单词 | fox |
释义 | fox —fox /fɒks/ aep /fɑːks/ noun (ANIMAL) B2 [C] a wild mammal belonging to the dog family that has a pointed face and ears, a wide tail covered in fur, and often reddish-brown fur Thesaurus+: ↑Canines (dogs)F0 [U] the skin of this animal used to make coats and hats Thesaurus+: ↑The skin, hair and bone of non-human animals• • • Extra Examples:» The hunt chased the fox until it was too tired and weak to run and then closed in for the kill.» The hounds had lost the scent of the fox near the river.» As the fox came into the yard, the chickens began squawking in alarm.» Dogs, cats, foxes and bats can all carry rabies.» There was a fox on the prowl earlier.noun [C usually singular] (CLEVER PERSON) ► F0 someone who is clever and good at deceiving people: » He's a cunning/sly/wily old fox.Thesaurus+: ↑Sly and deviousnoun [C] US INFORMAL (WOMAN) ► F0 a sexually attractive womanThesaurus+: ↑Sexually attractive peopleverb [T] (CONFUSE) ↑Verb Endings for fox ► F0 to confuse someone or be too difficult to be understood by someone: » This puzzle has well and truly foxed me!Thesaurus+: ↑Puzzle and confuse , ↑Difficult to understandverb [T] (DECEIVE) ↑Verb Endings for fox ► F0 to deceive someone in a clever wayThesaurus+: ↑Cheating and tricking , ↑Plotting and trapping |
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