音标:['praimit] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 大主教, 灵长目动物
[医] 灵长类
n. any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
词型变化:名词复数形式 : primates
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primate的用法和样例:

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  1. Compared to body size, the primate brain is larger than that of other animals.相对身躯而言,灵长目动物的大脑比其他动物的大脑都要大些。
  2. This is the rarest primate species on earth, and the Endangered Primate Rescue Center had only one couple in captivity.这是世界上最罕见的灵长目物种,援救濒临灭绝灵长目动物中心只囚禁了一对。
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