carnivorous
英 [kɑ?'n?v(?)r?s]
美[kɑr?n?v?r?s]
- adj. 食肉的；肉食性的
GRETOEFL暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
名詞:?carnivore;
英文詞源
- carnivorous (adj.)
- 1640s, from Latin carnivorus "flesh-eating, feeding on flesh," from caro (genitive carnis) "flesh" (see carnage) + vorare "to devour" (see voracity).
雙語例句
- 1. Snakes are carnivorous.
- 蛇是食肉動物。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Among the carnivorous animals are the leopard, lion, and tiger.
- 食肉動物中有豹子 、 獅子和老虎.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. 'The rat,'said O'Brien, still addressing his invisible audience,'although a rodent, is carnivorous.
- “ 老鼠, ”奧勃良仍向看不見的聽眾說, “ 是嚙齒動物, 但是也食肉.
來自英漢文學(xué)
- 4. The teeth of the ruminant are specialised, unlike those of a carnivorous animal.
- 反芻家畜的牙齒很特殊, 完全不同于肉食動物.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The traps of carnivorous plants function a little like the stomachs and small intestines of animals.
- 食肉植物的捕蠅器起著動物的胃和小腸的作用.
來自辭典例句