tiger
noun /ˈtaɪɡə(r)/
/ˈtaɪɡər/
- a large wild animal of the cat family that has orange fur with black stripes (= narrow lines) and lives in parts of Asia
虎；老虎 - She fought like a tiger to be able to keep her children.
她勇猛搏斗，以便能保住她的孩子。
Topics Animalsa2- A tiger was often seen prowling around the village.
经常看到一只老虎在村子周围悄悄走动。 - The zookeeper was mauled to death by a tiger.
动物园饲养员被老虎咬死了。 - a tiger-print skirt (= with a striped pattern like a tiger's fur)
老虎印花裙
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- man-eating
- sabretooth/sabertooth
- sabre-toothed/saber-toothed
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- growl
- roar
- spring
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- cub
- skin
- stripes
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词源Middle English: from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, from Greek. - She fought like a tiger to be able to keep her children.
