animal, beast, creature, brute, cattle

名詞 animal:

1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
   同義詞：animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

形容詞 animal:

1. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
   同義詞：carnal, fleshly, sensual
2. of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from an animal or animals

1. The jackal is a wild animal in Africa and Asia.
   豺狼是產(chǎn)于亞非的一種野生動物。
2. A dog is a vertebrate animal.
   狗是脊椎動物。
3. The brush is made of animal bristles.
   刷子是用動物的鬃毛制造的。
4. This word denotes a certain kind of animal.
   這個詞是一種野獸的名稱。
5. Animal dung may be used as manure.
   動物的糞便可以作為肥料使用。
6. A pig is a domestic animal.
   豬是一種家畜。
7. The camel is a herbivorous animal.
   駱駝是一種食草動物。

an.i.mal

n.（名詞）
A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia, differing from plants in certain typical characteristics such as capacity for locomotion, nonphotosynthetic metabolism, pronounced response to stimuli, restricted growth, and fixed bodily structure.
動物：動物界中的多細(xì)胞生物，某些典型特征與植物不同，如有運(yùn)動能力，能進(jìn)行非光合作用的新陳代謝，能對刺激產(chǎn)生有聲反應(yīng)，有限制的生長和固定的身體結(jié)構(gòu)
An animal organism other than a human being, especially a mammal.
獸，牲畜：不包括人在內(nèi)的動物，尤指哺乳動物
A person who behaves in a bestial or brutish manner.
畜生般的人，殘暴的人：行為象畜生或行為殘暴的人
A human being considered with respect to his or her physical, as opposed to spiritual, nature.
獸性，動物性：一個人身體方面的特性，與精神和性情相對的方面
A person having a specified aptitude or set of interests:
與眾不同的人，奇特的事物：具有獨特才能和興趣愛好的人：
例句：
.that rarest of musical animals, an instrumentalist who is as comfortable on a podium with a stick as he is playing his instrument.(Lon Tuck)
.那個優(yōu)秀的擅長音樂的人，他在指揮臺上揮動指揮棒和他演奏樂器一樣如醉如癡.(朗·塔克)

adj.（形容詞）
Relating to, characteristic of, or derived from an animal or animals:
動物的：有關(guān)動物的，有動物特征的，或由動物得出的：
例句：
animal fat.
動物脂肪

Relating to the physical as distinct from the spiritual nature of people:
人的動物性的：有關(guān)人的身體的，與精神特性不同的：
例句：
animal instincts and desires.See Synonyms at brute
動物本能和欲望參見 brute

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Latin
源自 拉丁語
from anim3le [neuter of] anim3lis [living]
源自 anim3le [] anim3lis的中性 [活著的]
from anima [soul] * see an…-
源自 anima [靈魂，精神] *參見 an…-