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animal

US /ˈænəməl/

noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The zoo has more than two hundred kinds of animals.

Word Family

NounNoun
animal gốc animality
VerbVerb
animalise animalize
AdjectiveAdj
animal gốc
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • creaturea living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  • beasta living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Collocations

  • Easy wild animal
    describing wild animal (a wild primitive state untouched by civilization)
  • Medium animal welfare standards on farms
    describing animal welfare standards on farms (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  • Hard prohibit inhumane animal testing
    to prohibit inhumane animal testing, meaning to command against
  • Very Hard animal spirits driving speculation
    describing animal spirits driving speculation (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

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