| 单词 | ear-biting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasear-biting ear-biting n. (a) slang habitual borrowing of money, cadging; (b) literal the action of biting a person or animal's ears. ΚΠ 1821 A. Wetmore Pedlar iii. i. 22 Op. No gouging? Boat. And no ear biting. 1822 Sporting Mag. Aug. 252/2 The dog..avoids all the flogging, the shot-belting, the ear-biting, and the kicking, which keepers and dog-breakers are too apt to give them. 1954 P. G. Wodehouse Jeeves & Feudal Spirit i. 10 It is not often that one is confronted with ear-biting on so majestic a scale, a fiver till next Wednesday being about the normal tariff. 2002 Black Belt Nov. 14/1 Professional boxing champ Mike Tyson's increased popularity after his ear-biting and other antics. < as lemmas |
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