1N-COUNT (除鸟、鱼、昆虫或人类之外的)动物,兽类 An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being. (除鸟、鱼、昆虫或人类之外的)动物,兽类
He was attacked by wild animals.
他遭到野兽的袭击。
He had a real knowledge of animals, birds and flowers.
6ADJ 肉体的;肉欲的;动物的;非理性的Animal qualities, feelings, or abilities relate to someone's physical nature and instincts rather than to their mind. 肉体的;肉欲的;动物的;非理性的
There was no doubting the animal magnetism of the man.
这个男人无疑有一种野性的魅力。
You feel an animal panic to run and hide.
你会感到一种本能的恐惧而想要去逃避。
7N-COUNT [supplement NOUN]…类型的人;有特殊兴趣的人 You can refer to someone as a particular type of animal in order to say what their interests are or what their typical behaviour is. …类型的人;有特殊兴趣的人
You're quite a party animal aren't you, out there every night.
你就是为派对而生的,不是吗,每天晚上你都去参加派对。
The entrepreneur at twenty-five is a different animal from the entrepreneur at fifty.
25岁的企业家和50岁的企业家是两种不同的人。
Quotations
Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equalCharles Darwin
The best thing about animals is that they don't talk muchThornton WilderThe Skin of Our Teeth
If I could do anything about the way people behave towards each other, I would, but since I can't I'll stick to the animalsBrigitte Bardot
It's almost as if we're put here on earth to show how silly [animals] aren'tRussell HobanTurtle Diary
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ANIMAL | ANIMAL + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤dead, live, living死的動物;活的動物◇the export of live animals for slaughter屠宰用活牲畜的出口➤cold-blooded, warm-blooded冷血/溫血動物▸➤higher, lower高等/低等動物▸➤dumb啞巴牲口▸➤stuffed製成標本的動物◇glass cases of stuffed animals動物標本玻璃櫥◇She sleeps with lots of stuffed animals.她與許多動物標本睡在一起。➤furry毛茸茸的動物▸➤dangerous危險動物▸➤endangered, rare瀕危/珍稀動物▸➤extinct滅絕的動物▸➤social, solitary群居/獨居動物▸➤tame溫順的動物▸➤feral, stray, wild野生動物;走失的動物▸➤exotic異國的動物➤non-human (technical術語) 非人類的動物◇research with humans and non-human animals對人與動物的研究➤caged, trapped, wounded (oftenfigurative) 關在籠中的/落入陷阱的/受傷的動物◇He was pacing the room like a caged animal.他像一頭困獸一樣在房間裏走來走去。➤barnyard, companion, domestic, domesticated, farm, lab (informal, especially NAmE) , laboratory, zoo倉院上的動物;寵物;家畜;馴化的動物;農場裏的牲畜;實驗動物;動物園裏的動物▸➤aquatic, forest, land, marine水生動物;森林裏的動物;陸地上的動物;海洋動物▸➤draught/draft, pack役畜;馱畜◇pack animals such as mules諸如騾子之類的馱畜VERB + ANIMAL➤have, keep擁有/飼養動物◇In court he was banned from keeping animals.法庭判他禁養動物。➤breed, raise, rear (especially BrE) 飼養動物◇animals bred in captivity圈養的動物➤clone克隆動物◇Most cloned animals die at a premature age.大多數克隆動物未成年就死去。➤feed餵動物◇The animals were fed only on pasture.這些動物只在牧場上進食。➤tame, train馴服/訓練動物◇This animal can be trained to follow simple orders.這種動物經過訓練能聽懂簡單的命令。➤hunt, trap獵捕動物;設陷阱捕捉動物▸➤butcher, kill, slaughter屠宰動物;宰殺動物➤sacrifice將動物作為祭品ANIMAL + NOUN➤life, species動物的生活/種類▸➤behaviour/behavior, instinct動物行為;動物的本能▸➤lover喜愛動物的人▸➤husbandry畜牧業▸➤experimentation, experiments, testing, tests動物實驗;動物測試;動物檢驗◇protests against animal experiments對用動物做實驗的抗議➤cruelty對動物的虐待▸➤rights, welfare動物權利;動物福利▸➤fat, products動物脂肪/產品PHRASES➤the animal kingdom, the animal world動物王國/世界◇the wonders of the animal kingdom動物王國的奇事➤a species of animal一個動物物種
animal ♦︎ creature ♦︎ being ♦︎ beast ♦︎ organism ♦︎ thingThese are all words for sth which is alive but which is not a human or a plant.这些词均表示动物、生物。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a living animal / creature / being / organism / thing◆a strange animal / creature / being / beast◆a wild animal / creature / beast / thing◆a / an savage / exotic animal / creature / beast◆a / an marine / aquatic animal / creature / organism◆a social animal / creature / being◆a mythical creature / beast■animal [countable] something that is alive but is not a plant or a human动物(不包括人)◆These birds perform a ritual which is unique in the animal kingdom.这些鸟会举行一种仪式,在动物界是独有的。◆This product has not been tested on animals.这种产品没有做动物试验。◆Animal rights groups are staging a protest against the fur trade this Saturday.本周六动物权利组织将举行反对动物毛皮贸易的抗议活动。ⓘ Humans are not usually considered to be animals, but in technical contexts they can be.人通常不看成为animal,但在专业语境中可归类为animal◆Humans are the only animals to have developed speech.人类是唯一一种会说话的动物。In other, non-technical contexts, animal is used as a less formal synonym of mammal, to mean any creature that is not a bird, fish, reptile, insect or human being.在其他非专业语境中,animal用作mammal(哺乳动物)非正式的同义词,指除鸟类、鱼类、爬行类、昆虫类与人类以外的生物◆the animals and birds of South America南美洲的鸟兽■creature [countable] a real or imaginary animal, especially if it is considered unusual in some way(真实或想象的,尤指非同一般的)动物,生物◆The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.睡鼠是一种在夜间活动的胆小动物。◆Goblins and other dangerous creatures lurked inside the cave.妖怪和其他危险动物埋伏在洞穴里。■being [countable] a living creature, especially when considered in the context of science or philosophy(尤指自然科学或哲学语境中的)生物◆Human beings learned to control fire around 100 000 years ago.大约10万年前人类学会了控制火。◆Dolphins are highly intelligent beings.海豚是非常聪明的生物。■beast [countable] (old-fashionedorformal) an animal, especially one that is large or dangerous, or one that is unusual(尤指大型、凶猛或独特的)动物,兽◆He was ripped apart by wild beasts in the forest.他在森林里被野兽撕成碎片了。◆mythical beasts such as unicorns and dragons独角兽和龙之类神话中的野兽■organismˈɔːgənɪzəm; NAmEˈɔːrgənɪzəm [countable] (formalorbiology生物) something that is alive, especially sth that is extremely small有机生物;(尤指)微生物◆Even the simplest, single-celled organisms show examples of this behaviour.即使是最简单的单细胞生物也表现出这种习性。■thing [countable] a living creature生物◆All living things are composed of cells.所有生物都由细胞构成。◆He ran down the hill, screaming like a wild thing.他跑下山坡,疯了似的尖叫着。ⓘ In this meaning thing is used especially in the collocation living thing.表达此义时,thing尤用于短语living thing中。