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[/ˈænɪml; ˋænəml/] n 用法:
1 living thing that can feel and move voluntarily 动物（能有感觉并能自行移动的生物）:
Men, dogs, birds, flies, fish and snakes are all animals. 人, 狗, 鸟, 蝇, 鱼, 蛇都是动物. *
[attrib 作定语] the `animal kingdom 动物界. Cf 参看 vegetable, mineral. 用法:
2 any such creature other than a human being 动物（除人以外的此类任何生物）. 用法:
3 four-footed creature as distinct from a bird, a fish or an insect 四足动物, 兽, 牲畜（有别於鸟, 鱼, 虫）. 用法:
4 wild or brutish person 粗野残暴的人; 兽性的人; 衣冠禽兽. animal 2
adj [attrib 作定语] characteristic of animals 有动物特性的:
animal needs, eg food and drink 肉体上的需要（如食物和饮料） *
animal desires, ie sexual desires 肉欲. |