bat - the animal is called a bat, some species are fruit bat, vampire bat, etc.
There's a phrase "blind as a bat," and it basically means someone is blind to the same level as a bat is, which is really blind.
A. That driver must be blind as a bat!
B. Yeah, she's driving in both lanes and swerving all over the place.
A. There's no way she has eyes... I can't believe this!
bat - コウモリ
"blind as a bat" 目の見えないコウモリのように何も見えてない人のことを指す
(英文)
A. That driver must be blind as a bat!
B. Yeah, she's driving in both lanes and swerving all over the place.
A. There's no way she has eyes... I can't believe this!
(訳)
A. その運転者は何も見えてないようだ
B. 確かにそうだ。彼女は二つのレーンを運転していて、何度も曲がっている。
A. 彼女に本当に目があるとは思えない。信じられない!
These animals seem like birds but their bodily appearance is more like a mouse or a rat. in the UK, the varieties of this species are generally very small, but in other warmer climates, there are examples of bats with a very long wingspans. Flying foxes (genus Pteropus) are the largest bats. Some species have wingspans of 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 meters) and weigh up to 2.2 lbs.
When 'bats' are flying they have the appearance/look of a bird but when looking closer they actually look like a rodent (mouse/rat)
There are different species of bats - fruit bats/vampire bats etc
Bats are a nocturnal species which means they mostly come out at night (in the dark)
Most bats are nocturnal, so they sleep during the day, but feed at night. Bats primarily use their hearing to hunt. Bats hang upside down while resting. They can live in caves and trees in certain regions. In metropolitan areas, bats can settle in tunnels or bridges. In Western culture, bats have a bad reputation because they can carry disease. Also, bats are associated as blood suckers even though most bats eat insects and fruits. There are vampire bats that feed off blood, but generally not of humans. Vampire bats' main food source is the blood of cows and horses.
Bats are unusual because they are a flying mammal. The have fur and look a little like a mouse with wings. The usually live in caves or under tree tops or roof areas. They are active to hunt bugs at dusk, just after sundown. They use sonar to track bugs so that they do not need light.
Some bats are known as vampire bats because they drink the blood of their prey.
The flying animal that also looks like a rat is called a "bat". You can use this word in a sentence in the following ways:
-I do not like bat because I think they look weird
-She is as blind as a bat, so she had to get very strong prescription glasses. She can see better with them.
「bat(コウモリ)」は、ネズミに似た、空を飛ぶことのできる動物を言います。
文章の中では以下のように使えます:
-I do not like bat because I think they look weird
(なんか気味が悪いので、コウモリは好きじゃありません)
-She is as blind as a bat, so she had to get very strong prescription glasses. She can see better with them.
(彼女はすごく目が悪いので、強い眼鏡を買わないといけませんでした。それがあると見えるようになります)