"menagerie" in Chinese (Simplified)
动物展览小型动物园(旧时)
Definition
兽栏指为供人观赏而饲养的一群野生或稀有动物,尤其常见于以前。 也可泛指各种各样、奇特的事物或人的集合。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'Menagerie' 属于较正式或文学用语,常用于历史、艺术或比喻语境。现代很少用来指真实的动物展览,更多用于比喻各类奇特、杂乱的集合。常见表达有 'a menagerie of ideas'、'a menagerie of characters'。
Examples
The old castle had a menagerie with lions and tigers.
古老的城堡有一个**动物展览**,里面有狮子和老虎。
A menagerie is a place where many kinds of animals are kept.
**动物展览**是指饲养许多不同种动物的地方。
The circus brought its menagerie to the city every summer.
马戏团每年夏天都会把他们的**动物展览**带到城市。
His apartment was like a menagerie—he had parrots, snakes, and even a monkey.
他的公寓简直像一个**动物展览**——有鹦鹉、蛇,甚至还有猴子。
Working at the school felt like handling a menagerie of personalities.
在学校工作感觉就像管理一群性格各异的**动物展览**。
Over the years, he collected a menagerie of rare stamps from around the globe.
多年下来,他收集了一批来自世界各地的珍稀邮票,成了自己的**动物展览**。