aquarium

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

水族箱, 鱼缸

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.
孩子们喜欢看水族箱里五颜六色的鱼。
He bought a new aquarium for his tropical fish.
他为他的热带鱼买了一个新水族箱
2.

水族馆

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.
我们假期期间参观了大型公共水族馆
The new city aquarium features a massive shark tank.
新城市水族馆设有一个巨大的鲨鱼池。