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apes such as [species]
such as 用于举例，后面接具体的猿类名称。
Apes such as gorillas are highly intelligent.
像大猩猩这样的猿类非常聪明。
猿；无尾猿
apes — plural of ape
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
猿；无尾猿
a primate with a short tail or no tail at all
Apes such as gorillas are highly intelligent.
像大猩猩这样的猿类非常聪明。
人猿总科的大型猿类,通常比猴子大,且无尾。
An anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
各种短尾或无尾的灵长类动物
any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
除人类外的人猿总科灵长类动物。
A Hominoidea primate other than a human.
模仿他人言行的人
someone who copies the words or behavior of another
The zookeeper explained that an ape is different from a monkey because it has no tail.
动物园管理员解释说，无尾猿和猴子不同，因为它没有尾巴。
Visitors watched the apes build a nest from leaves and branches.
游客们看着那些无尾猿用树叶和树枝筑巢。
This species of ape lives in the rainforest and eats mostly fruit.
这种无尾猿生活在雨林中，主要以水果为食。
such as 用于举例，后面接具体的猿类名称。
Apes such as gorillas are highly intelligent.
像大猩猩这样的猿类非常聪明。
species of 后接单数名词，表示某类生物中的一种。
The orangutan is a species of ape.
红毛猩猩是一种猿。
that 从句修饰复数名词，翻译时通常把定语放在中心词前。
Apes that live in rainforests are endangered.
生活在雨林中的猿类正濒临灭绝。
Not this
There are many ape in the zoo.
Use this
There are many apes in the zoo.
ape是可数名词，复数形式为apes；汉语名词没有复数变化，学习者容易漏掉-s。
Not this
I saw a ape in the tree.
Use this
I saw an ape in the tree.
ape以元音音素/eɪ/开头，不定冠词要用an，不能用a。
Not this
The chimpanzee is a kind of monkey.
Use this
The chimpanzee is a kind of ape.
chimpanzee（黑猩猩）属于ape（无尾猿）；monkey（猴）通常有尾，两者在英语中是不同类别，不能混用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
大型猿类；类人猿
The gorilla is the largest of the great apes.
大猩猩是最大的大型猿类。
猿类物种
Researchers are studying several ape species in the rainforest.
研究人员正在雨林中研究几种猿类物种。
野生猿类
Wild apes are endangered by habitat loss.
野生猿类因栖息地丧失而濒危。
猿类保护
Ape conservation requires international cooperation.
猿类保护需要国际合作。
猿和猴
The zoo has a special section for apes and monkeys.
动物园有一个专门展区展示猿和猴。
大发雷霆；暴跳如雷；变得极其兴奋
Dad will go ape when he sees the mess in the kitchen.
爸爸看到厨房这么乱会大发雷霆的。
裸猿；人（尤指从动物本性角度称呼）
In his book, Desmond Morris called humans 'the naked ape'.
德斯蒙德·莫里斯在书中把人类称为“裸猿”。
把你那臭爪子从我身上拿开，你这该死的臭猿猴！
This line is shouted by the astronaut George Taylor in the 1968 sci-fi film Planet of the Apes, when he is captured by talking apes.
这句台词是宇航员乔治·泰勒在1968年科幻电影《人猿星球》中被会说话的人猿抓住时喊出来的。
猿类团结，力量无穷。
Caesar uses this rallying cry in the 2017 film War for the Planet of the Apes to unite the apes against their human enemies.
在2017年电影《猩球崛起3：终极之战》中，凯撒用这句战斗口号号召猿类团结起来对抗人类的敌人。
Use apes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
ape 读作“诶普”，想象大猩猩拍胸喊“诶”一声，露出没有尾巴的屁股，记住“无尾猿”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物学、科普文章、一般书面介绍 该义项表示无尾猿或猿类，多用于动物学、科普和一般书面介绍，属于中性、规范的表达；日常口语中虽然也会出现，但不属于俚语或特定领域术语。
无尾猿
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