| 单词 | wolf |
| 释义 | Word Frequency wolf(wʊlf) nounWord forms: plural wolves (wʊlvz) 1. a predatory canine mammal, Canis lupus, which hunts in packs and was formerly widespread in North America and Eurasia but is now less common See also timber wolf ▶ Related adjective: lupine2. any of several similar and related canines, such as the red wolf and the coyote (prairie wolf) 3. the fur of any such animal 4. Tasmanian wolf 5. a voracious, grabbing, or fiercely cruel person or thing 6. informal a man who habitually tries to seduce women 7. informal the destructive larva of any of various moths and beetles 8. Also called: wolf note music a. an unpleasant sound produced in some notes played on the violin, cello, etc, owing to resonant vibrations of the belly b. an out-of-tune effect produced on keyboard instruments accommodated esp to the system of mean-tone temperament temperament (sense 4)9. cry wolf 10. keep the wolf from the door 11. lone wolf 12. throw to the wolves 13. wolf in sheep's clothing verb 14. (transitive; often foll by down) to gulp (down) 15. (intransitive) to hunt wolves Derived forms wolfish (ˈwolfish) adjective wolflike (ˈwolfˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English wulf; related to Old High German wolf, Old Norse ulfr, Gothic wulfs, Latin lupus and vulpēs foxWord Frequency Wolf(German vɔlf) noun 1. Friedrich August (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈauɡʊst). 1759–1824, German classical scholar, who suggested that the Homeric poems, esp the Iliad, are products of an oral tradition 2. Hugo (ˈhuːɡo). 1860–1903, Austrian composer, esp of songs, including the Italienisches Liederbuch and the Spanisches Liederbuch 3. (wʊlf) Howlin'. See Howlin' Wolf |
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