| 单词 | animal |
| 释义 | animal (ænɪməl ) Word forms: animals 1. countable noun A1 An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being. He was attacked by wild animals. He had a real knowledge of animals, birds and flowers. Synonyms: creature, beast, brute 2. countable noun A1 Any living creature other than a human being can be referred to as an animal. Language is something which fundamentally distinguishes humans from animals. ...a habitat for plants and animals. 3. countable noun B2 Any living creature, including a human being, can be referred to as an animal. Watch any young human being, or any other young animal. 4. adjective Animal products come from animals rather than from plants. The illegal trade in animal products continues to flourish. Cut down on animal fats found in red meat, hard cheeses and so on. 5. countable noun If you say that someone is an animal, you find their behaviour disgusting or very unpleasant. [disapproval] This man is an animal, a beast. He was an animal in his younger days. Synonyms: brute, devil, monster, savage 6. adjective Animal qualities, feelings, or abilities relate to someone's physical nature and instincts rather than to their mind. There was no doubting the animal magnetism of the man. You feel an animal panic to run and hide. 7. countable noun [supplement NOUN] You can refer to someone as a particular type of animal in order to say what their interests are or what their typical behaviour is. You're quite a party animal, aren't you? The entrepreneur at twenty-five is a different animal from the entrepreneur at fifty. Quotations: The best thing about animals is that they don't talk muchThe Skin of Our Teeth If I could do anything about the way people behave towards each other, I would, but since I can't I'll stick to the animals It's almost as if we're put here on earth to show how silly [animals] aren'tTurtle Diary Collocations: animal behaviour In so doing, he is at pains to defend an approach to animal behaviour that is willing to explain animals' actions in terms of their thoughts. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Their examples of moral animal behaviour often seem questionable. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Her lengthy career was founded on a steadfast belief: 'You can learn an enormous amount from animal behaviour about our behaviour. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In the 1950s ecology and the study of animal behaviour had invigorated field study. Times, Sunday Times (2006) After a detailed examination and a home visit from an animal behaviourist, the vets conclude that both animals are consenting adults and doing no one any harm. Times, Sunday Times It was this passion for nature that inspired his distinguished career as a pioneering animal behaviourist, a professor of natural history, a conservationist and a broadcaster and writer. Times, Sunday Times Tourists share their stories of having their hols hijacked by four-legged intruders, while animal behaviourists explain what to do if you encounter a furry thief this summer. The Sun Animal behaviourists reject his theories, believing animals react by associative learning, not thinking or emotion. Times, Sunday Times These infections manifest themselves as skin or soft tissue infections after an animal bite. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tennis shoes with animal bite marks on them were also recovered. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One consultant reconstructive surgeon said the injuries were among the worst animal bites he had seen. The Sun Bee stings, porcupine quills, and animal bites rarely penetrate their skin. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They may also respond to complaints such as animal bites, garbage complaints, odor complaints, or sewage overflows. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bill would also mean waste being used for animal feed or compost. The Sun (2015) A large proportion of that grudgingly imported rice is sold for animal feed, glue and a variety of other low-grade uses. Times, Sunday Times (2008) In Europe, taxpayers funded vast farm subsidies that made the soya an even cheaper source of animal feed. SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD (2002) Tidbits must stop, but animal food portions must be reduced gradually. Times, Sunday Times Dairy cattle meat was once believed to be worthy of only animal food or cheap hamburgers. Times, Sunday Times Premium animal food sales have gone through the roof over the past 12 months. The Sun Animal food in the diet includes snails and slugs, earthworms, spiders and insects such as beetles and their larvae, flies and grasshoppers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The royal household must also aim to plant more trees to compensate for loss of animal habitat. Times,Sunday Times What the desert lacks in concentrated animal habitat, it makes up in expanse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These technologies have also increased the ability to determine how human activities have impacted animal habitat and climate change. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are also several aviaries, a snake exhibit, small mammals, and a guest animal habitat, which was introduced in 1988. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And when your feet are firmly back on the ground, take a tour around one of the beautiful animal habitats. The Sun I could hear him making animal noises as he was watching a programme about farms. The Sun Apparently, the car's sound system was rigged to play farmyard animal noises when the engine was started. Times, Sunday Times Even at a mile or two up, voices from the ground and animal noises can still be heard. Times, Sunday Times I was concentrating on doing all the animal noises. The Sun Choose one from hundreds of pre-recorded sounds, from animal noises to famous film clips, and record yourself miming to it. Times, Sunday Times The animal print is being used on everything from bold knitted sweaters to desert boots, dickie bows and scarves. The Sun (2013) Masculine pieces with an aviator flavour lend a dressed-down vibe to the body-con animal print skirt. The Sun (2010) As for design, anything goes: cable-knit, striped, animal print — even fruit print (pictured). Times, Sunday Times (2011) Indeed, the idea of animal print as a point of departure is what sets apart the new-gen incarnations. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Vegans shun all animal products, including eggs. Times, Sunday Times Animal products, he realised, were a necessity. Times, Sunday Times Vegans, who consume no animal products, are on the rise. Times, Sunday Times Vegans are already expected to avoid animal products that vegetarians happily consume, such as cheese, milk and honey. Times, Sunday Times Animal products such as meat, fish, eggs and milk are banned. The Sun The two main sources of animal protein - soyabean and fishmeal - have had a ' devastating impact' on rainforests and oceans. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Without antibiotics there would be supply problems of animal protein. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The results demonstrate that silver mojarra can digest animal protein as well as that of vegetal origin. 2016, 'Apparent digestibility of nutrients and energy of conventional ingredients for the silver mojarra, Diapterus rhombeus', Semina: Ciências Agrárias The chance of having asthma at the age of six was 79 per cent lower in those who had slept on animal skin. Times, Sunday Times Online, on screen, on air and now on animal skin. Times, Sunday Times The spears and animal skin tools prove the species had many skills 30,000 years ago. The Sun I'm crying out in the wilderness, living on locusts and honey and wearing a filthy animal skin. Times, Sunday Times Animal skin processing for fashioning clothing items, shields, harnesses, etc. must have been widespread. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His first love, though, was cryptozoology, the hunt for hidden animal species. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The crash in the Permian period 245 million years ago involved the disappearance of between 77 and 96 per cent of all marine animal species. SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD (2002) It has, however, cellular extensions instead of microvilli previously described in other animal species. 2012, 'Morphology of pericardium of black-tufted-ear-marmoset (Callithrix penicillata)', Biotemas The skilful and careful work of veterinary surgeons and scientists leads to the alleviation of human and animal suffering. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I told him he wasn't a teacher, he was an animal trainer! Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An animal trainer can use conditioned reinforcers, like clickers, to bridge the interval between response and positive reinforcement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In some countries, animal trainer certification bodies exist, but they do not share consistent goals or requirements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He lost the sight in his right eye in 1978 after cosmetic surgery severed the optic nerve, ending his career as an animal trainer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Whistled languages are different in this respect from the restricted codes sometimes used by herders or animal trainers to transmit simple messages or instructions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 According to life history theory, animals evolve life histories to match their environments, determining details such as age at first reproduction and number of offspring. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The animals evolve personalities depending on how the user treats (or mistreats) them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because of this importance, scientists have declared it to be a biological reserve, and study its unique species to better understand how plants and animals evolve. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Scientists studying how animals evolve use many animal species to see how variations in where and how an organism lives (their niche) produce adaptations in their physiology and morphology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To conserve argali and protect their habitat, the researchers need to understand where the animals graze and the extent of their home range. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Lacking capital to invest in the land, the new owners mostly planted small vegetable plots or let their animals graze. Times, Sunday Times Guests can cook dinner on an outdoor fire pit while farm animals graze nearby. Times, Sunday Times For instance, a method as simple as seasonally rotating fields in which animals graze have been see as effective. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Goats and other pet animals graze the pastures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The camp site overlooks a 100-acre enclosure where rhino, buck and other exotic animals roam free. Times, Sunday Times Grass grows through the tarmac and vines trail up skyscrapers in this world, where feral pets and escaped zoo animals roam the streets. Times, Sunday Times There are parts of the garden where fascinating animals roam freely, including lemurs and meerkats. The Sun They let dangerous animals roam free. The Sun Watch these majestic animals roam above you as you explore this new uncharted territory. The Sun Nothing scares off a nervous aquatic animal faster than a diver's panic-blown bubbles. Times, Sunday Times He says that he dreamt it was like a cross between a jet fighter and an aquatic animal. The Sun This aquatic animal was a nothosaur, an early relative of the plesiosaurs and placodonts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Aquatic animal products are raised in polluted waters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This mostly aquatic animal possessed small, weak limbs, had sharp teeth and a large flat head. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Barnyard animals do not, on the whole, constitute an adequate intelligence system. Times, Sunday Times They hit it off when they discovered a shared talent for imitating the noises of barnyard animals. Times, Sunday Times Try local farm produce and meet barnyard animals. Times, Sunday Times Let's give these six- year-olds a chance and teach them multiplication tables before making them find interesting ways to store barnyard animals. Globe and Mail Other barnyard animals are also kept, and hunting, fishing, and gathering of wild foods augments farming. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Last week's article on captive animal tourism drew a vocal response from readers. Times, Sunday Times Captive animal attractions are still a money-spinner for travel companies. Times, Sunday Times The company focusing especially on endangered species and captive animal issues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are often a welcome sight around farmland, where they consume a large number of rodents that can otherwise be harmful to crops, or transmit parasites to captive animal stocks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Attacks on humans, which occur with staggering regularity, show the stress, anxiety, and agitation that captive animals experience every day of their lives. The Sun Animal rights organisations are campaigning to ban circus animals. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In fact, all circus animals are born in captivity. Times, Sunday Times (2006) These companies are parading patients around like circus animals and clearly putting profit before patient safety. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Every bulletin ended with an 'and finally' item of ineffable quirkiness, normally featuring a cute animal in extraordinary surroundings. Times, Sunday Times It also includes tips on how to help the environment and cute animal pics. The Sun These cute animal lamps are the perfect night-time companions. Times, Sunday Times Cellphone commercials with cute animal mascots. Globe and Mail They made the bands in cute animal shapes to encourage sustainability by discouraging people from treating the rubber bands as disposable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We must recognise they are dangerous animals. The Sun (2012) There should be more restrictions on anyone keeping such dangerous animals. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Her favourite is the dinosaur, which she says will protect her from dangerous animals. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He doesn't move for a long time as we admire the dazzling patterns on this wild and endangered animal from close up. Times,Sunday Times In this series, famous faces will present a documentary about an endangered animal of their choice. The Sun It's not limited to rescuing endangered animal species. Christianity Today Trading in endangered animal body parts carries a maximum prison sentence of five years and a fine of 5,000. The Sun Over 160 endangered animal and plant species live by and in these heath streams. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He loves exotic animals and has kept reptiles since he was a child. The Sun (2008) Overall, there have been more than 10,000 sightings of exotic animals in Britain in the past six years. Times, Sunday Times (2006) As he treats exotic animals around the globe, he encounters nature's finest and fiercest creatures. The Sun (2010) His reconstruction was one of the first attempts at reconstructing the skeleton of an extinct animal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has been cited as the earliest reconstruction of an extinct animal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Dating was possible as the two reindeer were carved in the ivory of an extinct animal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This represented one of the earliest attempts to reconstruct the skeleton of an extinct animal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To produce a viable population of a previously extinct animal, there will need to be genetic samples from many individuals to create genetic diversity in the cloned population. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But despite the beautiful furry animals she looks after, her favourite creature is a pig. The Sun (2012) Dark, furry animals are notoriously difficult to photograph, and the results in newsprint emerge as featureless blobs. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Somehow he doesn't have quite the appeal of the little furry animal. Times, Sunday Times (2010) A grazing animal may twitch the panniculus carnosus to frustrate the attempts of a bird to perch on its back. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sheep are grazing animals, and don't like being confined. Times, Sunday Times Marsh clubmoss thrives on bare wet ground where grass has been removed or disturbed, normally by grazing animals. Times, Sunday Times His main research interest was the interaction of climate, soils, grassland and grazing animals. Times, Sunday Times Science also tells us that grazing animals benefit biodiversity. Times, Sunday Times As a herd animal it was clear he was upset and wanted to be back with the other 39 runners. The Sun Like other ceratopsians, this dinosaur may have been a herd animal, traveling in large groups, as suggested by bonebeds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For all our sophistication, humans are herd animals. Times, Sunday Times Llamas are herd animals and grow morose kept alone. Times, Sunday Times Humans are herd animals and it can be more comfortable to be wrong with the crowd than right on your own. Times, Sunday Times You can also catch it from touching an infected animal. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Human can catch it through direct contact with an infected animal or person. The Sun (2014) Transmission occurs mainly by direct contact with an infected animal, indirect infection through hairs or fomites has also been described. 2018, 'Sarcoptic mange – Case report', Scientific Electronic Archives Like when an animal nuzzles another injured animal in the forest? Times, Sunday Times The injured animal was put down at the scene. The Sun Everyone checked their feet, and we decided the trail had been left by an injured animal. Times, Sunday Times I'm the sort of guy who would pull over to help an injured animal on the road. Times, Sunday Times The panda was saved by a passer-by who took the injured animal to the specialist rescue centre. Times, Sunday Times It's a fun mash-up of some of the best intelligent animal movie tropes. Christianity Today A friendly, intelligent animal, she will be sorely missed. Times, Sunday Times Cheap meat that tastes of nothing from an intelligent animal that lived its life in misery. Times, Sunday Times The wood turtle, an intelligent animal, has homing capabilities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They would painstakingly record stories of everyday activities, legends and fables about jungle animals. Times, Sunday Times Luckily the other jungle animals stop him getting his way. Times, Sunday Times Finally, chimpanzees are one of the few jungle animals able to traverse both the forest floor and the canopy in search of food. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also communicates with many species of jungle animals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other jungle animals are depicted as being able to understand it to varying degrees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Farmers of livestock animals use many methods to control ticks and there are related treatments to reduce infestation of companion animals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition to the human inhabitants, a number of livestock animals would also reside in the house. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Farm animals such as carabaos, horse, goats, sheep, hogs and other livestock animals are grown in the farm together with honeybees and tilapia. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He continued to charm his hosts, eating the local delicacy sea cucumber — a marine animal, right — and telling his fans it was 'quite tasty'. The Sun They then superimposed a map of the dangers from human activities, such as whale hunting, to estimate the total risk to the various types of marine animal. Times, Sunday Times There are at least 25 unique diterpenes isolated from this species of marine animal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Seal strandings are a common occurrence, and are reported to marine animal rescue agencies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Animals achieve active camouflage both by color change and (among marine animals) by counterillumination. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The following characteristics have to be present for myiasis to happen in a pet animal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Never release pet animals, insects or fish into the wild. Times, Sunday Times As a result, their coat grows quite long and pet animals will require occasional trimming. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nowadays, names of pet animals are discouraged, but there are some from the past. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her apartments were filled with pet animals and thousands of flowers; she had a private gallery, and costly jewels were showered upon her. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The prehistoric animal had to be buried so quickly and preserved in such detail that the remains of the animal’s actual tissues are preserved. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her drawings were also always lifelike, whether it was a drawing of a specimen or a reconstruction of a prehistoric animal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most of the characters are named after the type of prehistoric animal they are based on, or some pun of the name. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This installation featured a cheap, rundown hotel, and an underground tunnel through a fridge freezer to where a prehistoric animal stood encased in stone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Around the municipality have been found prehistoric animal remains and cave paintings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was that rare animal, a great writer and great human being. Times, Sunday Times No one, of course, expects hunters to bring rare animal skins back from exotic places in this day and age. Times, Sunday Times Hopes of saving thousands of rare animal and plant species around the world from extinction have been increased by the development of a 'conservation map'. Times, Sunday Times Here was that rare animal, a natural history programme that wasn't using footage of representative creatures finessed into the appearance of a seamless narrative. Times, Sunday Times It's a rare animal species and, probably, highly arboreal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was the site of the village's stray animal pounds and a smithy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were taught how to deal with potentially dangerous situations, use bear flares - alarms to frighten stray animals off - and took turns on bear watches. Times, Sunday Times If a straying animal was sighted, a call to the local stationmaster would rapidly allay the danger. Times, Sunday Times You can avoid stray animals sneaking into the house by buying a lockable flap. Times, Sunday Times Some worked at shelters for stray animals. Times,Sunday Times A picture emerged of a rebel soldier brandishing a toy animal from a suitcase. Times, Sunday Times So mechanical will be their reactions that they might as well be wound up with keys in their stomachs like toy animals. Times, Sunday Times Down a 'spooky corridor' we come to a case of 20th-century tin toy animals, there because, randomly, they might enjoy life on a treasure island. Times, Sunday Times They show each other a number of toy animals that walk and jump. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The displays included dozens of handcrafted mechanical toy animals and more than a hundred moveable parts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Is this the correct way to treat an animal that has saved so many lives? The Sun You wouldn't treat an animal the way the government treated us. Times,Sunday Times Do they treat that animal well? The Sun They refuse to treat any animal who likes to eat mice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You need to be careful with the blue shark, like you do with any wild animal. The Sun (2017) And specialist zoo staff were drafted in to advise and potentially tranquillise the wild animal. The Sun (2011) We have lived quite happily in harmony with them and they have a right to live as much as any wild animal. The Sun (2010) Swimming with seals or sea lions is undoubtedly the most fun you can have with a wild animal. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The dog was prowling around her, as if it was a wild animal guarding his prey. The Sun (2015) You can see wildlife animals like leopards, bear, boar and many beautiful birds from every house from this village. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To preserve the wildlife and to prevent attacks, the park has laws against hikers and tourists from feeding or tormenting wildlife animals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Area was thriving with wildlife animals and migratory birds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Parasites of domestic animals, (livestock and pet animals), as well as wildlife animals are considered. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I also feel they are a wounded animal. The Sun We can be a dangerous, wounded animal to come back and hurt teams. Times,Sunday Times This wounded animal has the ability to grit its teeth and bite back. The Sun Try to imagine the situation as if you were dealing with a wounded animal. Times, Sunday Times She can also hurl out a dark chest voice with the sudden terror of a wounded animal. Times, Sunday Times Pets, as well as zoo animals, are able to form strong attachments to their caregivers. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It makes me feel like a monument, or a zoo animal. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Britain's zoo animals are growing old. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Translations: Chinese: 动物 Japanese: 動物 |
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