单词 | tiger eye |
释义 | tiger /tīˈgər/, fem tigress /tīˈgris/noun
(of an economy) having the potential, sometimes achieved and not always retained, for performing vigorously, orig applied to the economies of some countries in E Asia ORIGIN: Fr tigre, from L tigris, from Gr tigris, prob from Zend tiˈgerish or tiˈgrish adjective
tiˈgerishly or tīˈgrishly adverb tiˈgerishness or tīˈgrishness noun tiˈgerism noun Swagger tiˈgerly adjective tiˈgery, tiˈgrine /-grīn/ or tiˈgroid adjective Like a tiger tiger badge noun A proficiency badge awarded by the Himalayan Club to Sherpas Tiger balm® noun A soothing mentholated ointment tiger beetle noun Any flesh-eating beetle of the Cicindelidae, found mainly in warm, dry regions tiger cat noun A general name for a middle-sized striped or spotted wildcat, such as the margay, ocelot, serval, etc tiger country noun (golf sl) Dense rough tiger eye or tiger's eye noun
tiger fish noun A large game fish of African rivers, Hydrocyenus goliath tiger flower noun A Mexican iridaceous plant (genus Tigridia) with purple, yellow or white streaked flowers tiˈger-footˈed adjective (Shakespeare) Fiercely swift tiger lily noun A lily with black-spotted orange flowers tiger moth noun Any one of the Arctiidae family of moths, with long and usu brightly-coloured wings tiger nut noun
tiger prawn noun A large edible prawn, marked with dark stripes tiger shark noun A voracious striped shark of the Indian Ocean (Galeocerdo cuvieri) tiger shrimp noun A tiger prawn tiger snake noun The most deadly of Australian snakes (Notechis scutatus), brown with black crossbands tiger tail noun A type of fast-growing hybrid worm tiger team noun (US)
tiger wolf noun
tiˈgerwood noun Any of several showy black-striped woods used in cabinetmaking tiger worm noun Another name for brandling |
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