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单词 pack animal
释义

pack animal

noun

: an animal used for carrying packs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Of course, regular racetrackers found nothing unusual about this happening to a pack animal. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020 Being a pack animal means agreeing to a set of rules or expectations established by the pack leader, i.e. their human family. Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, 28 Aug. 2020 The donkeys were also smaller than is expected of pack animals. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Mar. 2020 Some towns have been practically cut off, forcing residents to rely on pack animals and occasional passing cars to get to the nearest city. Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 15 May 2020 Analysis also revealed stress on the bones that occurred when the donkeys were alive -- but not the kind of stress typically found in pack animals used for carrying heavy loads. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Mar. 2020 The bustling Tang capital was the eastern terminus of the Silk Road trade route, and donkeys were frequently used as pack animals. Michael Price, Science | AAAS, 16 Mar. 2020 William Taylor, an anthropologist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who studies human-animal relationships, agrees the donkeys in the tomb were not simple pack animals. Michael Price, Science | AAAS, 16 Mar. 2020 Image Lurie and his pack animal fall in with members of the United States Camel Corps, and many adventures are had. Dwight Garner, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

pack animal

noun

as in ass

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ass
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  • jack
  • jenny
  • mule
  • hinny
  • jennet
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