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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Collins.1 / BNC.10750 / COCA.11355

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

• Today the human brain is three times the size of our primate ancestors.
  如今，人类大脑是我们的祖先灵长类动物大小的三倍。
• Extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya.
  已灭绝的灵长类动物的一个属，有强健的咀嚼肌，臼齿大，门牙小；肯尼亚发现的一种化石。
• Most likely, a primate similar to the Bonobo was the first to laugh.
  最有可能的，一个灵长类类似侏儒黑猩猩是第一个笑出声来。
• The theory pushes the history of primate evolution back some ten million years.
  这个理论将灵长类动物进化的历史后退了上千万年。
• 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。
• Simons said that when this primate lived, Africa was an island, limiting the competition for survival.
  Simons说这种动物生活的时候非洲还是一个岛屿，没有生存竞争。
• So far, efforts to clone a monkey or another primate with the same techniques have failed.
  迄今为止，用同样方法克隆猴子或其他灵长类动物的尝试均以失败告终。
• 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）。
• 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 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。