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animal

noun
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/ˈænɪml/
/ˈænɪml/
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  1.  
     a creature that is not a bird, a fish, a reptile, an insect or a human獸；牲畜；動物（不包括鳥、魚、爬行動物、昆蟲和人）
    • the animals and birds of South America南美的鳥獸
    • wild/farm animals野生/農場動物
    • domestic animals such as dogs and cats狗貓之類的家畜
    • the export of live animals for slaughter屠宰用活牲畜的出口
    • Fish oils are less saturated than animal fats.魚油不如動物脂肪飽和。
    see also companion animal
    Extra Examples
    • a small furry animal毛茸茸的小動物
    • pack animals such as mules諸如騾子之類的馱畜
    • The animals were fed only on pasture.這些動物只在牧場上進食。
    Topics Animalsa1
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     any living thing that is not a plant or a human動物（不包括植物和人的生物）
    • This product has not been tested on animals.這種産品尚未在動物身上試驗。
    • The workers were treated like animals.工人們被當作動物對待。
    • In court he was banned from keeping animals.法庭判他禁養動物。
    • cruelty to animals對動物的虐待
    • animal welfare/cruelty動物福利/虐待
    • the animal kingdom動物界
    see also dumb animal
    Culture animalsanimals動物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.
    Extra Examples
    • Most cloned animals die at a premature age.大多數克隆動物未成年就死去。
    • animals bred in captivity圈養的動物
    • glass cases of stuffed animals動物標本玻璃櫥
    • protesting against animal experiments抗議用動物做實驗
    • Animal rights groups are staging a protest against the fur trade this Saturday.本周六動物權利組織將舉行反對動物毛皮貿易的抗議活動。
    • No animals were harmed in the making of this motion picture.在這部電影的制作過程中，沒有動物受到傷害。
    • These birds perform a ritual which is unique in the animal kingdom.這些鳥會舉行一種儀式，在動物界是獨有的。
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     any living creature, including humans動物（包括人）
    • Humans are the only animals to have developed speech.人是唯一發展出語言的動物。
    compare vegetable see also higher animals
  4. a person who behaves in a cruel or unpleasant way, or who is very dirty衣冠禽獸；殘暴的人；卑鄙下流的人
    • The person who did this is an animal, a brute.幹這種事的人是畜生，是野獸。
  5. a particular type of person, thing, organization, etc.某類型的人（或事物、機構等）
    • She's not a political animal.她不是搞政治的那種人。
    • The government that followed the election was a very different animal.選舉後産生的政府與前一屆截然不同。
    see also party animal
    6. Word OriginMiddle 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]
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  1. relating to the physical needs and basic feelings of people肉體的；肉欲的；情欲的
    • animal desires/passion/instincts獸欲；肉欲激情；情欲本能
    • animal magnetism (= a quality in somebody that other people find attractive, usually in a sexual way)對異性的吸引力
    Word OriginMiddle 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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