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单词 animalistic
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Definition of animalistic in English:

animalistic

adjective anɪməˈlɪstɪkˌanəməˈlistik
  • 1Characteristic of animals, particularly in being physical and instinctive.

    these dogs are an extension of their owners' animalistic tendencies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His books portray the animalistic, sensuous, physiological face of humankind.
    • The animalistic nature of people tends to come out when they have the chance to seize what they believe is rightfully theirs.
    • He always thought it was funny how animalistic a person became in a fight.
    • We have shunned so many natural, animalistic aspects of our lives.
    • She lashed out at me with almost an animalistic fury.
    • What if it's all just pure animalistic urges, with no feelings involved?
    • Typically, the sensual qualities of your work are more animalistic.
    • Most dancers don't have an animalistic sense of walking.
    • A sudden rush of animalistic instincts flooded my very state of being.
    • The gargoyles have animalistic features, fangs and glowing red eyes, as well as horns on their bald heads.
  • 2Relating to or practising the religious worship of animals.

    images of animalistic ritual costumes spring to mind
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Boasts the doctor, "Animalistic worship is the foundation of pagan ideology."
    • The ethic instilled by the native pagan-animalistic religions produced a fear of curses and killed any initiative.
    • The frog had a high place in the animalistic worship of the realm.
    • It did not matter whether they belonged to other faiths, including tribes who had their own animalistic religion.
    • His father was a Native American dancer who would wear masks and worship animalistic totem symbols.

Definition of animalistic in US English:

animalistic

adjectiveˌanəməˈlistik
  • 1Characteristic of animals, particularly in being physical and instinctive.

    these dogs are an extension of their owners' animalistic tendencies
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He always thought it was funny how animalistic a person became in a fight.
    • She lashed out at me with almost an animalistic fury.
    • The animalistic nature of people tends to come out when they have the chance to seize what they believe is rightfully theirs.
    • Typically, the sensual qualities of your work are more animalistic.
    • We have shunned so many natural, animalistic aspects of our lives.
    • The gargoyles have animalistic features, fangs and glowing red eyes, as well as horns on their bald heads.
    • A sudden rush of animalistic instincts flooded my very state of being.
    • What if it's all just pure animalistic urges, with no feelings involved?
    • His books portray the animalistic, sensuous, physiological face of humankind.
    • Most dancers don't have an animalistic sense of walking.
  • 2Relating to or practicing the religious worship of animals.

    images of animalistic ritual costumes spring to mind
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His father was a Native American dancer who would wear masks and worship animalistic totem symbols.
    • The frog had a high place in the animalistic worship of the realm.
    • The ethic instilled by the native pagan-animalistic religions produced a fear of curses and killed any initiative.
    • Boasts the doctor, "Animalistic worship is the foundation of pagan ideology."
    • It did not matter whether they belonged to other faiths, including tribes who had their own animalistic religion.
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