英语词汇“animal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

animalnoun [ C ]

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animal noun [ C ] (CREATURE)

A1 something that lives and moves but is not a human, bird, fish, or insect:

wild/domestic animals

Both children are real animal lovers.

Surveys show that animal welfare has recently become a major concern for many schoolchildren.

B2 anything that lives and moves, including people, birds, etc.:

Humans, insects, reptiles, birds, and mammals are all animals.

More examples

The panda is becoming an increasingly rare animal.
The farmer was accused of cruelty to animals.
Some animals hunt at night.
These remote islands are inhabited only by birds and small animals.
Personally , I don't think animals should be killed for their fur.

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Plants & animals - general words

animal kingdom
autotroph
biped
bloodsucker
carnivore
flora
flora and fauna
greenery
herbivore
heterotroph
non-placental
omnivore
omnivorous
parasite
parasitic
secondary consumer
songster
vegetation
vertebrate
warm-blooded

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animal noun [ C ] (BAD PERSON)

informal an unpleasant, cruel person or someone who behaves badly:

He's a real animal when he's had too much to drink.

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Unpleasant people in general

a dog in the manger idiom
a nasty piece of work idiom
a tough/hard nut idiom
a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
bad lot
intruder
know-all
know-it-all
leech
make sb's skin crawl idiom
roadman
rotter
runt
sadist
scum
twat
undesirables
vermin
villain
villain of the piece idiom

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animal noun [ C ] (TYPE)

used to describe what type of person or thing someone or something is:

At heart she is a political animal.

She is that rare animal (= she is very unusual), a brilliant scientist who can communicate her ideas to ordinary people.

Feminism in France and England are rather different animals (= are different).

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Categories and varieties

brand
category
classification
food group
form
genre
hue
ilk
incarnation
kind
matter
mould
order
run
style
take
type
typology
variety
version

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animaladjective

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animal adjective (FROM ANIMALS)

made or obtained from an animal or animals:

animal products

animal fat/skins

relating to, or taking the form of, an animal or animals rather than a plant or human being:

The island was devoid of all animal life (= there were no animals on the island).

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Plants & animals - general words

animal kingdom
autotroph
biped
bloodsucker
carnivore
flora
flora and fauna
greenery
herbivore
heterotroph
non-placental
omnivore
omnivorous
parasite
parasitic
secondary consumer
songster
vegetation
vertebrate
warm-blooded

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animal adjective (PHYSICAL)

[ before noun ] relating to physical desires or needs, and not spiritual or mental ones:

As an actor, he has a sort of animal magnetism.

She knew that Dave wasn't the right man for her but she couldn't deny the animal attraction between them.

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The body

-bodied
anatomy
axial
bod
bodily
body
build
corporal
corporeal
figure
flesh
frame
local
physical
physically
physique
somatic
system

单词	animal
释义	Contents noun (3) animal (CREATURE) animal (BAD PERSON) animal (TYPE) adjective (2) animal (FROM ANIMALS) animal (PHYSICAL) Contents noun (2) animal (LIVING THING) animal (GROUP) adjective (1) animal (PHYSICAL) English American animalnoun [ C ] uk/ˈæn.ɪ.məl/us/ˈæn.ə.məl/ animal noun [ C ] (CREATURE) A1 something that lives and moves but is not a human, bird, fish, or insect: wild/domestic animals Both children are real animal lovers. Surveys show that animal welfare has recently become a major concern for many schoolchildren. B2 anything that lives and moves, including people, birds, etc.: Humans, insects, reptiles, birds, and mammals are all animals. More examples The panda is becoming an increasingly rare animal. The farmer was accused of cruelty to animals. Some animals hunt at night. These remote islands are inhabited only by birds and small animals. Personally , I don't think animals should be killed for their fur. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Plants & animals - general words animal kingdom autotroph biped bloodsucker carnivore flora flora and fauna greenery herbivore heterotroph non-placental omnivore omnivorous parasite parasitic secondary consumer songster vegetation vertebrate warm-blooded See more results » animal noun [ C ] (BAD PERSON) informal an unpleasant, cruel person or someone who behaves badly: He's a real animal when he's had too much to drink. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Unpleasant people in general a dog in the manger idiom a nasty piece of work idiom a tough/hard nut idiom a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom bad lot intruder know-all know-it-all leech *make sb's* skin crawl idiom roadman rotter runt sadist scum twat undesirables vermin villain villain of the piece idiom See more results » animal noun [ C ] (TYPE) used to describe what type of person or thing someone or something is: At heart she is a political animal. She is that rare animal (= she is very unusual), a brilliant scientist who can communicate her ideas to ordinary people. Feminism in France and England are rather different animals (= are different). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Categories and varieties brand category classification food group form genre hue ilk incarnation kind matter mould order run style take type typology variety version See more results » animaladjective uk/ˈæn.ɪ.məl/us/ˈæn.ə.məl/ animal adjective (FROM ANIMALS) made or obtained from an animal or animals: animal products animal fat/skins relating to, or taking the form of, an animal or animals rather than a plant or human being: The island was devoid of all animal life (= there were no animals on the island). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Plants & animals - general words animal kingdom autotroph biped bloodsucker carnivore flora flora and fauna greenery herbivore heterotroph non-placental omnivore omnivorous parasite parasitic secondary consumer songster vegetation vertebrate warm-blooded See more results » animal adjective (PHYSICAL) [ before noun ] relating to physical desires or needs, and not spiritual or mental ones: As an actor, he has a sort of animal magnetism. She knew that Dave wasn't the right man for her but she couldn't deny the animal attraction between them. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words The body -bodied anatomy axial bod bodily body build corporal corporeal figure flesh frame local physical physically physique somatic system animalnoun [ C ] us/ˈæn·ə·məl/ animal noun [ C ] (LIVING THING) a living thing that can move and eat and react to the world through its senses, esp. of sight and hearing: Mammals, insects, reptiles, and birds are all animals. In ordinary use, animal means all living beings except humans: A lion is a wild animal, and a dog is a domestic animal. Tests of the drug were done on laboratory animals. An animal is also a person who likes something or does something more than most people do: a party animal He’s the most political animal on the city council. animal noun [ C ] (GROUP) biology us/ˈæn·ə·məl/[ U ] one of five kingdoms (= groups) into which living things are divided, the members of which have many cells, have the ability to control their own movement, and get their energy from eating rather than from the light of the sun animaladjective [ not gradable ] us/ˈæn·ə·məl/ animal adjective [ not gradable ] (PHYSICAL) relating to physical needs or desires, such as to eat or reproduce:** Animal instincts apply to all animals, including humans.
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animalnoun [ C ]

animal noun [ C ] (CREATURE)

animal noun [ C ] (BAD PERSON)

animal noun [ C ] (TYPE)

animaladjective

animal adjective (FROM ANIMALS)

animal adjective (PHYSICAL)

animalnoun [ C ]

animal noun [ C ] (LIVING THING)

animal noun [ C ] (GROUP)

animaladjective [ not gradable ]

animal adjective [ not gradable ] (PHYSICAL)