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primate n.灵长目动物n.(常大写)首席主教 (1) 相对身躯而言，灵长目动物的大脑比其他动物的大脑都要大些。(2) 这是世界上最罕见的灵长目物种，援救濒临灭绝灵长目动物中心只囚禁了一对。 When you see the word primate, you probably think of monkeys. A monkey is just one example of a primate, though — lemurs are primates too, and so are gibbons, and even people. The things we all have in common are large brains, opposable thumbs, bendy toes, and good eyesight. The Latin word primas, or "first," is the root of primate, which scientists sometimes call "the highest order of mammals."

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英 ['praɪmeɪt] 美 ['praɪmeɪt] (1) Compared to body size, the primate brain is larger than that of other animals.(2) This is the rarest primate species on earth, and the Endangered Primate Rescue Center had only one couple in captivity. A primate is a monkey, ape, human, or other similar mammal. You've probably visited the primate house at the zoo. The pronunciation /'praɪmeɪt/ is also used for meaning 2. 义项2亦读作 /'praɪmeɪt/。1[N-COUNT 可数名词]灵长类（动物） A primate is a member of the group of mammals which includes humans, monkeys, and apes. The woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas.绒毛蛛猴是美洲最大的灵长类动物。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]大主教；首席主教 The Primate of a particular country or region is the most important priest in that country or region.   [usu the N of n]...the Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland.全爱尔兰天主教大主教

英语单词	primate
英美音标	英 ['praɪmeɪt] 美 ['praɪmeɪt]
中文释义	n.灵长目动物 n.(常大写)首席主教
英语例句	(1) Compared to body size, the primate brain is larger than that of other animals. (2) This is the rarest primate species on earth, and the Endangered Primate Rescue Center had only one couple in captivity.
中文例句	(1) 相对身躯而言，灵长目动物的大脑比其他动物的大脑都要大些。 (2) 这是世界上最罕见的灵长目物种，援救濒临灭绝灵长目动物中心只囚禁了一对。
vocabulary简明	A primate is a monkey, ape, human, or other similar mammal. You've probably visited the primate house at the zoo.
vocabulary扩展	When you see the word primate, you probably think of monkeys. A monkey is just one example of a primate, though — lemurs are primates too, and so are gibbons, and even people. The things we all have in common are large brains, opposable thumbs, bendy toes, and good eyesight. The Latin word primas, or "first," is the root of primate, which scientists sometimes call "the highest order of mammals."
柯林斯解释	The pronunciation /'praɪmeɪt/ is also used for meaning 2. 义项2亦读作 /'praɪmeɪt/。 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]灵长类（动物） A primate is a member of the group of mammals which includes humans, monkeys, and apes. The woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas. 绒毛蛛猴是美洲最大的灵长类动物。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]大主教；首席主教 The Primate of a particular country or region is the most important priest in that country or region. [usu the N of n] ...the Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland. 全爱尔兰天主教大主教

Primate Word Monkey N Count 可数名词 Country 英 Praɪmeɪt] 美