Definition
肉食 is a formal noun that covers two related but distinct senses: 'meat as food' (more formal than 肉) and 'carnivore, meat-eater' (used in biology for animals or people). In the second sense it often appears as a modifier in compounds like 肉食动物 (carnivorous animal) or 肉食者 (meat-eater). The adjective sense 'carnivorous' is not a direct noun definition, but the noun can be used attributively.
n.
meatmeat products (as food)carnivoremeat-eater (animal or person)
Examples
- 肉食，。ròu shí zuòwéi shíwù, shì hěnduō rén yǐnshí zhōng de zhǔyào bùfen.As a food, meat is a major part of many people's diet.
- 肉食。Lǎohǔ hé shīzi dōu shì ròu shí dòngwù.Tigers and lions are both carnivorous animals.
- 肉食。ròu shí zhě xūyào zhùyì yíngyǎng pínghéng.Meat-eaters need to pay attention to balanced nutrition.
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