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
• 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

• 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。
• Somewhat similarly, the world's most expensive coffee comes from the droppings of the civet, a cat-like mammal. Who knew that feces could be the key to such delicacies?
  无独有偶，世界上最贵的咖啡也是从麝香猫的粪便里来的。谁知道粪便会不会是绝顶美味的重要元素呢？
• 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。
• It is believed that enzymes in the stomach of the civet add to the coffee's flavour through fermentation of some type.
  据认为，胃酶的果子狸添加到咖啡的香味通过发酵的一些类型。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Common small civet of southeast Asia.
  亚洲东南部普通的小型灵猫。
• The paper studied 7 case Masked civet of dystocia in farm condition.
  本文对7例在养殖条件下难产的花面狸进行了研究。
• As a national protected animals are tigers, pangolin, serow, a small civet.
  列为国家保护动物的有华南虎、穿山甲、苏门羚、小灵猫。