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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。
食肉的；肉食性的
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食肉的；肉食性的
relating to or characteristic of carnivores; flesh-eating
Many dinosaurs were carnivorous.
许多恐龙是食肉的。
食肉动物的；与食肉目(Carnivora)有关的。
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
食肉动物的
relating to or characteristic of carnivores
食肉的；(通常特指)捕食性的,即掠食性的。
Flesh-eating; (usually also specifically) predatorily so: that is, predatory.
以动物为食的
(used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals
Lions are carnivorous animals that hunt other animals for food.
狮子是食肉动物，它们捕猎其他动物为食。
AI contextual example
This plant is carnivorous and traps insects to get nutrients.
这种植物是食肉性的，它捕获昆虫来获取养分。
AI contextual example
A carnivorous diet consists mainly of meat and fish.
肉食性饮食主要以肉和鱼为主。
AI contextual example
the lion and other carnivorous animals
狮子和其他食肉动物
WordNet
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。
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。
The pitcher plant is a carnivorous plant.
猪笼草是一种食肉植物。
become 后接形容词，表示食性发生变化。
Some fish species became carnivorous after moving to new lakes.
一些鱼类在迁入新湖泊后变成了肉食性鱼类。
Not this
A carnivorous eats meat.
Use this
A carnivore eats meat.
carnivorous 是形容词，不能单独作主语；指“食肉动物”要用名词 carnivore。
Not this
The lion is carnivore.
Use this
The lion is carnivorous.
carnivore 是名词“食肉动物”，carnivorous 才是形容词“食肉的”；系动词 is 后面应接形容词作表语，不能直接用名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
肉食动物
Lions are carnivorous animals that hunt in groups.
狮子是成群捕猎的肉食动物。
肉食性饮食
Some reptiles have a strictly carnivorous diet.
一些爬行动物是纯肉食性的。
食肉恐龙
Tyrannosaurus rex was a large carnivorous dinosaur.
霸王龙是一种大型食肉恐龙。
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。
食肉生物
The octopus is a carnivorous creature that feeds on crabs.
章鱼是以螃蟹为食的食肉生物。
Use carnivorous naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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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。
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。
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.