zoo
zoo — 名詞
1. a large space where people go to see different kinds of wild creatures kept in e
動物園
飼養並展出野生動物供人參觀的地方
a large space where people go to see different kinds of wild creatures kept in enclosures
On Saturday, Vikram's class went to the city zoo to see the new baby bear.
星期六，Vikram 的班上去了市立動物園看新出生的熊寶寶。
go to the zoo: visit as a group activity
The zoo keeper gives the lions their food at four o'clock every day.
動物飼養員每天四點餵獅子吃飯。
zoo keeper: person who looks after the animals
Jisoo loves to watch the monkeys climb and play in their zoo home.
Jisoo 很喜歡看動物園裡的猴子爬來爬去、玩耍。
The new baby panda at the Taipei Zoo has brought many visitors.
臺北市立動物園新生的熊貓寶寶吸引了許多遊客。
Our class trip to the zoo was fun — we saw monkeys, elephants, and birds.
我們全班去動物園校外教學，看到了猴子、大象和鳥。
- animal park
usually larger than a zoo, with more space for animals to roam in natural-looking settings
- wildlife park
focuses on showing animals in habitats that look like their natural environment
- safari park
a large park where visitors drive through and see animals moving freely
2. a place or situation that is very noisy and crowded, with no sense of order or c
混亂場所
形容地方人多混亂，毫無秩序
a place or situation that is very noisy and crowded, with no sense of order or control
The train station was a zoo on Friday evening, with people pushing everywhere.
星期五晚上的火車站一團混亂，到處都是人擠來擠去。
a complete zoo: emphasises total chaos
The shop was a zoo during the big sale, with people grabbing things off the shelves.
特價期間那家商店簡直亂成一團，大家都在搶貨架上的東西。
The office was a zoo this morning because three staff members called in sick.
今天早上辦公室亂哄哄的，因為有三個同事請病假。
Rachid says his kitchen is a zoo each morning when four children all want breakfast at once.
Rachid 說他每天早上廚房都像戰場，四個孩子同時等著吃早餐。
用法筆記
This sense always needs the indefinite article 'a' before it: 'a zoo'. It is most common in informal spoken English and in casual writing. You cannot say 'this place is zoo' — the article is required.
常見錯誤
zoo — 構詞成分
1. relating to animals or the scientific study of the animal kingdom; appears at th
動物
與動物或動物界有關的
relating to animals or the scientific study of the animal kingdom; appears at the start of words like 'zoology' and 'zoologist'
A zoologist is a scientist who studies animals and how they live.
動物學家是研究動物及其生活方式的科學家。
zoologist: a scientist who studies animals
Zoology is the branch of science that looks at how animals live, grow, and behave.
動物學是研究動物如何生活、成長和行為的科學分支。
Élise decided to study zoology at university because she has always loved animals.
Élise 決定在大學攻讀動物學，因為她一直很喜歡動物。
The zoo in our city works with zoologists to help protect rare birds.
我們城市的動物園與動物學家合作，協助保護稀有鳥類。
Amihan wants to become a zoologist so she can travel and study wild animals.
Amihan 想成為動物學家，這樣她就可以到處旅行研究野生動物。
用法筆記
The combining form 'zo-' (or 'zoo-' before a vowel) appears in scientific and academic words. It never stands alone — it must be attached to another word part.
2. relating to the ability to move or the process of movement; found in scientific
運動的
與移動或運動能力有關的
relating to the ability to move or the process of movement; found in scientific terms such as 'protozoa' and 'spermatozoa'
Some tiny living things, called protozoa, can move on their own in water.
有一種叫做原生動物的微小生物，能夠在水中自行移動。
protozoa: single-celled organisms able to move
Doctors check if a man's sperm cells are motile to see if he can have children.
醫生會檢查男性的精子是否具有活動力，來判斷他能不能生育。
Some germs can move through water to reach food or warmth.
有些細菌能在水中移動，以找到食物或溫暖的地方。
Under a microscope you can see motile cells from a small drop of pond water.
在顯微鏡下，你可以從一滴池塘水中看到會移動的細胞。
用法筆記
This sense appears mainly in biology and medicine. The word 'motile' is the adjective form describing something that can move independently.