Marilyn had an intense identification with animals.是什么意思？

Marilyn had an intense identification with animals.

玛丽莲非常怜爱动物。

Marilyn

n. 玛里琳（女子名）； [女子名] 玛丽琳 Marie,Miriam,Mary等的昵称；

例句
The present crop of books and documentaries about Marilyn Monroe exploit the thirtieth anniversary of her death...
时下出现的这些有关玛丽莲·梦露的书和纪录片是借她逝世30周年之际推出的。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

an

art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a），一任一某一，一个；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他开始吃苹果。

intense

adj. 热情的，强烈的，紧张的，热烈的，热情的，认真的，[摄]（底片）明暗度强的，有强烈感情（或意见、想法）的；

例句
Danny returned to Father's house in a state of intense agitation...
丹尼回到神父的房子时显得极为焦虑不安。

identification

n. 鉴定，识别，验明，身份证明，认

例句
Early identification of a disease can prevent death and illness...
病症的及早诊断可避免死亡与病痛。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

animals

n. 动物( animal的名词复数 )，兽，兽性，粗野残暴的人；

例句
They are saying, with varying degrees of absolutism, that animals should not be exploited at all.
他们都多多少少带有些绝对地说动物根本不该被拿来利用。