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a gorilla
gorilla 是可数名词，单数前通常加 a/an 或 the；注意不要和 guerrilla（游击队员）混淆。
The zookeeper fed a gorilla.
动物园饲养员喂了一只大猩猩。
大猩猩
gorillas — plural of gorilla
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
大猩猩
gorilla
The zookeeper fed a gorilla.
动物园饲养员喂了一只大猩猩。
大猩猩属的猿类；栖息于中非森林,体型和力量在灵长类中最为突出。
An ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates.
最大的类人猿；陆生且素食；生活在中西非的森林中
largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa
高大粗暴的人或暴徒；打手或恶棍。
A big and brutish man or a thug; a goon or ruffian.
At the zoo, we watched a large gorilla eating leaves.
在动物园里，我们看到一只大猩猩在吃树叶。
The gorilla beat its chest to show the others that it was strong.
那只大猩猩捶打自己的胸脯，向其他同类显示它很强壮。
Many gorillas live in the forests of central Africa.
许多大猩猩生活在非洲中部的森林里。
gorilla 是可数名词，单数前通常加 a/an 或 the；注意不要和 guerrilla（游击队员）混淆。
The zookeeper fed a gorilla.
动物园饲养员喂了一只大猩猩。
用复数形式可泛指整个物种，不加冠词。
Gorillas live in forests in central west Africa.
大猩猩生活在中非西部的森林里。
the + 单数名词可以指整个物种。
The gorilla is a large, peaceful ape.
大猩猩是一种体型大且平和的猿类。
Not this
They fought as gorillas in the mountains.
Use this
They fought as guerrillas in the mountains.
这里的 gorilla 意为“大猩猩”，而“游击队员”应拼作 guerrilla（guerrilla），不要与 gorilla 混淆。
Not this
I saw gorilla at the zoo.
Use this
I saw a gorilla at the zoo.
gorilla 是可数名词单数，不能单独使用；初次提到一只大猩猩时，需要用不定冠词 a。
Not this
There are many gorilla in the forest.
Use this
There are many gorillas in the forest.
gorilla 的复数形式是 gorillas，many 后接可数名词复数，因此不能保留单数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
银背大猩猩（成年雄性大猩猩）
The silverback gorilla protects its group from danger.
银背大猩猩保护它的群体免受危险。
山地大猩猩（濒危物种）
Mountain gorillas live only in the high forests of central Africa.
山地大猩猩只生活在非洲中部的高山森林中。
低地大猩猩
Lowland gorillas are often seen in zoos around the world.
低地大猩猩经常在世界各地的动物园里见到。
徒步观赏大猩猩（旅游活动）
Gorilla trekking in Uganda attracts many wildlife tourists.
在乌干达徒步观赏大猩猩吸引了许多野生动物游客。
不可忽视的重大问题；占主导地位的人或事物
Amazon has become the 800-pound gorilla in online retail.
亚马逊已成为在线零售业中举足轻重的巨头。
Use gorillas naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
看到gorilla，想象它捶胸时吼出'咯哩啦'，又壮又凶，就是大猩猩。
语域：mixed 常见场景：wildlife documentaries and nature writing、informal conversation about a violent or intimidating man 表示“大猩猩”时通常为中性词，正式和非正式场合都可用；表示“残暴的男人、歹徒”时多用于非正式口语，含贬义。
表示“大猩猩”时是可数名词，可说 a gorilla / two gorillas；不要当作不可数名词使用。
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