zo
zo — 名詞
1. an informal word for zoo: a place where people go to watch wild animals that liv
動物園
飼養野生動物供公眾參觀的場所
an informal word for zoo: a place where people go to watch wild animals that live in large enclosures.
Eliska took her nephew to the zo last Saturday to see the new elephant.
Eliska 上週六帶她侄子去動物園看新來的大象。
informal shortening of 'zoo'
Min's school booked a trip to the zo for all the Year 4 children.
Min 的學校為全體四年級學生安排了動物園之旅。
British informal usage: 'the zo'
The zo near Rodrigo's flat has a big glass house for tropical birds.
Rodrigo 公寓附近的動物園有一座很大的熱帶鳥類玻璃屋。
Aarav told his little sister they would see lions at the zo the next day.
Aarav 告訴妹妹他們隔天會去動物園看獅子。
We spent all afternoon at the zo and still missed the penguin feeding.
我們在動物園待了一整個下午，還是錯過了企鵝餵食秀。
- zoo
the standard term; 'zo' is its informal clipped version
- animal park
a larger, more open alternative to a traditional zoo
- wildlife park
emphasises natural habitats over cages; less common in everyday speech
用法筆記
Informal shortening of 'zoo'. Common in British English speech and casual writing; much rarer in American English.
2. a place or situation that is very loud, crowded, and out of control, like a zoo
混亂場所
像動物園般擁擠喧鬧、失去秩序的場合
a place or situation that is very loud, crowded, and out of control, like a zoo full of noisy animals.
The airport on Christmas Eve was a complete zo — shouting, queues, lost bags everywhere.
聖誕夜的機場簡直是個混亂場所——到處都在喊叫、排隊、掉行李。
metaphorical use: 'a complete zo'
Rodrigo's birthday party turned into a zo when thirty kids arrived at once.
Rodrigo 的生日派對在三十個小孩同時抵達後變成了混亂場所。
The market was such a zo that Ada lost her friends in the crowd.
市場亂成那樣，Ada 在人潮中根本找不到她的朋友。
Nala tried to work but the office became a zo after the merger news.
Nala 試著工作，但合併消息爆出後辦公室就變成了混亂場所。
"This is an absolute zo," Chiamaka whispered as her relatives argued over the inheritance.
「這簡直是場混亂，」Chiamaka 低聲說，她的親戚們正為了遺產爭論不休。
用法筆記
Metaphorical extension of sense 1. Usually preceded by 'a' and often paired with intensifiers like 'complete', 'total', or 'such a'. Common in informal spoken British English.