是 zoological garden(动物园)的缩写,原指饲养和研究动物的场所。
动物园
noun
animals
neutral
饲养动物,特别是野生动物,供人们观赏或研究的地方。
示例
- We went to the zoo on Saturday.星期六我们去了动物园。
- The zoo has three elephants.动物园有三只大象。
- Have you ever visited this zoo?您曾经参观过这个动物园吗?
- A keeper fed the lions at the zoo.一名饲养员在动物园喂狮子。
- Several zoos work to protect endangered animals.一些动物园致力于保护濒临灭绝的动物。
相似词
zoological garden
混乱的地方
noun
informal
informal
拥挤、嘈杂或杂乱的地方。
示例
- The kitchen was a zoo before the party.聚会前,厨房乱成一团。
- Our classroom turns into a zoo at the end of the day.每天放学前,我们的教室都乱成一团。
- The station was a complete zoo after the game.比赛结束后,车站乱成一团。
- "It was a zoo in there," she said of the busy shop.她说那家拥挤的商店里乱成一团。
- With fifty guests arriving at once, the house became a zoo.五十位客人同时到来,家里顿时乱成一团。
相似词
madhouse
circus
chaos