9 寵物與花卉

六級 pet

[pet] n 寵物

eg. The old lady thrust herself through the crowd to look for her pet dog.

老婦人擠過了人群去尋找她的寵物狗。

相關詞 pet shop寵物店；

pet name愛稱，昵稱

托福 vet

[vet] n 獸醫

eg. The vet gave him some medicine to cure his kitten.

醫生給他一些藥用來給他的小貓治病。

相關詞 veterinarian [?vet?r??ne?r??n] n 獸醫；

veterinary [?vetnr?] adj 獸醫的

四級 dog

[d?ɡ] n 狗

eg. My grandfather suggested that we keep a dog to scare away thieves.

爺爺建議養條狗來嚇走小偷。

相關詞 dog collar狗項圈；

dog-paddle [?d?gp?dl] n 狗爬式游泳；

dogsled [?d?gsled] n 狗拉雪橇；

dog-tired [?d?ɡ?ta??d] adj 極度疲乏，累極了

托福 pooch

[pu:t?] n 狗

eg. The pooch saved his life by barking loudly to wake him up during the fire.

火災時，那只狗大聲狂吠救了他的命。

相關詞 doggy [?d?ɡ?] n （兒語）小狗，狗狗；

pup [p?p] n 小狗；puppy [?p?p?] n 小狗，幼犬；

stray dog流浪狗；

guide dog導盲犬

四級 bark

[bɑ:k] v （狗）吠叫；n （狗的）吠聲

eg. A barking dog seldom bites.

會叫的狗很少咬人。

相關詞 kennel [?kenl] n 狗窩，犬舍；

doghouse [?d?ɡha?s] n 狗窩；

rabies [?re?bi:z] n 狂犬病；

canine [?ke?na?n] adj 犬的，似犬的

六級 hound

[ha?nd] n 獵犬，獵狗

eg. The rabbit was pursued by the hound and ran quickly to the forest.

被獵狗緊追著，兔子飛快地跑向了森林。

相關詞 bloodhound [?bl?dha?nd] n 大警犬；

wolfhound [?w?lfha?nd] n 獵狼犬；

foxhound [?f?ksha?nd] n 獵狐狗；

greyhound [?gre?ha?nd] n 長腿獵狗

托福 poodle

[?pu:dl] n 卷毛狗，貴婦犬

eg. The duchess named her poodle "Bella".

公爵夫人給她的卷毛狗命名為“貝拉”。

相關詞 Pekinese [?pi:k??ni:z] n 北京狗，獅子狗；

pug [p?g] n 哈巴狗；

chihuahua [t???wɑ:w?] n 吉娃娃狗

托福 mastiff

[?m?st?f] n 大訓犬，獒犬

eg. The ferocious mastiff was chained by his owner in order not to hurt people.

為了不傷害到人，那只兇猛的獒犬被主人拴了起來。

相關詞 Tibetan mastiff藏獒；

sheepdog [??i:pd?g] n 牧羊犬

托福 terrier

[?ter??(r)] n 小獵犬

eg. Which type of terrier do you like best?

你最喜歡哪種類型的小獵犬？

相關詞 beagle [?bi:gl] n 小獵兔犬；

bulldog [?b?ld?ɡ] n 斗牛狗，牛頭犬；

dachshund [?d?ksnd] n 臘腸狗；

spaniel [?sp?nj?l] n 長毛垂耳狗

四級 cat

[k?t] n 貓

eg. The cat is cruel to all but his master and his own kind．這只貓除

了對自己的主人與自己的同類友善外，對其他人都很兇。

相關詞 cattery [?k?t?r?] n 貓代養所；

caterwaul [?k?t?w?:l] v （貓）號叫；

cat flap貓洞；

catty [?k?t?] adj （女人）搬弄是非的

托福 puss

[p?s] n 貓咪

eg. Poor puss, where are you from?

可憐的小貓咪，你從哪里來？

相關詞 whisker [?w?sk?(r)] n (貓、鼠等的)須；

tomcat [?t?mk?t] n 公貓，雄貓

同義詞 pussy [?p?s?] n （兒語）貓咪；kitty [?k?t?] n 貓咪，小貓

四級 mouse

[ma?s] n （pl.mice [mais]）老鼠，耗子

eg. I have a great fear of mice.

我很怕老鼠。

相關詞 mousetrap [?ma?str?p] n 捕鼠器；

hamster [?h?mst?] n 倉鼠；

guinea pig天竺鼠，豚鼠

同義詞 rat [r?t] n 老鼠，耗子

托福 goldfish

[?ɡ??ldf??] n 金魚

eg. The black cat sat in front of the fish tank, staring at the goldfish.

那只黑貓蹲在魚缸前，盯著里面的那條金魚。

相關詞 goldfish bowl金魚缸；

fishmonger [?f??m??g?(r)] n 魚販，魚店

四級 cage

[ke?d?] n 籠子

eg. Don't you think the birds that are locked in the cage are very poor?

你不覺得被鎖在籠子里的小鳥很可憐嗎？

相關詞 birdcage [?b?:dke?d?] n 鳥籠；coop [ku:p] n 籠子；

caged [ke?d?d] adj 關在籠中的；

aviary [?e?v??r?] n 鳥舍，大鳥籠

四級 pigeon

[?p?d??n] n 鴿子

eg. A wounded pigeon was standing on the tree.

一只受傷的鴿子站在樹上。

相關詞 carrier pigeon信鴿；

homing pigeon賽鴿，信鴿；

wood pigeon林鴿

托福 thrush

[θr??] n 畫眉

eg. Every morning, he is woken up by the song of the thrush.

每天早上，他都會被畫眉鳥的叫聲吵醒。

相關詞 birdsong [?b?:ds??] n 鳥鳴聲；kingfisher [?k??f???(r)] n 翠鳥；

magpie [?m?ɡpa?] n 喜鵲；lark [lɑ:k] n 云雀，百靈

同義詞 throstle [?θr?sl] n 畫眉鳥

四級 parrot

[?p?r?t] n 鸚鵡

eg. We have to admit that a parrot is an amazing mimic.

我們不得不承認鸚鵡很會學舌。

相關詞 parrot-fashion [?p?r?t?f???n] adv 鸚鵡學舌般地，盲從地；

budgerigar [?b?d??r?gɑ:(r)] n 虎皮鸚鵡；

canary [k??ne?r?] n 金絲雀

四級 flower

[?fla??(r)] n 花，花卉

eg. They are strewing flowers on her grave.

他們正在往她墳墓上撒花。

相關詞 flower arranging插花；

flowered [?fla??d] adj 飾有花卉圖案的；

flowering [?fla??r??] n 開花時節；

floral [?fl?:r?l] adj 花的；

florist [?fl?r?st] n 花商

四級 bloom

[blu:m] n 花；v 開花

eg. Those peonies have beautiful blooms.

那些牡丹花開得真美。

相關詞 garland [?gɑ:l?nd] n 花環，花冠；

florescence [fl?:?resns] n 花期；

inflorescence [??nfl?:?resns] n 花序

同義詞 blossom [?bl?s?m] n 花朵，花簇

托福 parterre

[pɑ:?te?] n 花壇

eg. There is a big round parterre in our backyard.

我們家的后院里有一個圓形的大花壇。

相關詞 flowerpot [?fla??p?t] n 花盆；

bonsai [?b?nsa?] n 盆景；

vase [vɑ:z] n 花瓶

同義詞 flower bed花壇

六級 fragrance

[?fre?gr?ns] n 香味

eg. What pretty flowers, and they are full of fragrance.

多漂亮的花啊，它們還散發著芳香。

相關詞 fragrant [?fre?gr?nt] adj 香的，芳香的；

scented [?sent?d] adj 芬芳的

同義詞 scent [sent] n 香味

托福 flower nursery

[?fla??(r)][?n?:s?r?] 花圃

eg. When the roses are in full bloom, the flower nursery looks very beautiful.

當玫瑰開花時，園子里美麗極了。

相關詞 gardener [?ɡɑ:dn?(r)] n 園藝愛好者，園丁；

horticulture [?h?:t?k?lt??(r)] n 園藝，園藝學；

pergola [?p?:ɡ?l?] n 花架，蔓藤架