单词 | dragon |
释义 | dragon n.   1. a mythical monster like a reptile, usu. with wings and claws and able to breathe out fire.   2. a fierce person, esp. a woman.   3. (in full flying dragon) a lizard, Draco volans, with a long tail and membranous winglike structures. Also called flying lizard. Phrases and idioms dragon's blood a red gum that exudes from the fruit of some palms and the dragon-tree. dragon's teeth Mil. colloq. obstacles resembling teeth pointed upwards, used esp. against tanks. dragon-tree a tree, Dracaena draco, native to the Canary Isles. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L draco -onis f. Gk drakon serpent |
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