animal ♦︎ creature ♦︎ being ♦︎ beast ♦︎ organism ♦︎ thingThese are all words for sth which is alive but which is not a human or a plant.這些詞均表示動物、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動物(不包括人)◆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。◆This product has not been tested on animals.這種産品沒有做動物試驗。◆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。ⓘ Humans are not usually considered to be animals, but in technical contexts they can be.人通常不看成爲animal,但在專業語境中可歸類爲animal◆Humans are the only animals to have developed speech.人類是唯一一種會說話的動物。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.在其他非專業語境中,animal用作mammal(哺乳動物)非正式的同義詞,指除鳥類、魚類、爬行類、昆蟲類與人類以外的生物◆the animals and birds of South America南美洲的鳥獸■creature [countable] a real or imaginary animal, especially if it is considered unusual in some way(真實或想象的,尤指非同一般的)動物,生物◆The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.睡鼠是一種在夜間活動的膽小動物。◆Goblins and other dangerous creatures lurked inside the cave.妖怪和其他危險動物埋伏在洞穴裏。■being [countable] a living creature, especially when considered in the context of science or philosophy(尤指自然科學或哲學語境中的)生物◆Human beings learned to control fire around 100 000 years ago.大約10萬年前人類學會了控制火。◆Dolphins are highly intelligent beings.海豚是非常聰明的生物。■beast [countable] (old-fashionedorformal) an animal, especially one that is large or dangerous, or one that is unusual(尤指大型、兇猛或獨特的)動物,獸◆He was ripped apart by wild beasts in the forest.他在森林裏被野獸撕成碎片了。◆mythical beasts such as unicorns and dragons獨角獸和龍之類神話中的野獸■organismˈɔːgənɪzəm; NAmEˈɔːrgənɪzəm [countable] (formalorbiology生物) something that is alive, especially sth that is extremely small有機生物;(尤指)微生物◆Even the simplest, single-celled organisms show examples of this behaviour.即使是最簡單的單細胞生物也表現出這種習性。■thing [countable] a living creature生物◆All living things are composed of cells.所有生物都由細胞構成。◆He ran down the hill, screaming like a wild thing.他跑下山坡,瘋了似的尖叫着。ⓘ In this meaning thing is used especially in the collocation living thing.表達此義時,thing尤用於短語living thing中。
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