Word · Frequency #23095
carnivorous
食肉的；肉食性的
relating to or characteristic of carnivores; flesh-eating
- 1.
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
食肉动物的；与食肉目(Carnivora)有关的。
- 2.
relating to or characteristic of carnivores
食肉动物的
- 3.
Flesh-eating; (usually also specifically) predatorily so: that is, predatory.
食肉的；(通常特指)捕食性的,即掠食性的。
- 4.
(used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals
以动物为食的
- 5.
Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
食虫的:能捕获昆虫并从中吸收营养的。
食肉动物的；与食肉目(Carnivora)有关的。；食肉动物的；食肉的；(通常特指)捕食性的,即掠食性的。；以动物为食的；食虫的:能捕获昆虫并从中吸收营养的。
In use
Lions are carnivorous animals that hunt other animals for food.
This plant is carnivorous and traps insects to get nutrients.
A carnivorous diet consists mainly of meat and fish.
the lion and other carnivorous animals
carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects
be carnivorous
作表语时直接说明某类动物的食性。
Many dinosaurs were carnivorous.
许多恐龙是食肉的。
a carnivorous + noun
carnivorous 常修饰 plant、animal、dinosaur 等名词，表示“肉食性的”。注意 carnivorous plant 指捕食昆虫等小动物的植物。
Connections
Collocations
- carnivorous plant
- 食肉植物
- The Venus flytrap is a well-known carnivorous plant.捕蝇草是一种著名的食肉植物。
- carnivorous animal
- 肉食动物
- Lions are carnivorous animals that hunt in groups.狮子是成群捕猎的肉食动物。
- carnivorous diet
- 肉食性饮食
- Some reptiles have a strictly carnivorous diet.一些爬行动物是纯肉食性的。
- carnivorous dinosaur
- 食肉恐龙
- Tyrannosaurus rex was a large carnivorous dinosaur.霸王龙是一种大型食肉恐龙。
- carnivorous species
- 肉食性物种
- Many carnivorous species sit at the top of the food chain.许多肉食性物种处于食物链顶端。
- carnivorous creature
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：carnivorous里有car和ni，想象一头狮子开着车追你，因为你是‘肉’——食肉的。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：生物学/科普、自然纪录片、日常描述动物食性 通常用于正式或科普语境，日常口语中更常说 meat-eating。在生物学和自然纪录片中很常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 carnivorous 押韵的词以 -ivorous 结尾，如 herbivorous、omnivorous、insectivorous，均含 /ɪvɝəs/ 音。注意 carni- 开头的 carnivore 和 carnival 读音不同；voracious 拼写近似但读音也不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.