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(dòng)物。
2. A dog is a vertebrate animal.
   狗是脊椎動(dòng)物。
3. The brush is made of animal bristles.
   刷子是用動(dòng)物的鬃毛制造的。
4. This word denotes a certain kind of animal.
   這個(gè)詞是一種野獸的名稱。
5. Animal dung may be used as manure.
   動(dòng)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(dòng)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(dòng)物：動(dòng)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(dòng)能力，能進(jìn)行非光合作用的新陳代謝，能對(duì)刺激產(chǎn)生有聲反應(yīng)，有限制的生長(zhǎng)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(dòng)物，尤指哺乳動(dòng)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(dòng)物性：一個(gè)人身體方面的特性，與精神和性情相對(duì)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(dú)特才能和興趣愛(ài)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(gè)優(yōu)秀的擅長(zhǎng)音樂(lè)的人，他在指揮臺(tái)上揮動(dòng)指揮棒和他演奏樂(lè)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(dòng)物的：有關(guān)動(dòng)物的，有動(dòng)物特征的，或由動(dòng)物得出的：
例句：
animal fat.
動(dòng)物脂肪

Relating to the physical as distinct from the spiritual nature of people:
人的動(dòng)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(dòng)物本能和欲望參見(jiàn) brute

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Latin
源自 拉丁語(yǔ)
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(jiàn) an…-