primate

英 [ˈpraɪmeɪt]

美 [ˈpraɪmeɪt]

n.  灵长类; 灵长目动物; 大主教; 总主教

复数：primates　

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牛津词典

noun

• 灵长类；灵长目动物
  any animal that belongs to the group of mammals that includes humans, apes and monkeys
• 大主教；总主教
  an archbishop (= a priest of very high rank in the Christian Church)
  1. the Primate of all England (= the Archbishop of Canterbury)
     全英格兰主教长（坎特伯雷大主教）

柯林斯词典

The pronunciation /'praɪmeɪt/ is also used for meaning 2. 义项2亦读作 /'praɪmeɪt/。


• N-COUNT 灵长类（动物）
  Aprimateis a member of the group of mammals which includes humans, monkeys, and apes.
  1. 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。
• N-COUNT 大主教；首席主教
  The Primate ofa particular country or region is the most important priest in that country or region.
  1. ...the Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland.
     全爱尔兰天主教大主教

英英释义

noun

• any placental mammal of the order Primates
• a senior clergyman and dignitary
  Synonym:archpriesthierarchhigh priestprelate

双语例句

• The Aye-aye is the world's largest nocturnal primate, and dwells predominantly in forest canopies.
  狐猴是世界上最大的夜间性活动灵长类动物，主要居住在森林中。
• The orangutan is the largest Asian primate and also the largest tree-dwelling mammal.
  红毛猩猩是现存亚洲最大的灵长类动物，也是最大的居住在树上的哺乳类动物。
• Primate models of amnesia: Contribution of specific medial temporal-lobe areas.
  遗忘症的灵长类模式：特定中颞叶区域的贡献。
• The cynomolgus macaque is one of the most important and widely used non-human primate animal models in basic and applied biomedical research.
  食蟹猕猴是基础医学和应用生物医学研究中最重要和最广泛使用的非人类灵长类动物模型之一。
• Among the hundreds of primate species, some are polygamous ( including our close relatives, chimps and baboons), and others monogamous ( such as gibbons and marmosets).
  在种类数以百计的灵长类动物中，一些是一夫一妻（包括人类的近亲黑猩猩和狒狒），其他一些是一夫多妻（例如长臂猿和狨猴）。
• Much like primate grooming, a Christmas card requires effort, time and expense.
  与灵长类相互理毛的举动很像，圣诞卡需要花费精力、时间和金钱。
• In this case, the animals were lemurs – a type of primate related to monkeys and apes.
  在此项案例中，被实验的动物是狐猴，这是一种与猴子，猿有关的灵长目动物。
• Among the 10 primate species that inhabit this area are the orangutan and proboscis monkey, which live only on Borneo.
  在此栖息的十种灵长类动物中，红毛猩猩与长鼻猴是婆罗洲特有的。
• Reciprocally, the colors of ripened fruits may have coevolved with primate trichromacy, since animals that could recognize and eat the ripe fruit would have assisted plants by spreading their seeds.
  与此相应，成熟果实的颜色也与灵长类动物的三色视一起进化了，因为那些识别并且食用成熟果实的动物通过传播它们的种子而帮助了植物的繁殖。
• The scientists now think there might be a basic, universal primate call structure.
  现在科学家们认为可能存在一种基本的、普遍的原始发声结构。