animal

animal

animal 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. 动物：动物界中的多细胞生物，某些典型特征与植物不同，如有运动能力，能进行非光合作用的新陈代谢，能对刺激产生有声反应，有限制的生长和固定的身体结构 An animal organism other than a human being, especially a mammal. 兽，牲畜：不包括人在内的动物，尤指哺乳动物 A person who behaves in a bestial or brutish manner. 畜生般的人，残暴的人：行为象畜生或行为残暴的人 A human being considered with respect to his or her physical, as opposed to spiritual, nature. 兽性，动物性：一个人身体方面的特性，与精神和性情相对的方面 A person having a specified aptitude or set of interests: 与众不同的人，奇特的事物：具有独特才能和兴趣爱好的人： “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) “那个优秀的擅长音乐的人，他在指挥台上挥动指挥棒和他演奏乐器一样如醉如痴”(朗·塔克) adj.（形容词） Relating to, characteristic of, or derived from an animal or animals: 动物的：有关动物的，有动物特征的，或由动物得出的： animal fat. 动物脂肪 Relating to the physical as distinct from the spiritual nature of people: 人的动物性的：有关人的身体的，与精神特性不同的： animal instincts and desires.See Synonyms at brute 特指的是哺乳动物，前三个选项都是禽类，只有d海豚是哺乳类动物