Animals are close partners of humans, but these cute little friends will always be innocently shot in our daily lives.
For example, dogs. What a tired dog, sleepy like a dog. If we are a little more vulgar, we will not say it blatantly here. After all, we are a socialist public account.
A friend who talks about all kinds of small animals every day to express his feelings, have you ever been curious about how to say these animal-based words?
Someone may say, aren’t doggy, doggish and even dogesque all? But in fact, these are not formal English expressions.
It's time for Bilingual to show off your skills to popularize your science. Haha, everyone prepare a small stool, don't worship me too much, I will go to heaven (shy face)~~
Bilingual: Everyone is welcome to grab the sofa and leave enthusiastic praises below. After all, I am so excellent~
Dogs: You stupid humans
▌Canine: [ˈkenaɪn] adj. Dogs, like dogs; related to canines; n. Canines
Canine is Canidae in English, which is why "dogs" are Canine.
e.g. Sammy is extremely sad due to his canine friend’s death.
Sammy is very sad because her dog is dead.
Fun Facts:The police call their drug-sniffing dogs the K-9 unit.
The police call their drug-sniffing dogs the K-9 unit (K-nine and Canine are homophonic).
▌Bovine: [ˈboʊvaɪn] adj. ox, like a cow; dull; n. ox
The genus of ox is Bos, so Bovine refers to a cow, which is also extended to dull.
e.g. Bob’s bovine reaction drives me crazy.
Bob’s slow reaction is almost driving me crazy.
▌Equine: [ˈi:kwaɪn] adj. Horse, horse-like
Horse is Equidae in English, and equestrianism (equestrianism) also comes from this word.
e.g. Benedict Cumberbatch has aequine face, long and narrow.
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▌Feline: [ˈfiˌlaɪn] adj. Cat's, cat-like; n. Feline
Feidae is felidae ['fi:lidi:].
e.g. Selena keep saying “Meow”, as if she is a feline.
Selena keeps “meow” like a cat.
▌Piscine: [ˈpɪsaɪn] adj. The word
comes from the Latin word fish, piscis.
e.g. Jonathan has piscine skills in water; he swims incredibly fast.
The best Nathan is like a fish in the water, swimming very fast.
▌Porcine: [ˈpɔ:rsaɪn] adj. Pig's; obese
The word comes from the Latin pig, porcus ['pɔːrəs].
e.g. He’s a bald porcine old man.
He is a bald and fat old man.
▌Ursine: [ˈɜ:rsaɪn] adj. The word bear's
comes from the bear in Latin, ursinus.
e.g. If you tell your girlfriend that she has ursine qualities, you’ll probably not going to get a second date.
If you tell your girl that she is as strong as a bear, then you deserve to be alone.
▌Lupine: [ˈlu:paɪn] adj. Wolf; ferocious
The word "Wolf lupinus" comes from the Latin word "Wolf lupinus".
e.g. Ethan turns lupine whenever he comes to the lunch table; he always finishes the food in less than five minutes.
Ethan every time he goes to the table, he always sweeps away the food in less than five minutes.
Ethan always sweeps all the food in five minutes.
▌Simian: [ˈsɪmiən] adj. Monkey; n. Monkey
The word "六文" comes from the wolf simos in ancient Greek.
e.g. Kyle is really funny trying to find his pen, slapping everywhere like a simian.
Kyle was very funny when looking for a pen, patting and beating everywhere like a monkey.
▌Serpentine [ˈsɜ:rpənti:n] adj. Snake-like; twisted
The word "说" comes from the English serpent, giant snake.
e.g. Pretzels are serpentine.
Pretzels are shaped like snakes.
▌Avian [ˈeɪviən] adj. The word "bird, like a bird" is derived from the Latin bird, aivs.
e.g.Kobe Bryant, once an avian basketball player, has finally come to an end of his career.
Kobe Bryant, the once-bird-like basketball player, finally ended his career.
Let's see what the animals call~
Bears: Growl [ɡraʊl] Roar
Birds: Tweet [twi:t], chirp [tʃɜ:rp] Tweet
Cats: Meow [miˈaʊ] Meow
Cows: Moo [mu:] Moo
Dogs: Bark [bɑ:rk] Bark
Horse: Neigh [neɪ] Screaming
Wolf: Howl [haʊl] Howl
Snake: Hiss [hɪs] Hiss
Pigs: Oink [ɔɪŋk] Snoring
(I know you must have read them very seriously when you read them...)
(Editor: Zhu Xingyuan Dollar Internship Wang Xiying Internship)
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