| 单词 | lone wolf |
| 释义 | lone wolf[ lohn-woolf ] / ˈloʊn ˈwʊlf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lone wolf ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person who prefers to live, act, or work alone or independent of others. a criminal who acts alone (often used attributively): lone-wolf terrorists. Origin of lone wolfAn Americanism dating back to 1905–10 Words nearby lone wolflonely-hearts, lone pair, loner, lonesome, Lone Star State, lone wolf, long, longa, long abductor muscle of thumb, long account, long-acting Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lone wolfBritish Dictionary definitions for lone wolflone wolf nouna person who prefers to be alone Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with lone wolflone wolf A person who prefers to do without the company or assistance of others. For example, Her nursery school teacher described Beth as a lone wolf, an assessment her parents found astonishing. This expression alludes to the tendency of some species of wolf to hunt alone rather than in packs. [c. 1900] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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