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great ape

/greyt-eyp/US // ˈgreɪt ˈeɪp //

巨猿,大猿猴,伟人猿,大猩猩

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any extant or extinct member of the family Hominidae, or hominids: its extant species include humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.

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Examples

  • Generation times in wild chimpanzees and gorillas suggest earlier divergence times in great ape and human evolution.

  • Like other great apes, bonobos build elevated nests out of tree branches and foliage to sleep in.

  • All great apes build nests, and nest counts are used to estimate those animals’ numbers too.

  • Some claim they’re on par with great apes and humans—maybe even smarter.

  • Even after ancient humans took their first steps out of Africa, they still unexpectedly may have possessed brains more like those of great apes than modern humans, a new study suggests.

  • Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.

  • It would became one of the first great mysteries in the United States of America, as it was only then 23 years old.

  • Unfortunately, this is more about protecting the legacy of a ‘great man.’

  • Great American leaders have long contributed profound thoughts of tremendous consequence to the public discourse.

  • “He turned pale, trembled to a great degree, was much agitated, and began to cry,” she told the court.

  • "Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.

  • I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.

  • After a minute's pause, while he stood painfully silent, she resumed in great emotion.

  • The country is well inhabited, for it contains fifty-one cities, near a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages.

  • This is a feature by means of which it is always possible to distinguish the Great Horsetail from any other species.