wolf
noun /wʊlf/
/wʊlf/
(plural wolves
Idioms /wʊlvz/
/wʊlvz/
)- a large wild animal of the dog family, that lives and hunts in groups
狼 - She compared the media to a pack of ravening/ravenous wolves.
她把媒体比作一群饿狼。
Topics Animalsb1- A lone wolf howled under the full moon.
一匹孤狼在满月下嗥叫。 - Labour groups are often seen as the big bad wolf.
劳工组织常常被看作邪恶的大灰狼。 - She called the media ‘ravening wolves’.
她称媒体为“贪婪的狼”。 - a story of a young boy raised by wolves
一个被狼养大的小男孩的故事
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lone
- wild
- hungry
- …
- pack
- growl
- howl
- hunt
- …
- cub
- pack
词源Old English wulf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wolf and German Wolf, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin lupus and Greek lukos. The verb dates from the mid 19th cent. - She compared the media to a pack of ravening/ravenous wolves.
Idioms
cry wolf
- to call for help when you do not need it, with the result that when you do need it people do not believe you
喊 “狼来了”；谎报险情；发假警报
keep the wolf from the door
- (informal) to have enough money to avoid going hungry; to stop somebody feeling hungry
勉强度日；糊口
a lone wolf
- a person who prefers to be alone
好独处的人；喜欢单干的人
throw somebody to the wolves
- to leave somebody to be roughly treated or criticized without trying to help or defend them
弃…于险境而不顾；见死不救
a wolf in sheep’s clothing
- a person who seems to be friendly or not likely to cause any harm but is really an enemy
披着羊皮的狼