【carnivorous】 - A-level备考词汇

carnivorous

UK:  [kɑ:'nɪvərəs]

US:  [kɑrˈnɪvərəs]

adj.

1.食肉的

2.肉食性的

3.肉食的

4.【动物;动物学】食肉(目)的

1 . Sarracenia are considered easy to grow and are widely propagated and cultivated by gardeners and carnivorous plant enthusiasts.
瓶子草被认为是比较好种的食虫植物，被园艺和食虫植物爱好者广泛繁殖和栽培。

2 . He added that carnivorous plants were targeted more than any other taxa, probably as a result of the plants' exotic appearance.
他补充说食肉植物比其它任何一类植物更加成为采集的对象可能是因为这些植物奇异娇艳的外观。

3 . any cat-like, carnivorous mammal of the subfamily Viverrinae that secrets a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musk-like odor.
一种像猫一样的食肉哺乳动物，系灵猫的一个亚种，会分泌一种有浓烈麝香气味的黄色油脂状物质。

4 . This was a great relief to Earth as such species had become increasingly destructive and carnivorous towards the other species upon Earth.
这是地球巨大的解脱，因为这类物种正在因对地球上其他物种肉食而更具破坏性。

5 . Plants would seem to live in the slow lane, but a carnivorous aquatic plant may be an exception.
植物似乎（大多）生长在斜坡上，但是肉食水生植物可能是个例外。