英语词汇“cannibal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cannibalcan‧ni‧bal /ˈkænəbəl/ noun [countable]

WORD ORIGINcannibal

Origin:

1500-1600 Spanish Canibal ‘member of the Carib people of the West Indies, who were said to eat human flesh’, from Arawakan Caniba, Carib; ➔ CARIB

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A cannibal I knew refused to eat clowns.
A cannibal track for me to find and stare at.
After the fish have spawned, remove the adults to prevent them from turning cannibal and eating the eggs.
Dietz, who once spent three days examining Wisconsin cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, has never talked with Davis.
His travellers appeared on the whole disappointed not to be cooked by cannibals.
Let a man not speak of cannibal deeds among the blessed gods.
More horrifying than cannibals or Communards.
The robber bridegroom could be a drug pusher in-stead of a homicidal cannibal, for instance.

1a person who eats human flesh2an animal that eats the flesh of other animals of the same kind—cannibalism noun [uncountable]—cannibalistic /ˌkænəbəˈlɪstɪk◂/ adjective

单词	cannibal
释义	cannibalcan‧ni‧bal /ˈkænəbəl/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcannibal Origin: 1500-1600 Spanish Canibal ‘member of the Carib people of the West Indies, who were said to eat human flesh’, from Arawakan Caniba, Carib; ➔ CARIB Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A cannibal I knew refused to eat clowns. A cannibal track for me to find and stare at. After the fish have spawned, remove the adults to prevent them from turning cannibal and eating the eggs. Dietz, who once spent three days examining Wisconsin cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, has never talked with Davis. His travellers appeared on the whole disappointed not to be cooked by cannibals. Let a man not speak of cannibal deeds among the blessed gods. More horrifying than cannibals or Communards. The robber bridegroom could be a drug pusher in-stead of a homicidal cannibal, for instance. 1a person who eats human flesh2an animal that eats the flesh of other animals of the same kind—cannibalism noun [uncountable]—cannibalistic /ˌkænəbəˈlɪstɪk◂/ adjective
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