| 释义 |
an.i.mal CREATURE5An7I7mEln [C]a living creature, not a plant, which has any or all of the five SENSES of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch, and which can move all or part of its body动物Humans, insects, reptiles, birds and mammals are all animals.人、昆虫、爬行类、鸟和哺乳类都是动物。Animals are distinguished from plants by obtaining their nourishment from other living organisms or their remains.动物与植物的区别在于，动物摄取的营养来自其他生物或其残骸。People often forget that humans are animals, as are sponges and jellyfish.人们常常忘记，人也是动物，如同海绵和水母。I wouldn't really call myself an animal lover but I do quite like dogs.我不会真正把自己称为爱动物者，但我确实很喜欢狗。Animal often means an animal with four legs.(常指)四足动物，畜类，兽类I like animals, but I hate slimy things like fish and snakes.我喜欢动物，但我讨厌鱼和蛇这类粘滑的东西。A lion is a wild animal, a dog is a domestic animal and a pig is a farm animal.狮子是野生动物，狗是家养动物，猪是饲养动物。Surveys show that animal welfare has recently become a major concern for many schoolchildren.调查表明，动物利益近来已成为许多小学生主要关切的事。A militant group of animal-rights activists has claimed responsibility for a firebomb attack on the home of a prominent scientist.一群激进的动物权利保护者宣称对向一名著名科学家住宅的燃烧弹袭击事件负责。You can also say that a person who is very cruel or unpleasant or has no social manners is an animal.禽兽(般的人)He becomes an animal when he's had too much to drink.他酒一喝多，就成了个禽兽。You can also say that someone or something is a particular type of animal to show what they are like.某一类人或物She is a political animal at heart.她内心有着搞政治的禀性。She is that rare animal (=she has qualities or interests that are not usually found together), a brilliant scientist who can communicate her ideas to ordinary people.她是一个奇特的人物，作为一个非凡的科学家，却能让她的思想为普通人所理解。Feminism in France and England are rather different animals (=are different).法国和英国的女权主义不是一码事。(humorous) A video-recorder that's easy to programme? There's no such animal (=Such a thing does not exist)!容易编程序的录像机?哪有这样的东西!(specialized) Animal husbandry is the farming of animals to produce foods such as meat, eggs and milk.畜牧业The animal kingdom is the group of all living creatures that are animals.动物界"It takes up to 40 dumb animals to make a fur coat. But only one to wear it. " (Lynx, a British animal-rights organization, 1980s)“做一件毛皮大衣需要用40只不会说话的动物，而穿这样一件毛皮大衣的只是一个动物 。”(英国一个动物权利组织“猞猁”的宣传口号)"My Family and Other Animals" (title of a book by Gerald Durrell, 1956)《我的家庭与其他动物》(杰拉尔德·达雷尔所著书名) Plurals
|