Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #22821
zoologists
动物学家
zoologists is the plural of zoologist.
zoologist
- 1.
One who studies or practices zoology.
研究或从事动物学的人。
研究或从事动物学的人。；动物学家；[医] 动物学家
In use
A zoologist studies animal behavior in the wild.
After years of fieldwork, the zoologist published a book about rare birds.
The zoo hired a zoologist to improve the care of its animals.
a zoologist who ...
who 引导的定语从句说明动物学家具体的研究方向。
She is a zoologist who studies marine animals.
她是一位研究海洋动物的动物学家。
work as a zoologist
work as 表示“担任某职业”。
He works as a zoologist at the national museum.
他在国家博物馆担任动物学家。
become a zoologist
become 后接职业名词，表示成为某种专业人员。
She decided to become a zoologist after college.
她大学毕业后决定成为一名动物学家。
Common mistakes
I am studying zoologist at university.I am studying zoology at university.
zoologist 指“动物学家”（研究动物的人），而“动物学”这门学科是 zoology。把学科名称误写成表示人的名词，是混淆了 -ist（人）和 -ology（学科）这两个后缀。
She wants to be zoologist.She wants to be a zoologist.
zoologist 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a/an；汉语中没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。表达“成为某职业”时要用 a/an + 单数可数名词。
Connections
Collocations
- a field zoologist
- 野外动物学家
- A field zoologist spends months observing animals in their natural habitat.野外动物学家会花数月时间在自然栖息地观察动物。
- a marine zoologist
- 海洋动物学家
- The marine zoologist studies the behavior of dolphins and whales.这位海洋动物学家研究海豚和鲸鱼的行为。
- a renowned zoologist
- 著名动物学家
- She became a renowned zoologist after decades of research.经过数十年的研究，她成为了一位著名的动物学家。
- trained as a zoologist
- 接受过动物学家的训练
- He was trained as a zoologist before turning to wildlife photography.他在转行从事野生动物摄影之前接受过动物学家的训练。
- zoologist by profession
- 职业是动物学家
- Though known as a writer, she is a zoologist by profession.虽然她以作家身份闻名，但她的职业是动物学家。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“zoo”（动物园）加“-logist”（学者）再加“-ist”（人）：在动物园里研究动物的人，就是zoologist。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：学术讨论、科普文章、职业描述 通常用于正式或学术语境，日常口语中较少直接使用；多指研究动物的科学家或专家。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 zoologists。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 zoologist 押韵：重读元音 /ɒ/ 后跟 /lədʒist/。注意形似但读音不同的词：zoology /zəʊˈɒlədʒi/ 和 zoo /zuː/。
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, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.