5a (very/completely/entirely) different animalinformalDIFFERENT something that is very different from the thing you have mentioned 非常不同/截然不同的事物
Writing email is a very different animal from all other forms of writing.
写电子邮件不同于其他任何形式的写作。
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a (very/completely/entirely) different animal• But as I take my very first step on to the ground she becomes a very different animal.• Each dancer had to assume the actions of a different animal.• I was a Territorial, a very different animal.• My secondexample, although involving a very different animal, raises the samekind of questions.• So in Utah now, Rivendell is really a different animal.• You should repeat each test at least ten times using a different animal of the same kind for each test.
6a political/social etc animalinformalINTERESTED someone who is interested in politics, in meeting other people etc 热衷于政治/社交等的人
animal a living thing such as a dog, cow, or tiger, but not an insect, fish, or bird 兽,动物,牲畜〔不包括昆虫、鱼类或鸟类〕
farm animals such as cows, sheep, and pigs
牛、羊、猪等家畜
People are becoming more concerned about animal welfare.
人们越来越关注动物的福祉。
creature /ˈkriːtʃə $ -ər/ an animal – used especially when describing a particular animal’s characteristics or when referring to animals generally 生物;动物〔尤用于表示某种动物的特征或泛指动物〕
The cheetah is a magnificent creature.
猎豹是一种威武雄壮的动物。
all the living creatures in the sea
海洋中的所有生物
beast an animal, especially a large or dangerous one 〔尤指大型或危险的〕野兽
To most people, lions are savage beasts.
在大多数人看来,狮子是凶残的野兽。
a wild beast
野兽
living thing an animal considered as one of a group of things that grow and then die, including humans and plants 生物〔指有生命周期的生物,包括人类和植物〕
The only living things we saw were dogs and cats.
我们看到的活物仅有猫和狗。
species /ˈspiːʃiːz/ a group of animals whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young animals 物种
Seven species of birds of prey have been observed.
观察到了七种猛禽。
mammal an animal that drinksmilk from its mother’s body when it is young 哺乳动物
Humans, dogs, and whales are all mammals.
人、狗和鲸都是哺乳动物。
vertebrate a living creature that has a backbone 脊椎动物
viruses that affect chickens, monkeys, and most other vertebrates
感染鸡、猴子及其他许多脊椎动物的病毒
invertebrate a living creature that does not have a backbone 无脊椎动物
earthworms and other small invertebrates
蚯蚓及其他小型无脊椎动物
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animal• Animalscontract the infection by eatingfeed that has been supplemented by the tissues of other infected animals.• We saw it as an opportunity to harvest an animal and help out Fish and Game.• My gut felt like I had reached my hand into a dying animal.• Data on experimentalanimals show that it may be the long termconsequence of glomerular haemodynamic abnormalitiesinduced by long term hyperglycaemia.• farmanimals• We are merely animals, creatures that are brought kicking and screaming into this world and then die.• Glycogen is found in a variety of animal tissues, particularly the liver.• Apparently the animal can go all winter without food, but it periodically needs realsleep.• Go round the animals rather than walking through a group of them.• The animals are, and he's got his comeuppance.• wildanimals in the jungle• Get away from me, you animal!
animal lover• An adventurer and an animal lover, Goodall was also 23 and beautiful.• Actress and animal lover, Damaris Hayman is leading a campaign to keep the animal collection in the Park.• Perhaps it was the universalbond between animal lovers and vets that made it so easy to become part of the community.• But the plan was slammed by animal loversyesterday.• The foundation helps animal loversbuyhorses directly from their holding pens.• Would that as many animal lovers were as quick to speak and defenddumb animals instead of stayingsilent as so many do.• And, unlike some animal lovers, she likes people.• At Beckford in Worcestershire fifty hedgehogs have been brought in by worriedanimal lovers.
the animal kingdom• With man effort not often matched in the animal kingdom, he overcame that considerableobstacle.• Molluscs Molluscs belong to the largest phylum in the animal kingdom and are a very varied group of animals.• This we shall see to be as true of man as of any of his relatives in the animal kingdom.• Upon the balance between them depends the enormous variety of societies seen in the animal kingdom.• Such a crudelie can surely be perceived by that genius of the animal kingdom, humans.• The circles were full up, and therefore man was not a part of the animal kingdom at all.• They are the tanks of the animal kingdom, and they come in many forms.• It ignores the obviousdiscriminations which we make between similar treatment of different species within the animal kingdom.
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。