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zoo

UK /zuː/US /zuː/

词源

Shortened form of 'zoological garden', first used in the mid-19th century. From Greek 'zōion' (animal) + 'logia' (study).

noun

❶ 动物园,指圈养和展示各种动物供公众参观的场所,通常用于教育、研究和娱乐目的。

“We took the kids to the zoo to see the lions and tigers.”

(我们带孩子们去动物园看狮子和老虎。)

“The zoo has a new exhibit featuring penguins.”

(动物园有一个新的企鹅展览。)

同义词:menagerie, wildlife park, animal park

常见短语

zoo animal — 指生活在动物园中的动物,通常用于区别于野生动物。

“The zookeeper feeds the zoo animals twice a day.”

(动物园管理员每天给园内动物喂食两次。)

like a zoo — 形容某个地方非常吵闹或混乱,就像动物园一样。

“The classroom was like a zoo after the teacher left.”

(老师离开后,教室像动物园一样吵闹。)