英语词汇“wolfish”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wolf•ish adj.

Zoologyresembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics.
Zoologycharacteristic of or befitting a wolf;
fiercely rapacious.

wolf + -ish¹ 1560–70

wolf′ish•ly, adv.
wolf′ish•ness, n.

wolf n. [countable], pl. wolves ), v., wolfed, wolf•ing.
n. [countable]

Mammalsa meat-eating animal resembling and related to the dog.
a cruel, thieving, greedy person.
a man who tries to lure women into romantic relationships.

v. [~ + object]

to eat very greedily or quickly;
devour with great haste:He wolfed (down) his food.

Idioms

Idioms cry wolf, to give a false alarm:The boy cried wolf so many times no one believed him when a real emergency arose.

Idioms wolf in sheep's clothing, [countable] a person who hides evil beneath an innocent outer appearance.

wolf•ish, adj.

wolf n., pl. wolves v.

any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, esp. C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range.
the fur of such an animal.
any of various wolflike animals of different families, as the thylacine.
(cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Lupus.
the larva of any of various small insects infesting granaries.
a cruelly rapacious person.
[Informal.]a man who makes amorous advances to many women.
[Music.]
- the harsh discord heard in certain chords of keyboard instruments, esp. the organ, when tuned on some system of unequal temperament.
- a chord or interval in which such a discord appears.
- (in bowed instruments) a discordant or false vibration in a string due to a defect in structure or adjustment of the instrument.
cry wolf, to give a false alarm:Is she really sick or is she just crying wolf ?
keep the wolf from the door, to avert poverty or starvation;
provide sufficiently for:Their small inheritance kept the wolf from the door.
wolf in sheep's clothing, a person who conceals his or her evil intentions or character beneath an innocent exterior.

v.t.

to devour voraciously (often fol. by down):He wolfed his food.

v.i.

to hunt for wolves.

bef. 900; Middle English; Old English wulf; cognate with German Wolf, Old Norse ulfr, Gothic wulfs, Polish wilk, Lithuanian vil̃kas, Sanskrit vṛka; akin to Latin lupus, Greek lýkos

wolf′like′, adj.

Wolf n.

Biographical Baron Christian von. See Wolff, Baron Christian von.

Frie•drich Au•gust 1759–1824, German classical scholar.

Hu•go 1860–1903, Austrian composer.

a male given name.

单词	wolfish
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wolf•ish (wŏŏl′fish),USA pronunciation adj. Zoologyresembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics. Zoologycharacteristic of or befitting a wolf; fiercely rapacious. wolf + -ish¹ 1560–70 wolf′ish•ly, adv. wolf′ish•ness, n. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 wolf /wʊlf/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. wolves /wʊlvz/USA pronunciation ), v., wolfed, wolf•ing. n. [countable] Mammalsa meat-eating animal resembling and related to the dog. a cruel, thieving, greedy person. a man who tries to lure women into romantic relationships. v. [~ + object] to eat very greedily or quickly; devour with great haste:He wolfed (down) his food. Idioms Idioms cry wolf, to give a false alarm:The boy cried wolf so many times no one believed him when a real emergency arose. Idioms wolf in sheep's clothing, [countable] a person who hides evil beneath an innocent outer appearance. wolf•ish, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wolf (wŏŏlf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. wolves (wŏŏlvz),USA pronunciation v. n. any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, esp. C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range. the fur of such an animal. any of various wolflike animals of different families, as the thylacine. (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Lupus. the larva of any of various small insects infesting granaries. a cruelly rapacious person. [Informal.]a man who makes amorous advances to many women. [Music.] the harsh discord heard in certain chords of keyboard instruments, esp. the organ, when tuned on some system of unequal temperament. a chord or interval in which such a discord appears. (in bowed instruments) a discordant or false vibration in a string due to a defect in structure or adjustment of the instrument. cry wolf, to give a false alarm:Is she really sick or is she just crying wolf ? keep the wolf from the door, to avert poverty or starvation; provide sufficiently for:Their small inheritance kept the wolf from the door. wolf in sheep's clothing, a person who conceals his or her evil intentions or character beneath an innocent exterior. v.t. to devour voraciously (often fol. by down):He wolfed his food. v.i. to hunt for wolves. bef. 900; Middle English; Old English wulf; cognate with German Wolf, Old Norse ulfr, Gothic wulfs, Polish wilk, Lithuanian vil̃kas, Sanskrit vṛka; akin to Latin lupus, Greek lýkos wolf′like′, adj. Wolf (vôlf ),USA pronunciation n. Biographical Baron Christian von. See Wolff, Baron Christian von. Frie•drich Au•gust (frē′driкн ou′gŏŏst),USA pronunciation 1759–1824, German classical scholar.Hu•go (ho̅o̅′gō),USA pronunciation 1860–1903, Austrian composer. a male given name.
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