| 单词 | cannibal |
| 释义 | cannibal (once / 1427 pages) n A cannibal is someone who eats human flesh. It’s a good idea not to get too friendly with one, especially if you’re covered in delicious-smelling spices. The word cannibal comes from the Spanish word caníbalis, which was Christopher Columbus’s version of the word Caribs, the name people from the Caribbean called themselves. They meant Carib as in “brave ones” so something got lost in translation! Most cannibals are fictional — like Queequeg from Moby Dick or Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs. This word can apply to animals that eat their own kind: for example, the cannibal shrimp eats other shrimp. Ew. WORD FAMILYcannibal: cannibalic, cannibalise, cannibalism, cannibalistic, cannibalize, cannibals+/cannibalise: cannibalising/cannibalism: cannibalisms/cannibalistic: cannibalistically/cannibalize: cannibalized, cannibalizes, cannibalizing USAGE EXAMPLESThe court rejected a complaint brought by Mr Dzhugashvili over an article accusing the Soviet leader of being a "bloodthirsty cannibal". BBC(Dec 22, 2016) He said blacks were cannibals, barbarians and savages in Africa and it was foolish to think they would be any different in the United States. Seattle Times(Nov 14, 2016) Quail are just jerks sometimes, turning into cannibals if they get overheated or are not fed enough protein. The New Yorker(Nov 03, 2016) n a person who eats human flesh Syn|Hyper anthropophagite, anthropophagus, man-eater barbarian, savage a member of an uncivilized people |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。