| 单词 | russian bear |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRussian bear Russian bear n. a bear from Russia; (spec.) a national personification of Russia, its former empire, or the former Soviet Union.The figure of the Russian bear has often been used by hostile observers to represent the size, power, and potential threat posed by the Russian state; it has also on occasion been adopted by the Russians themselves as a symbol of their nation. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Ursidae (bear) > [noun] > genus Ursus > ursus arctos > brown or grizzly bear bruin1481 Russian bear1607 game-beara1640 white bear1791 grizzly bear1807 grizzly1808 old man1886 silver-tip1886 1607 T. Dekker Whore of Babylon sig. D Oh, they ha snakes sleeky tongues, but hearts more rugged Then is the Russian Beare. 1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace i. ii. 22 No Lord's anointed, but a Russian Bear. 1806 M. Edgeworth Leonora II. lxix. 121 It would really be pleasant to have a Czar at one's feet... The ancients represent Cupid riding the Numidian lion, and why should he not tame the Russian bear? 1925 Davenport (Iowa) Democrat & Leader 23 Sept. 6/3 To create in effect a West-European power bloc against the Russian bear. 1997 Mercator's World Sept.–Oct. 8/2 A cowering Western Europe in danger of being crushed by the Russian bear. < as lemmas |
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