simians

/ˈsɪmiənz/

Meanings

noun

猿猴，类人猿。

An ape or monkey, especially an anthropoid.

Examples :

"At the zoo, the children were excited to see the simians, like gorillas and chimpanzees, swinging through their enclosure. "

在动物园里，孩子们兴奋地看着那些猿猴——比如大猩猩和黑猩猩——在它们的围栏里荡来荡去。

Related Words

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

贯石, 穿石。

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

这堵干砌石墙用了一块又大又平的贯石来支撑顶部的石头。

anthropoid noun

/ˈænθrəpɔɪd/ /ˈænθrəˌpɔɪd/

类人猿，高等灵长类动物。

"The zookeeper pointed out the anthropoid apes in their enclosure. "

饲养员指着围栏里的类人猿，那是些高等灵长类动物。

monkey noun

/ˈmʌŋki/

猴子，猿猴

"He had been visiting an area zoo when a monkey swung from its tree perch, swiped his glasses and hurled them into a hippo hole."

他当时正在参观动物园，一只猴子从树上的栖木荡了下来，抢走了他的眼镜，然后扔进了河马池里。

swinging verb

/ˈswɪŋɪŋ/

摇摆，摆动

"The plant swung in the breeze."

植物在微风中摇摆。

their pronoun

/ðeər/

他们的

"They brought their books with them."

他们带了他们的书。

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

chimpanzees noun

/ˌtʃɪmpænˈziːz/

黑猩猩，人猿。

"The zookeeper pointed out the chimpanzees, explaining that they are closely related to humans. "

动物园管理员指着黑猩猩，解释说它们和人类关系非常密切。

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

were noun

/wɜːr/ /wər/

丈夫，男人

"The were in my family is a kind and supportive man. "

我家里的那个男人是一个善良又体贴的丈夫。

gorillas noun

/ɡəˈrɪləz/

大猩猩

"At the zoo, we saw a family of gorillas knuckle-walking through their enclosure. "

在动物园里，我们看到一家大猩猩用指关节行走的方式在它们的围栏里活动。

excited verb

/ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

激动，使兴奋

"The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present."

開幕式上的煙火讓在場的所有人都激動不已。

enclosure noun

/ɘnˈklɐʉʒɘ/ /ɪnˈkləʊʒə/ /ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/

附件

"There was an enclosure with the letter — a photo."

信里有个附件——一张照片。