"herbivores" in Chinese (Simplified)
食草动物
Definition
只吃植物的动物,比如牛、兔子或鹿。草食动物不吃肉。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“Herbivore”主要用在科学和教育语境(如生物学、动物学)。通常指动物,很少用于人。反义词是“carnivore”(食肉动物)和“omnivore”(杂食动物)。不要用来形容植物或无生命物体。
Examples
Many dinosaurs were herbivores.
许多恐龙是**食草动物**。
Cows are herbivores that eat grass.
牛是吃草的**食草动物**。
Rabbits and deer are examples of herbivores.
兔子和鹿是**食草动物**的例子。
Some herbivores can eat a huge amount of leaves every day.
有些**食草动物**每天能吃大量的树叶。
Unlike lions, herbivores don't hunt other animals for food.
和狮子不同,**食草动物**不会猎捕其他动物为食。
When you visit the zoo, notice how the herbivores have special teeth for chewing plants.
参观动物园时,注意**食草动物**的牙齿是专门用来咀嚼植物的。