Word
zookeeper
动物园管理员；动物园饲养员
a person whose job is to care for the animals in a zoo
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A person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals.
动物园中照管动物的人。
动物园中照管动物的人。；动物园管理者
In use
The zookeeper feeds the pandas every morning at nine.
My cousin wants to become a zookeeper because she loves animals.
The zookeepers cleaned the lion enclosure before the visitors arrived.
a zookeeper
zookeeper 是可数名词，单数形式前用 a/an。
A zookeeper has to know each animal's habits.
动物园管理员必须了解每只动物的习性。
zookeepers
复数形式为 zookeepers，作主语时谓语动词用复数形式。
The zookeepers feed the pandas at noon.
动物园管理员们在中午喂熊猫。
Common mistakes
He is zookeeper at the city zoo.He is a zookeeper at the city zoo.
zookeeper 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a。汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉 a；加上 a 后句子才完整。
There are three zookeeper in the zoo.There are three zookeepers in the zoo.
zookeeper 是可数名词，受 three 修饰时必须用复数 zookeepers。汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- work as a zookeeper
- 担任动物园管理员；当动物园管理员
- She works as a zookeeper at the city zoo.她在市动物园担任动物园管理员。
- head zookeeper
- 饲养主管；动物园主管
- The head zookeeper is responsible for the whole team.饲养主管负责整个团队。
- zookeeper duties
- 动物园管理员的职责
- Zookeeper duties include preparing food and cleaning enclosures.动物园管理员的职责包括准备食物和清扫兽舍。
- become a zookeeper
- 成为动物园管理员
- She wants to become a zookeeper when she grows up.她长大后想成为动物园管理员。
- train as a zookeeper
- 接受动物园管理员培训
- He is training as a zookeeper at a wildlife park.他正在一家野生动物园接受动物园管理员培训。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
zoo（动物园）+ keeper（看守人），想象动物园里拿着钥匙看管动物的人，就是管理员。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：动物园工作岗位、参观指南或标识、日常口语交流 该词是中性常用词，多用于指动物园中负责照顾动物和日常管理的工作人员；日常口语和书面介绍都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
zookeeper 可拆为 zoo + keeper。末尾 -keeper 读 /kiːpə(r)/，因此 keeper、sweeper、sleeper、cheaper（拼写为 -ea-，但读音相同）都与它押韵。注意 zoo 读 /zuː/，oo 为长音 /uː/；而 book 的 oo 读 /ʊ/，拼写相似但发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.