animal

noun

OPAL W

/ˈænɪml/

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a creature that is not a bird, a fish, a reptile, an insect or a human兽；牲畜；动物（不包括鸟、鱼、爬行动物、昆虫和人）
- the animals and birds of South America南美的鸟兽
- wild/farm animals野生/农场动物
- domestic animals such as dogs and cats狗猫之类的家畜
- the export of live animals for slaughter屠宰用活牲畜的出口
- Fish oils are less saturated than animal fats.鱼油不如动物脂肪饱和。
see also companion animal
- a small furry animal毛茸茸的小动物
- pack animals such as mules诸如骡子之类的驮畜
- The animals were fed only on pasture.这些动物只在牧场上进食。
Topics Animalsa1
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any living thing that is not a plant or a human动物（不包括植物和人的生物）
- This product has not been tested on animals.这种产品尚未在动物身上试验。
- The workers were treated like animals.工人们被当作动物对待。
- In court he was banned from keeping animals.法庭判他禁养动物。
- cruelty to animals对动物的虐待
- animal welfare/cruelty动物福利/虐待
- the animal kingdom动物界
see also dumb animal
Culture animalsanimals动物The British and Americans are famous for being animal lovers, and many families have at least one pet. People from other countries often think British and American people are sentimental about animals, and say that they treat them better than people.People in Britain might have a day out at a safari park (= a park where people can drive close to wild animals), farm park, zoo, bird park or sea life centre. In the US there are zoos and aquaria (= large tanks of fish), which are educational, and also amusement parks with animals, like Busch Gardens and Disney's Animal Kingdom.Television programmes about animals are very popular. These range from educational programmes about wildlife to films starring fictional animals. Children are given soft toy animals and picture books about animals. Children's literature has created many famous animal characters, such as Black Beauty, Brer Rabbit, Pooh, and Ratty, Mole and Toad in The Wind in the Willows. Many animals in books have their own particular character: lions are typically brave, foxes are cunning and cats are proud.It is against the law to be cruel to animals in Britain and the US. People give money to animal charities such as the RSPCA and the ASPCA, and there are animal hospitals and rescue centres for injured and abandoned animals. Most of these, and most zoos are fairly modern, and many animals live in a large enclosure similar to their natural habitat, rather than in a cage. Often, zoos keep only animals that cannot survive in the wild or were born in captivity. Some breed animals to put back into the wild and try to make the public more aware about the need for conservation.Many people care about wild animals. People feed wild birds in the winter and some have a bird table in the garden. In the US the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) helps people to create their own ' backyard wildlife habitat'.There are often campaigns to save species that are endangered, such as wolves and buffalo in the US, and red squirrels and hedgehogs in Britain. In rural areas people generally have much less romantic ideas about animals. In Britain hunting foxes with dogs is opposed by many people, especially those living in towns, but the law to ban it, which came into effect in 2005, is seen by many people living in the country as an attack on their way of life. There is also a lot of discussion about whether the numbers of badgers, which are a type of wild animal living in the countryside, should be reduced. They are thought to pass on the disease tuberculosis to cows, and therefore many farmers are in favour of a reduction in their numbers. Other people feel that it is wrong to kill badgers and that other solutions to the problem should be found.In Britain and the US many people are concerned about animal rights, especially the use of animals in scientific research and public pressure has forced many cosmetics companies to stop testing products on animals. Several groups, including the Animal Liberation Front and PETA, strongly oppose vivisection (= the use of live animals in experiments) and animal rights activists organize protests at laboratories where animals are used. Sometimes people who work or invest in companies that own the laboratories are threatened.Concern about farming methods in which animals are fed so that they become fat as quickly as possible and in artificial conditions causes many people to become vegetarian or vegan, or to buy only meat that is from animals that have lived in good conditions.
- Most cloned animals die at a premature age.大多数克隆动物未成年就死去。
- animals bred in captivity圈养的动物
- glass cases of stuffed animals动物标本玻璃橱
- protesting against animal experiments抗议用动物做实验
- 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。
- No animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture.在这部电影的制作过程中，没有动物受到伤害。
- 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。
any living creature, including humans动物（包括人）
- Humans are the only animals to have developed speech.人是唯一发展出语言的动物。
compare vegetable see also higher animals
a person who behaves in a cruel or unpleasant way, or who is very dirty衣冠禽兽；残暴的人；卑鄙下流的人
- The person who did this is an animal, a brute.干这种事的人是畜生，是野兽。
a particular type of person, thing, organization, etc.某类型的人（或事物、机构等）
- She's not a political animal.她不是搞政治的那种人。
- The government that followed the election was a very different animal.选举后产生的政府与前一届截然不同。
see also party animal

词源Middle English: the noun from Latin animal, based on Latin animalis ‘having breath’ from anima, ‘breath’; the adjective via Old French from Latin animalis.

词汇	animal
释义	animal noun OPAL W /ˈænɪml/ /ˈænɪml/ enlarge image a creature that is not a bird, a fish, a reptile, an insect or a human兽；牲畜；动物（不包括鸟、鱼、爬行动物、昆虫和人） the animals and birds of South America南美的鸟兽 wild/farm animals野生/农场动物 domestic animals such as dogs and cats狗猫之类的家畜 the export of live animals for slaughter屠宰用活牲畜的出口 Fish oils are less saturated than animal fats.鱼油不如动物脂肪饱和。 see also companion animal a small furry animal毛茸茸的小动物 pack animals such as mules诸如骡子之类的驮畜 The animals were fed only on pasture.这些动物只在牧场上进食。 Topics Animalsa1 enlarge image any living thing that is not a plant or a human动物（不包括植物和人的生物） This product has not been tested on animals.这种产品尚未在动物身上试验。 The workers were treated like animals.工人们被当作动物对待。 In court he was banned from keeping animals.法庭判他禁养动物。 cruelty to animals对动物的虐待 animal welfare/cruelty动物福利/虐待 the animal kingdom动物界 see also dumb animal Culture animalsanimals动物The British and Americans are famous for being animal lovers, and many families have at least one pet. People from other countries often think British and American people are sentimental about animals, and say that they treat them better than people.People in Britain might have a day out at a safari park (= a park where people can drive close to wild animals), farm park, zoo, bird park or sea life centre. In the US there are zoos and aquaria (= large tanks of fish), which are educational, and also amusement parks with animals, like Busch Gardens and Disney's Animal Kingdom.Television programmes about animals are very popular. These range from educational programmes about wildlife to films starring fictional animals. Children are given soft toy animals and picture books about animals. Children's literature has created many famous animal characters, such as Black Beauty, Brer Rabbit, Pooh, and Ratty, Mole and Toad in The Wind in the Willows. Many animals in books have their own particular character: lions are typically brave, foxes are cunning and cats are proud.It is against the law to be cruel to animals in Britain and the US. People give money to animal charities such as the RSPCA and the ASPCA, and there are animal hospitals and rescue centres for injured and abandoned animals. Most of these, and most zoos are fairly modern, and many animals live in a large enclosure similar to their natural habitat, rather than in a cage. Often, zoos keep only animals that cannot survive in the wild or were born in captivity. Some breed animals to put back into the wild and try to make the public more aware about the need for conservation.Many people care about wild animals. People feed wild birds in the winter and some have a bird table in the garden. In the US the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) helps people to create their own ' backyard wildlife habitat'.There are often campaigns to save species that are endangered, such as wolves and buffalo in the US, and red squirrels and hedgehogs in Britain. In rural areas people generally have much less romantic ideas about animals. In Britain hunting foxes with dogs is opposed by many people, especially those living in towns, but the law to ban it, which came into effect in 2005, is seen by many people living in the country as an attack on their way of life. There is also a lot of discussion about whether the numbers of badgers, which are a type of wild animal living in the countryside, should be reduced. They are thought to pass on the disease tuberculosis to cows, and therefore many farmers are in favour of a reduction in their numbers. Other people feel that it is wrong to kill badgers and that other solutions to the problem should be found.In Britain and the US many people are concerned about animal rights, especially the use of animals in scientific research and public pressure has forced many cosmetics companies to stop testing products on animals. Several groups, including the Animal Liberation Front and PETA, strongly oppose vivisection (= the use of live animals in experiments) and animal rights activists organize protests at laboratories where animals are used. Sometimes people who work or invest in companies that own the laboratories are threatened.Concern about farming methods in which animals are fed so that they become fat as quickly as possible and in artificial conditions causes many people to become vegetarian or vegan, or to buy only meat that is from animals that have lived in good conditions. Most cloned animals die at a premature age.大多数克隆动物未成年就死去。 animals bred in captivity圈养的动物 glass cases of stuffed animals动物标本玻璃橱 protesting against animal experiments抗议用动物做实验 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。 No animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture.在这部电影的制作过程中，没有动物受到伤害。 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。 any living creature, including humans动物（包括人） Humans are the only animals to have developed speech.人是唯一发展出语言的动物。 compare vegetable see also higher animals a person who behaves in a cruel or unpleasant way, or who is very dirty衣冠禽兽；残暴的人；卑鄙下流的人 The person who did this is an animal, a brute.干这种事的人是畜生，是野兽。 a particular type of person, thing, organization, etc.某类型的人（或事物、机构等） She's not a political animal.她不是搞政治的那种人。 The government that followed the election was a very different animal.选举后产生的政府与前一届截然不同。 see also party animal 词源Middle English: the noun from Latin animal, based on Latin animalis ‘having breath’ from anima, ‘breath’; the adjective via Old French from Latin animalis. animal adjective /ˈænɪml/ /ˈænɪml/ [only before noun] relating to the physical needs and basic feelings of people肉体的；肉欲的；情欲的 animal desires/passion/instincts兽欲；肉欲激情；情欲本能 animal magnetism (= a quality in somebody that other people find attractive, usually in a sexual way)对异性的吸引力词源Middle English: the noun from Latin animal, based on Latin animalis ‘having breath’ from anima, ‘breath’; the adjective via Old French from Latin animalis.
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