A living creature that moves on its own and feels things — hunger, fear, pain — like a dog, a horse, a wolf. , breathing, driven by its body. You can hold this as the picture under every other meaning: a being that lives by instinct rather than by reason.
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原始詞典資料16 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Animalname
- 1
A nickname given to people, especially wild people.
Animalnoun
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slangA fan of Kesha, an American singer.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Animal.
animalnoun詞源 1/ˈænɪməl/
- 1
A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms.
- Near-synonym: critter
- Humans, like other animals, need air to breathe and food to eat.
- 2
Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
- 3
A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
- When he's hungry my toddler opens his mouth like an animal instead of asking us to feed him.
- 4
A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
- Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.
- 5
A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
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A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
- I spent my summer studying the animals and birds of the two islands.
- Birds are as popular as animals in the toy kingdom, especially pigeons, owls and domestic hens.
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derogatoryA person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
- My students are animals.
- Own me, I'll let you play the role I'll be your animal
- 8
derogatoryA person who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
另外 2 個記錄的用法
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informalA person of a particular type specified by an adjective.
- He's a political animal.
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informalMatter, thing.
- a whole different animal
- no such animal
animaladj詞源 2/ˈænɪməl/
- 1
Of or relating to animals.
- animal instincts
- The season has been most unfavourable to animal life; and I, who am merely animal, have suffered much by it.
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Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
- animal passions
- But the line also distills pop culture’s big commandment about sex to its animal essence: If you’re not screwing somebody, you’re nobody.
- 3
Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation.
- To explain what activated the flesh, ‘animal spirits’ were posited, superfine fluids which shuttled between the mind and the vitals, conveying messages and motion.
- 4
slangExcellent.
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