animal
noun[C]
uk/ˈæn.ɪ.məl/us/ˈæn.ɪ.məl/animalnoun[C](CREATURE)
A1
something thatlivesandmovesbut is not ahuman,bird,fish, orinsect:
（除人、鸟、鱼和昆虫之外的）动物；兽；牲畜wild/domesticanimals野生动物／家畜
Bothchildrenarerealanimallovers.两个孩子都很喜爱动物。
Surveys show that animalwelfarehasrecentlybecomeamajorconcernfor manyschoolchildren.调查表明动物福利近来已成为很多小学生关注的主要问题。
B2
anything thatlivesandmoves,includingpeople,birds, etc.:
（包括人、鸟等的任何）动物Humans,insects,reptiles,birds, andmammalsare all animals.人、昆虫、爬行动物、鸟类和哺乳动物都是动物。
- Thepandaisbecominganincreasinglyrareanimal.
- Thefarmerwasaccusedofcrueltyto animals.
- Some animalshuntatnight.
- Theseremoteislandsareinhabitedonly bybirdsandsmallanimals.
- Personally , I don'tthinkanimals should bekilledfortheirfur.
Plants & animals - general words
- animal kingdom
- anti-parasitic
- autotroph
- biota
- biped
- esculent
- family
- fauna
- flora
- flora and fauna
- mammalian
- migrant
- non-mammalian
- non-placental
- omnivore
- rodent
- ruminant
- scavenger
- secondary consumer
- songster
animalnoun[C](BAD PERSON)
informal
anunpleasant,cruelpersonor someone whobehavesbadly:
牲畜般的人；残暴野蛮的人；猪狗不如的人He's arealanimal when he's had too much todrink.他酒一喝多，简直就是畜生。
animalnoun[C](TYPE)
used todescribewhattypeofpersonor thing someone or something is:
某种类型的人（或物）Atheartshe is apoliticalanimal.本质上她是一个很有政治秉性的人。
She is thatrareanimal(= she is veryunusual), abrilliantscientistwho cancommunicateherideastoordinarypeople.她是个少见的奇才，是一位能够把自己的思想传达给普通人的优秀科学家。
Feminism in France andEnglandareratherdifferent animals(= are different).法国和英国的女权主义不属于同一种类型。
Categories and varieties
- bad/big boyidiom
- breed
- categoric
- categorical
- category
- classification
- form
- genre
- model
- order
- polymorphism
- shade
- sort
- stratification
- style
- subcategory
- substance
- typology
- update
- variety
animal
adjective
uk/ˈæn.ɪ.məl/us/ˈæn.ɪ.məl/animaladjective(FROM ANIMALS)
made orobtainedfrom an animal or animals:
取自动物的；以动物为原料的animalproducts动物产品
animalfat/skins动物脂肪／毛皮
relatingto, or taking theformof, an animal or animalsratherthan aplantorhumanbeing:
动物的Theislandwasdevoidof all animallife(= there were no animals on theisland).这个岛上没有任何动物生存。
Plants & animals - general words
- animal kingdom
- anti-parasitic
- autotroph
- biota
- biped
- esculent
- family
- fauna
- flora
- flora and fauna
- mammalian
- migrant
- non-mammalian
- non-placental
- omnivore
- rodent
- ruminant
- scavenger
- secondary consumer
- songster
animaladjective(PHYSICAL)
[before noun]
relatingtophysicaldesiresorneeds, and notspiritualormentalones:
肉体的；肉欲的As anactor, he has asortof animalmagnetism.作为一名演员，他具有一种对异性的吸引力。
Sheknewthat Dave wasn't therightman for her but she couldn'tdenythe animalattractionbetween them.她明知戴夫不是适合她的男人，但无法抗拒他们之间肉体上的吸引力。
The body
- -bodied
- axial
- biodynamics
- biomechanics
- bod
- body
- build
- corporal
- corporeally
- figure
- flesh
- internally
- local
- mesomorph
- mind-body
- non-mental
- non-skeletal
- physically
- physique
- system