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carnivore

/ˈkɑːnɪvɔː/

Meanings
noun

食肉动物, 肉食动物

An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.

Examples :

"As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores."
小鳄鱼在幼年时期经常被体型更大的食肉动物捕食。
animal food biology ecology organism nature

Related Words

Illustration predated

predated verb

/ˈpriˌdeɪtɪd/ /ˈprɛdəˌteɪtɪd/

提前，早于.

"The teacher mistakenly predated the homework assignment's due date, making it appear as though it was due last week instead of next week. "

老师错误地把家庭作业的截止日期提前了，导致看起来好像上周就该交了，而不是下周。

Illustration organism

organism noun

/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/ /ˈɔɹ.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/

生物，有机体

"The single-celled organism was studied by the biology students in their science class. "

生物课上，生物系的学生们研究了这种单细胞生物。

Illustration chiefly

chiefly adjective

/ˈtʃiːf.li/

首要的，主要的

"The school's chief concern, chiefly its declining enrollment, was discussed at the meeting. "

学校的首要关注点，主要是其不断下降的入学率，在会议上进行了讨论。

Illustration juveniles

juveniles noun

/ˈdʒuːvənaɪlz/ /ˈdʒuːvɪnaɪlz/

青少年，儿童。

"The park's playground is specifically designed for juveniles, offering safe and age-appropriate equipment. "

公园里的游乐场是专门为尚未发育的青少年和儿童设计的，提供了安全且适合他们年龄的设施。

Illustration frequently

frequently adverb

/ˈfɹiː.kwənt.li/

常常，经常。

"This question arises frequently."

这个问题常常出现。

Illustration panther

panther noun

/ˈpænθə/ /ˈpænθɚ/

黑豹，墨豹

"The zookeeper pointed out the beautiful panther, a black leopard, to the children. "

动物园管理员指着那只漂亮的黑豹，也就是一只墨豹，给孩子们看。

Illustration crocodiles

crocodiles noun

/ˈkrɒkədaɪlz/ /ˈkrɒkəˌdaɪlz/

鳄鱼， 鳄

"The guide warned us to stay away from the riverbank because it was known to have many crocodiles. "

导游警告我们远离河岸，因为那里有很多鳄鱼出没。

Illustration carnivores

carnivores noun

/ˈkɑːrnɪvɔːrz/ /ˈkɑːrnɪvɔrz/

食肉动物, 肉食动物

"As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores."

作为幼年鳄鱼，它们经常被体型更大的食肉动物捕食。

Illustration vegetables

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

蔬菜，青菜

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

在生物课上，我们学到，严格来说，即使是水果也算是蔬菜，因为蔬菜的定义是任何植物。

Illustration animals

animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

动物, 生物。

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

猫是一种动物，而不是植物。按照科学定义，人类也是动物，因为我们不是植物。

Illustration vegetarian

vegetarian noun

/vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/

素食者，吃素的人

"My friend is a vegetarian, so she doesn't eat meat or use animal products like leather. "

我的朋友是個素食者，所以她不吃肉，也不使用皮革等動物製品。

Illustration belonging

belonging verb

/bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/

属于，归于。

"Where does this document belong?"

这份文件应该放在哪里？