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bullfights

/ˈbʊlfaɪts/

Meanings
noun

斗牛，西班牙斗牛。

A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.

Examples :

"Many animal rights activists protest against bullfights, believing they are cruel. "
许多动物权利活动家抗议斗牛这种活动，认为它很残忍。
culture entertainment sport tradition event animal

Related Words

Illustration believing

believing verb

/bɪˈliːvɪŋ/ /bəˈliːvɪŋ/

相信，认为

"I believe there are faeries."

我相信有精灵存在。

Illustration activists

activists noun

/ˈæktɪvɪsts/

活动家，积极分子。

"Activists organized a protest to demand cleaner air in the city. "

活动家们组织了一场抗议活动，要求城市里有更清洁的空气。

Illustration countries

countries noun

/ˈkʌntɹiz/

地区，区域

"The rolling hills and quaint villages are typical features of the countries surrounding Oxford. "

牛津周边地区的丘陵起伏和古朴村庄是其典型的特征。

Illustration public

public noun

/ˈpʌblɪk/

民众，大众.

"Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point."

民众请勿越过此处。

Illustration against

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

反对，逆着。

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

逆流游泳是很费力的。

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

人， 人物， 个体。

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

每个人在身心方面都是独一无二的。

Illustration protest

protest noun

/ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/ /ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/

抗议，反对。

"They lodged a protest with the authorities."

他们向官方提出了正式抗议。

Illustration rights

rights noun

/ɹaɪts/

权益，权利

"Citizens have the right to vote in elections. "

公民有权在选举中投票。

Illustration other

other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

别人，他人

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

我 弟弟 完全 变 了 个人， 他 是 个 别人， 和 我 一点 都 不像。

Illustration which

which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

哪个，哪些

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

到现在，你肯定应该知道哪个是哪个了吧。

Illustration spectacle

spectacle noun

/ˈspɛktəkl̩/

奇观，盛况

"The horse race was a thrilling spectacle."

那场赛马真是激动人心的盛况。

Illustration animal

animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

动物，牲畜

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

猫是动物，不是植物。按照科学定义，人类也是动物，因为我们不是植物。