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Analyze and comment on the following.Study the following sentence and try to guess the meaning of the word in italics. Then explain what contextual clues help you to work out the meaning. Carnivores are very dangerous. Not long ago, a tiger escaped from the zoo and killed a dog in the street and ate it.
【正确答案】：

TIGER IS A HYPONYM OF CARNIVORE; 

CARNIVORE IS A SUPERORDINATE OF TIGER;  

TIGER FEEDS ON MEAT AS KNOWN BY ALL; 

CARNIVORE MAY FEED ON MEAT;  

THEREFORE, A CARNIVORE IS A MEAT-EATING ANIMAL.

【题目解析】：题干中句子的意思是：食肉动物是非常危险的。不久前，一只老虎从动物园逃了出来，在街上杀死了一只狗，并吃掉了它。老虎是食肉动物的下义词；食肉动物是老虎的上级；众所周知，老虎以肉为食；食肉动物可以吃肉；因此，carnivore是肉食动物。