aquarium

US /əˈkwer.i.əm/
UK /əˈkwer.i.əm/
"aquarium" picture
1.

水族箱, 魚缸

a transparent tank of water in which fish and other water animals and plants are kept

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The children loved watching the colorful fish in the aquarium.
孩子們喜歡看水族箱裡五顏六色的魚。
He bought a new aquarium for his tropical fish.
他為他的熱帶魚買了一個新水族箱
2.

水族館

a building containing tanks of live fish and other aquatic animals and plants, often for public display

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We visited the large public aquarium during our vacation.
我們假期期間參觀了大型公共水族館
The new city aquarium features a massive shark tank.
新城市水族館設有一個巨大的鯊魚池。