英语词汇“wolf”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wolf

(wlf)

n.pl. wolves(wlvz)

a. Any of several carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, especially the gray wolf of northern regions, that typically live and hunt in packs.

b. The fur of such an animal.

c. Any of various similar or related mammals, such as the hyena.

2. The destructive larva of any of various moths, beetles, or flies.

3. One that is regarded as predatory, rapacious, and fierce.

4. Slang A man who habitually makes aggressive sexual advances to women.

5. Music

a. A harshness in some tones of a bowed stringed instrument produced by defective vibration.

b. Dissonance in perfect fifths on a keyboard instrument tuned to a system of unequal temperament.

tr.v.wolfed, wolf·ing, wolfs

To eat greedily or voraciously:"The town's big shots were ... wolfing down the buffet"(Ralph Ellison).

Idioms:

wolf at the door

Creditors or a creditor.

wolf in sheep's clothing

One who feigns congeniality while actually holding malevolent intentions.

[Middle English, fromOld Englishwulf; see wk^wo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

wolf

gray wolf

Canis lupus

单词	wolf
释义	wolf (wlf) n.pl. wolves(wlvz) 1. a. Any of several carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, especially the gray wolf of northern regions, that typically live and hunt in packs. b. The fur of such an animal. c. Any of various similar or related mammals, such as the hyena. 2. The destructive larva of any of various moths, beetles, or flies. 3. One that is regarded as predatory, rapacious, and fierce. 4. Slang A man who habitually makes aggressive sexual advances to women. 5. Music a. A harshness in some tones of a bowed stringed instrument produced by defective vibration. b. Dissonance in perfect fifths on a keyboard instrument tuned to a system of unequal temperament. tr.v.wolfed, wolf·ing, wolfs To eat greedily or voraciously:"The town's big shots were ... wolfing down the buffet"(Ralph Ellison). *Idioms:* *wolf at the door* Creditors or a creditor. *wolf in sheep's clothing* One who feigns congeniality while actually holding malevolent intentions. [Middle English, fromOld Englishwulf; see wk^wo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] wolf gray wolf Canis lupus
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