animal

英[ˈænɪml]
美[ˈænɪml]

基本释义

n.
动物,兽类; 禽兽,野蛮的人; …类型的人
adj.
动物的; 肉体的,肉欲的; 非理性的

词性变化

实用例句

She's not a political animal.

她不是搞政治的那种人。

牛津词典

The government which followed the election was a very different animal.

选举后的政府与前一届的截然不同。

牛津词典

animal desires/passion/instincts

兽欲;肉欲激情;情欲本能

牛津词典

animal magnetism (= a quality in sb that other people find attractive, usually in a sexual way)

对异性的吸引力

牛津词典

domestic animals such as dogs and cats

狗猫之类的家畜

牛津词典

the animal kingdom

动物界

牛津词典

This product has not been tested on animals.

这种产品尚未在动物身上试验。

牛津词典

Humans are the only animals to have developed speech.

人是唯一发展出语言的动物。

牛津词典

The person who did this is an animal, a brute.

干这种事的人是畜生,是野兽。

牛津词典

the animals and birds of South America

南美的鸟兽

牛津词典

a small furry animal

毛茸茸的小动物

牛津词典

Fish oils are less saturated than animal fats.

鱼油不如动物脂肪饱和。

牛津词典

He was attacked by wild animals...

他遭到野兽的袭击。

He had a real knowledge of animals, birds and flowers.

他在花鸟走兽方面知之甚多。

Language is something which fundamentally distinguishes humans from animals.

语言是将人类与动物区分开来的基本特征。

...a habitat for plants and animals.

动植物的栖息地

Watch any young human being, or any other young animal.

注意儿童或其他幼小动物。

The illegal trade in animal products continues to flourish...

野生动物制品的非法交易仍旧猖獗。

Cut down on animal fats found in red meat, hard cheeses and so on.

减少摄入存在于红色肉类、硬干酪等中的动物脂肪。

This man is an animal, a beast...

这人是个畜生,是个野兽。

He was an animal in his younger days.

他年轻时,是个衣冠禽兽。

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。

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。

真题例句

What do animals do? There are three main ways that animals survive the cold in winter: sleep, adapt or migrate.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

There is lots of snow around, and the ground freezes, which can make life difficult for animals.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

This is Aesop, the fabulist , the man of these charming little tales, often told in terms of animals and animal relationships, He says.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Modern techniques for producing and shipping food led to greater variety and quantity, including a tremendous increase in the amount of animal protein and dairy products available, making us more vigorous than our ancestorsYet plenty has been lost too, even in cultures that still live to eat.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

If the robot is unsure whether an animal is suitable for the microwave, it has the opportunity to stop, send out beeps , and ask for directions from a human.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Animal experiments by psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania had shown that after repeated failures, most animals conclude that a situation is hopeless and beyond their control.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

After such an experience an animal often remains passive even when it can effect change—a state they called learned helplessness.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

After failing again and again, most animals give up hope.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Again, in Colombian, a speaker of English would have to know that when he indicates height he most choose between different gestures depending on whether he is referring to a human being or an animal.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

She abused animals including her pet dog.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

If he keeps the palm of the hand parallel to the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter, in Colombia this gesture is reserved for the description of animals

出自-2014年6月听力原文

"There's no way on earth that genes from an alga should work inside an animal cell," says sidney pierce from the University of South Florida.

2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

"This is Aesop, the fabulist, the man of these charming little tales, often told in terms of animals and animal relationships," he says.

2016年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

A private wildlife management company will release the animal into the wild.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

A raccoon, a small cat like animal climbed to the top of a 25-story sky scraper early on Wednesday.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

Along with this effort, we're working with animal advocates and state and federal lawmakers to strengthen anti-cruelty laws across the country, as well as supporting laws and policies that assist overburdened animal shelters that care for animal fighting

2016年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

And so far, this green sea slug is the only known animal that can be truly considered solar-powered, although some animals do exhibit some plant-like behaviors.

2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

At the top of the building, animal control officers put cat food in traps and captured the raccoon.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

But when it comes to one of the cruelest crimes—animal fighting—things rarely work out that way.

2016年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

If the robot is unsure whether an animal is suitable for the microwave, it has the opportunity to stop, send out beeps, and ask for directions from a human.

2016年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

In an effort to understand the matter further, I spoke with doctors Mark Beckhoff a researcher and former professor of animal behavior.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Just because they can't sing opera or ride a bicycle doesn't mean that animal don't have culture.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

New York city police captured a cow on the loose in Prospect Park on Tuesday after the animal became an attraction for tourists while walking along the streets and enjoying the park facilities.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

Now, researchers at New Mexico State University preserving this discovery, which was identified as an ancient elephant-like animal.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Officers use soccer goals to fence the animal in.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

Police turned it over to the animal control department after they caught it.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

Rats are often associated with spreading disease rather than preventing it, but this long-tailed animal is highly sensitive.

2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

Rats are often associated with spreading disease rather than preventing it, but this long-tailed animal is highly sensitive Inside a rat's nose are up to 1, 000 different types of olfactory receptors whereas humans only have 100 to 200 types.

2017年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

Roughly half of all federally-convicted animal fighters only get probation(缓刑).

2016年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

Some progress has been made in the prosecution of animal fighters.

2016年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

The animal made it to the roof of the building, after it took a long break on a 17th floor window edge.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

The brown animal was spotted stuck on a narrow window edge of the office tower.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

The latest in cat research reveals that the lovely animal seems to have a basic grasp on both the laws of physics and the ins and outs of cause and effect.

2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

They allow the animal to rely on sunshine for its nutrition.

2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

This help is critically important because the high cost of caring for animal victims is a major factor that prevents people from getting involved in cruelty cases in the first place.

2016年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

When babies expectations are violated in experiments like the ones performed with the cats, they react much like their animal friends.

2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Asked what they would like to change in the world, the students mentioned only personal concerns such as slowing down the pace of life, gaining good friends, becoming more spiritual, becoming either more materially successful or less materially oriented , and being more respectful of the Earth, animals and other people.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

This is a very sensible way for an animal to make decisions in the wild and would have been very helpful for humans for thousands of years.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

From self-service checkout lines at supermarket to industrial robots armed with saws and taught to carve up animal bodies in slaughter-houses, these ever-more-intelligent machines are now not just assisting workers but actually kicking them out of their jobs.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

On the occasions when hunting has been tried, local animal rights people have worked to secure court orders against the hunts.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Why do local animal rights people bang on pots and pans

出自-2013年12月听力原文

But I hear her apartment building is about to place a ban on pet animals.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

Mary is not happy with the ban on pet animals

出自-2013年12月听力原文

They would endanger domestic animals.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

They believe such a diet which includes no products from animal sources can be deficient in many of the necessary vitamins and minerals our bodies need.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

It is estimated that 25% of all methane that released into the atmosphere coming from farm animals.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

Half of the methane in the atmosphere is from animals

出自-2013年6月听力原文

While launching animal protection campaigns, they were trapping kitchen mice.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

While calling for animal rights, they allowed their kids to keep pet animals

出自-2011年12月听力原文

They are labeled pet animals by the researchers.

出自-2011年12月听力原文

Some polar animals will soon become extinct.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

"We want to improve the quality of animal health and make it easier for farmers to maintain large landscapes where animals roam free," says Sukkarieh.

2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

A person, for example, who is allergic to cats would probably never become an animal doctor.

2017年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

As for our customers, they are all animal lovers, so they would never try to hurt the rabbits.

2018年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

But Smith counters that if you factor in the hidden cost of government corn subsidies, environment degradation, and decreased human heath and animal welfare, grass-fed is the more cost-effective model.

2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Champions of this type of regenerative grazing also point to its animal welfare, climate and health benefits: Grass-fed animals live longer out of confinement.

2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

In exchange, he guarantees an above-market price for each animal and a calf-to-customer electronic ear tag ID system like that used in the European Union.

2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

It is also critical for socially charged neuroscience issues such as the genetic basis for a particular behavior, the therapeutic potential of stem cell therapy for neurodegenerative diseases, or the use of animal models, areas where the public understand

2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Some animal 32 species also display this phenomenon.

2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

Animals are built of many different materials----skin, fat, and more----and light moves through each at a different speed.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

But a transparent animal doesn't have pigments, so its tissues won't absorb light.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

David Brooks, author of the Social Animal: the Hidden Sources of Love,Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文

Every animal sleeps, but the reason for this has remained foggy.

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

For animals their size, ants have been astonishingly successful, largely due to their wonderful social behavior.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

For example, if you love animals, volunteer at an animal shelter.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(10月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

From family pets and wild animals to toys, stuffed animal , and media images, animals are a central part of every child's world.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Have you ever heard of the trees that are homes to animals both on land and sea?

2015年高考英语浙江卷 单项填空 原文

His latest book the social animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

If you are arriving from overseas, bring no food, animal or plant material into the country.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

If you want to share a story of your pets with the readers, you need to submit it to smart animals.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读A 题设

I'm a scientist who studies animals such as apes and monkeys.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 语法填空 原文

In contrast, humans do not seem to be as gifted as other animals at detecting such chemicals.

2015年高考英语上海卷 完形填空 原文

Instead, you would see plenty of animals with people running after them.

2015年高考英语上海卷 完形填空 原文

It contained pretty pictures of animals.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

It is about the harmony between man and animals.

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

It seems obvious that these have made humankind the most powerful animal on earth.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 任务型阅读 原文

Larger transparent animals have the biggest challenge, because they have to make all the different tissues in their bodies slow down light exactly as much as water does.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Light pollution dose harm to the eyesight of animals.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Many animals give off pheromones — natural chemicals that can be detected by, and then can produce a response in, other animals of the same species.

2015年高考英语上海卷 完形填空 原文

Many farmers opposed the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals or pets.

2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Medical research often makes use of the forests' plant and animal life, and the destruction of such species could prevent researchers from finding cures for certain diseases.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Mom, this is going to take forever! Animal world will be on in 20 minutes.

2017年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many animals in the backyard.

2015年高考英语四川卷 完形填空 原文

On a local level, the damage of the forest required by full-sun fields affects the area's birds and animals.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

On horseback it is possible to get quite close to elephants, giraffes and many other animals.

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

One thing is clear for these larger animals, staying transparent is an active process.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

One way for an animal to become transparent is to avoid the absorption of light.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

Pheromones can signal that an animal is either ready to fight or is feeling open to partnerships.

2015年高考英语上海卷 完形填空 原文

Rapid economic development threatens animal habitats.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

Some animals are simply very small or extremely flat.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Sonke Johnsen, a scientist in biology, says, "these animals live through their life alone".

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

The change in how coffee is grown from shade-grown production to full-sun production endangers the very existence of, certain animals and birds, and even disturbs the world's ecological balance.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

The first unique human characteristic is that humans have extraordinarily large brains compared with other animals.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 任务型阅读 原文

The four-year-old dog set off racing after the sheep across several fields and, being a city animal, lost both her sheep and her sense of direction.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

The writer mentions birds and frogs to show how light pollution affects animals.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

Then he found that the animals around were very beautiful, and he particularly enjoyed observing the birds he saw.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

These animals consumed large amounts of vegetation, which reduced plant diversity in the park.

2017年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

These animals typically live between the surface of the ocean and a depth of about 3, 300 feet—as far as most light can reach.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 语法填空 原文

Thus humans who lived a million years ago, despite their big brains and sharp stone tools, lived in constant fear of meat-eating animals.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 任务型阅读 原文

To become transparent, an animal needs to keep its body from absorbing or scattering light.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Transparent animals let light pass through their bodies the same way light passes through a window.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Transparent animals use different tricks to fight scattering.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

True to a gorilla's unaggressive nature, the huge animal meant me no real harm.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 语法填空 原文

Understand the value of connecting animals and children.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Until we don't stop climate change, many animals and plants in the world will be gone.

2018年高考英语北京卷 单项填空 原文

When condors eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead, they absorb large quantities of lead.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters, the more serious problems with the social animal lie elsewhere.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

With golden light streaming across the grassy Delta and the animals coming out to eat and drink.

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Within a short time, however, the burden of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

You are very likely to come across large wild animals, too.

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Yet for the most part, the animal kingdom moves through the world downloading.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

All animals download, but only a few upload.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

In most of the homeless gardens of New York City the actual cultivation of plants is unfeasible, yet even so the compositions often seem to represent attempts to call arrangement of materials, an institution of colors, small pool of water, and a frequent presence of petals or leaves as well as of stuffed animals.

出自-2013年考研翻译原文

A sacred place of peace, however crude it may be, is a distinctly human need, as opposed to shelter, which is a distinctly animal need.

出自-2013年考研翻译原文

Research on animal intelligence also makes me wonder what experiments animals would perform on humans if they had the chance.

2009年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

Research on animal intelligence always makes us wonder just how smart humans are.

2009年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

This is on the mind of every animal we've ever met.

2009年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Adjective
  • 1. of the appetites and passions of the body;

    "animal instincts"

    "carnal knowledge"

    "fleshly desire"

    "a sensual delight in eating"

    "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice"

  • 2. of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from an animal or animals;

    "the animal kingdom"

    "animal instincts"

    "animal fats"

同义词辨析

animal, beast, creature, brute, cattlecreature :通常指生物或动物,与非生动相对。指人时,则含怜悯或轻蔑的意味。brute :特指野兽。用于人时,突出其野蛮或残忍。cattle :指大牲畜,尤其指牛。

这些名词均含"动物"之意。

  • animal:普通用词,指区别于植物和矿物而言的动物的总称。
  • beast:指有别于爬行动物、昆虫等的较大的四脚兽类或牛、马等牲畜。

同义词

n.动物;兽,牲畜

beastcreature

反义词

n.动物;牲畜

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