hanging down from the hand)
  2. to lift
  3. to put forward
  4. to mention
  5. to raise (an issue)
  6. upwards character stroke
  7. lifting brush stroke (in painting)
  8. scoop for measuring liquid
=19 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=19 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=19 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=19 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
=19 zhù
  1. to make known
  2. to show
  3. to prove
  4. to write
  5. book
  6. outstanding
20 燈籠 dēnglóng lantern
=21 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=21 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=21 really and truly
=21 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=22 琵琶魚 pa anglerfish
=22 琵琶魚
  1. (colloquial) anglerfish
  2. anglerfish
23 以及 and; as well as
24 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
25 洞穴 dòngxué
  1. cave
  2. cavern
26 頂棚 dǐngpéng
  1. ceiling
  2. awning (under ceiling)
=27 shǎng used in 上聲 shǎngshēng
=27 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
28 懸掛 xuánguà
  1. to suspend
  2. to hang
  3. (vehicle) suspension
=29 nián variant of nián
=29 zhān
  1. to glue; to paste
  2. to adhere; to stick to
30
  1. (bound form) a liquid
  2. also pr.
31 zhuàng
  1. (bound form) form; appearance; shape
  2. (bound form) state; condition
  3. (bound form) to describe
  4. (bound form) written complaint; lawsuit
  5. (bound form) certificate
32 細絲
  1. (historical) sycee
  2. fine silk
  3. sycee
33 用來 yònglái to be used for
34 誘捕 yòu to trap (an animal); to lure (a suspect) into a trap
35 獵物 liè prey; quarry
=36 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=36 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=36 really and truly
=36 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
37 螢火蟲 yínghuǒchóng
  1. firefly
  2. glowworm
  3. lightning bug