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cannibalism n.吃人肉的习性；同类相食 (1) 他们被迫人吃人以求活下去。(2) 同类相食也许是人类文化的最高禁忌。 Of all the bizarre things in the world, cannibalism is near the top of the list. For humans, cannibalism means eating human flesh. This occurs in some primitive societies and among disturbed people such as serial killers. Also, if a group of people are stranded somewhere long enough, they might have to resort to cannibalism to survive. Animals that eat their own kind are also examples of cannibalism. People who engage in cannibalism are called cannibals.

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英 ['kænɪbəlɪzəm] 美 ['kænɪbəlɪzəm] (1) They were forced to practise cannibalism in order to survive.(2) Cannibalism is perhaps the ultimate cultural taboo. Cannibalism is when people eat people, or another animal eats that type of animal. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]同类相食；食人肉 If a group of people practise cannibalism, they eat the flesh of other people. They were forced to practise cannibalism in order to survive.为了活命，他们只好吃人肉。

英语单词	cannibalism
英美音标	英 ['kænɪbəlɪzəm] 美 ['kænɪbəlɪzəm]
中文释义	n.吃人肉的习性；同类相食
英语例句	(1) They were forced to practise cannibalism in order to survive. (2) Cannibalism is perhaps the ultimate cultural taboo.
中文例句	(1) 他们被迫人吃人以求活下去。 (2) 同类相食也许是人类文化的最高禁忌。
vocabulary简明	Cannibalism is when people eat people, or another animal eats that type of animal.
vocabulary扩展	Of all the bizarre things in the world, cannibalism is near the top of the list. For humans, cannibalism means eating human flesh. This occurs in some primitive societies and among disturbed people such as serial killers. Also, if a group of people are stranded somewhere long enough, they might have to resort to cannibalism to survive. Animals that eat their own kind are also examples of cannibalism. People who engage in cannibalism are called cannibals.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]同类相食；食人肉 If a group of people practise cannibalism, they eat the flesh of other people. They were forced to practise cannibalism in order to survive. 为了活命，他们只好吃人肉。

Cannibalism People Practise Survive Eat Forced Order Group