animal
US: /ˈænəməɫ/
UK: /ˈænɪməl/
UK: /ˈænɪməl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
animal /'æniməl/
- danh từ
- động vật, thú vật
- domestic animal: động vật nuôi
- wild animal: động vật hoang dại
- người đầy tính thú
- động vật, thú vật
- tính từ
- (thuộc) động vật, (thuộc) thú vật
- the animal kingdom: giới động vật
- (thuộc) xác thịt
- animal spirits: tính sôi nổi, tính yêu đời
- (thuộc) động vật, (thuộc) thú vật
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective
+ noun
1 a creature that is not a bird, a fish, a reptile, an insect or a human being: the animals and birds of South America + a small furry animal + Fish oils are less saturated than animal fats. + domestic animals such as dogs and cats
2 any living being that is not a plant or a human: the animal kingdom + This product has not been tested on animals. + animal rights (= the rights of animals to be treated well by human beings)
3 any living creature, including human beings: Humans are the only animals to have developed speech.
Compare: VEGETABLE
4 a person who behaves in a cruel or unpleasant way, or who is very dirty: The person who did this is an animal, a brute.
5 a particular type of person, thing, organization, etc: She's not a political animal. + The government which followed the election was a very different animal.
See also -
+ adjective [only before noun] relating to the physical needs and basic feelings of people: animal desires / passion / instincts + animal magnetism (= a quality in sb that other people find attractive, usually in a sexual way)
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 creature, being, mammal, organism:
Scientists are unlikely to employ the popular division of all things into animal, vegetable, or mineral.
2 beast, brute, savage, monster:
Think of the poor girl married to that animal!
adj.
3 zoological, zooid, animalistic:
The sponge is a member of the animal kingdom.
4 physical, fleshly, sensual, gross, coarse, unrefined, uncultured, uncultivated, rude, carnal, crude, bestial, beastlike, subhuman:
His animal appetites occasionally got the better of him.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
dead, live, living
the export of live animals for slaughter
| cold-blooded, warm-blooded | higher, lower | dumb | stuffed
glass cases of stuffed animals
| dangerous | endangered, rare | extinct | social, solitary | tame | feral, stray, wild | exotic | caged, trapped, wounded
(often figurative) He was pacing the room like a caged animal.
| domestic, farm, laboratory, zoo | forest, land, marine | draught, pack
pack animals such as mules
VERB + ANIMAL
have, keep
In court he was banned from keeping animals.
| breed, raise, rear
animals bred in captivity
| tame, train
This animal can be trained to follow simple orders.
| hunt, trap | butcher, slaughter
ANIMAL + NOUN
life, species | behaviour, instinct | lover | husbandry | experiments, testing/tests
protesting against animal experiments
| rights, welfare | fat, products
PHRASES
the animal kingdom/world
the wonders of the animal kingdom
Concise English dictionary
animals'ænɪml
noun
+a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
adj.
+marked by the appetites and passions of the body
+of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from an animal or animals
