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animal
n
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.
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the `animal kingdom 动物界. Cf 参看 vegetable, mineral.
2 any such creature other than a human being 动物(除人以外的此类任何生物).
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).
4 wild or brutish person 粗野残暴的人; 兽性的人; 衣冠禽兽. animal, 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.
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