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civet

英 [ˈsɪvɪt]

美 [ˈsɪvɪt]

n.  灵猫,麝猫(分布于中非和亚洲); 麝猫香,灵猫香(用于制作香水)

复数:civets 

化学

BNC.49822 / COCA.33760

牛津词典

    noun

    • 灵猫,麝猫(分布于中非和亚洲)
      a wild animal like a cat, that lives in central Africa and Asia
      1. 麝猫香,灵猫香(用于制作香水)
        a substance with a strong smell, obtained from a civet , and used in making perfume

        英英释义

        noun

        • cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
            Synonym:civet cat

          双语例句

          • The nocturnal civet grows more than three times a meerkat's length at about 1.4 meters ( 4.6 ft) and is a beautifully patterned animal with a bandit face mask and a jaguar-like pelt, which unfortunately makes it a regular hunting target.
            夜间出没的麝香猫身长是猫鼬的三倍多,约1.4米(4.6英尺),长得很漂亮,有一张英气的脸和一副美洲虎般的毛皮,很不幸这使它成为狩猎目标。
          • Research by specialists leads people to think the chief culprit for SARS might be masked civet.
            经过专家研究,非典的罪魁祸首可能是果子狸。
          • As for the SARS virus, the medical community has traced its source to people's slaughter of wild civet cats to eat.
            至于非典的病毒,医学界追溯其源头,乃来自屠宰啖食野生动物果子狸。
          • Civet coffee, priced at several hundred dollars per pound, is harvested from the civet cats 'of Southeast Asia's excrement.
            果子狸咖啡(俗称猫屎咖啡)每磅售价几百美元,也是产自东南亚果子狸的粪便。
          • Common civet of India and southeast Asia.
            印度和东南亚普通的灵猫。
          • Civet: any of various carnivorous catlike mammals of the family Viverridae of africa and asia, having anal scent glands that secrete a fluid with a musky odor.
            香猫,麝香猫:非洲和亚洲的一种属于灵猫科的似猫的食肉哺乳动物,其肛门香腺分泌一种有麝香气味的液体。
          • The company claims that it does not use civet or musk in its perfumes.
            这个公司声称它的香水中不用香猫香或麝香。
          • Civet of Madagascar. Wellington, the capital city, lies on the North Island.
            马达加斯加岛的灵猫。首都惠灵顿位于北岛。
          • Civets are used around the world not only for their meat but for a musk used to stabilise perfume-which animal rights groups object to-and to produce kopi luwak, also known as civet coffee.
            世界各地的人不只吃麝猫的肉,还取它的麝香用来稳定香水&这是动物权益组织所反对的,并且用来生产猫屎咖啡,也称麝猫咖啡。
          • Arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair. With lively hand, she exemplified cats'whiskers sprouting.
            亚洲树栖的灵猫,有易于缠绕的长尾巴和粗浓的黑毛。她用灵巧的手比划着猫在长胡须。