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beast noun
⇨ animal animal noun animal ♦︎ creature ♦︎ being ♦︎ beast ♦︎ organism ♦︎ thingThese are all words for sth which is alive but which is not a human or a plant. 这些词均表示动物、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 动物（不包括人）◆These birds perform a ritual which is unique in the animal kingdom.这些鸟会举行一种仪式，在动物界是独有的。◆This product has not been tested on animals.这种产品没有做动物试验。◆Animal rights groups are staging a protest against the fur trade this Saturday.本周六动物权利组织将举行反对动物毛皮贸易的抗议活动。ⓘ Humans are not usually considered to be animals, but in technical contexts they can be. 人通常不看成为animal，但在专业语境中可归类为animal◆Humans are the only animals to have developed speech.人类是唯一一种会说话的动物。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. 在其他非专业语境中，animal用作mammal（哺乳动物）非正式的同义词，指除鸟类、鱼类、爬行类、昆虫类与人类以外的生物◆the animals and birds of South America南美洲的鸟兽 ■ creature [countable] a real or imaginary animal, especially if it is considered unusual in some way （真实或想象的，尤指非同一般的）动物，生物◆The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.睡鼠是一种在夜间活动的胆小动物。◆Goblins and other dangerous creatures lurked inside the cave.妖怪和其他危险动物埋伏在洞穴里。■ being [countable] a living creature, especially when considered in the context of science or philosophy （尤指自然科学或哲学语境中的）生物◆Human beings learned to control fire around 100 000 years ago.大约10万年前人类学会了控制火。◆Dolphins are highly intelligent beings.海豚是非常聪明的生物。■ beast [countable] (old-fashioned or formal) an animal, especially one that is large or dangerous, or one that is unusual （尤指大型、凶猛或独特的）动物，兽◆He was ripped apart by wild beasts in the forest.他在森林里被野兽撕成碎片了。◆mythical beasts such as unicorns and dragons独角兽和龙之类神话中的野兽■ organism /ˈɔːgənɪzəm; NAmE ˈɔːrgənɪzəm/ [countable] (formal or biology 生物) something that is alive, especially sth that is extremely small 有机生物；（尤指）微生物◆Even the simplest, single-celled organisms show examples of this behaviour.即使是最简单的单细胞生物也表现出这种习性。■ thing [countable] a living creature 生物◆All living things are composed of cells.所有生物都由细胞构成。◆He ran down the hill, screaming like a wild thing.他跑下山坡，疯了似的尖叫着。ⓘ In this meaning thing is used especially in the collocation living thing. 表达此义时，thing尤用于短语living thing中。 |