primate

美 [ˈpraɪmeɪt]英 [ˈpraɪmeɪt]
  • n.灵长类,灵长目动物;大主教,首席主教,总主教
  • adj.灵长目动物的;首要的

复数: primates

primateprimate

noun

1

灵长类;灵长目动物
any animal that belongs to the group of mammals that includes humans, apes and monkeys

2

大主教;总主教
an archbishop (= a priest of very high rank in the Christian Church)

the Primate of all England (= the Archbishop of Canterbury)

全英格兰主教长(坎特伯雷大主教)

primate

频次

  • 2
    N-COUNT 灵长类(动物)
    A primate is a member of the group of mammals which includes humans, monkeys, and apes.

    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。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 大主教;首席主教
    The Primate of a particular country or region is the most important priest in that country or region.

    ...the Roman Catholic Primate of All Ireland.

    全爱尔兰天主教大主教

noun

1
any placental mammal of the order Primates;has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
2
a senior clergyman and dignitary
Synonym: archpriest hierarch high priest prelate

数据来源:WordNet

  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。

  2. Gorillas are the largest living primate by size .

    大猩猩是体型最大的灵长类动物。

  3. Consciousness or cerebration has been said to have emerged in the evolution of higher primates .

    据说意识或思考在较高级灵长类的进化中已出现。

  4. Primates are alert , inquisitive animals .

    灵长目动物是机灵、好奇的动物。

  5. The Current Status and the Future of Laboratory Primates in China

    中国灵长类实验动物的现状与未来

  6. The computer system used in primate brain research

    灵长类脑研究中的计算机应用

  7. The recent distribution , status and conservation of primates in China

    中国现代灵长类的分布、现状与保护

  8. Classification and distribution of living primates in Yunnan China

    云南灵长类的分类和分布

  9. Object Recognition Models Based on Primate Visual Cortices : A Review

    基于灵长类视觉皮层的目标识别模型综述

  10. 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。

  11. 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。

  12. The scientists now think there might be a basic , universal primate call structure .

    现在科学家们认为可能存在一种基本的、普遍的原始发声结构。

  13. It can only infect a few kinds of new world primates and human being .

    EB病毒感染的宿主范围极其狭窄,仅能感染人及少数几种灵长类动物。

  14. Superior intelligence and the use of language distinguish man from the other primates .

    智商高、语言能力强使人区别于其他灵长类。

  15. Seasonal Management of Primates in Captivity under Weather Conditions of Guangzhou Region

    广州地区气候条件下灵长类实验动物饲养的季节管理初探

  16. But birds ' brains are so small compared to primates .

    但比起灵长类,鸟类的脑袋非常小。

  17. Other primates offer some insights into our human nature .

    我们可以从其他灵长类动物身上了解一些人类的天性。

  18. Laughter may even have evolved long before primates .

    笑甚至可能在灵长类出现很久以前就已经演化形成。

  19. Things are quite different among monogamous ' pair bonding ' primates .

    但在一夫一妻的灵长类动物中,情况截然不同。

  20. The establishment and preservation of lymphocyte strain of some rare primates

    几种珍稀灵长类淋巴细胞系的建立和保存

  21. These primates used their hands for plucking fruit and leaves .

    这些灵长类动物用前肢采摘水果和树叶。

  22. Genetic control is an important component of the general management of nonhuman primate colonies .

    遗传学控制在非人灵长类动物人工繁殖种群诸多管理环节具有至关重要的作用。

  23. Ecological selection of primate social behavior

    灵长类社会行为的生态选择

  24. That actually for a given body mass of a primate the metabolic rate was static .

    这种假说认为:对于一定体重的灵长类动物来说新陈代谢率是一定的。

  25. The comparative anatomical research of brain in seven species of nonhuman primates in China

    中国七种非人灵长类动物脑形态的比较解剖学研究

  26. Alarm - calling behavior is important in the social communication of nonhuman primates .

    警报叫声是非人灵长类动物社会交往中的一种重要的通讯行为。

  27. On this basis , the essay makes some related comparisons between it and many primates .

    在此基础上与部分灵长目动物作相关的比较。

  28. Primates can solve difficult problems ...

    灵长类能破解难题

  29. Many animals use the same spots repeatedly to do their business , primates in particular .

    许多动物,尤其是灵长类动物,喜欢反复使用同一个地点来处理他们的事情。

  30. For many years , scientists have believed that only primates possess this amazing ability .

    多年以来,科学家们相信只有灵长类动物才具有这一神奇的能力。