wolf
n
(pl wolves )
1 fierce wild animal of the dog family, usu hunting in packs 狼.
2 (idm 习语) cry wolf => cry1. keep the `wolf from the door have enough money to avoid hunger and need 有维持温饱的钱
Their wages are barely enough to keep the wolf from the door. 他们的工资勉强够维持生活的. a lone wolf => lone. a wolf in `sheep's clothing person who appears friendly or harmless but is really an enemy 披著羊皮的狼. throw sb to the `wolves leave sb to be roughly treated or criticized without trying to help or defend him 任凭某人遭受粗暴对待或批评而不予协助或辩解. wolf, v [Tn, Tn.p]
~ sth (down) (infml 口) eat sth quickly and greedily 快而贪婪地吃某物; 狼吞虎咽
I thought there would be some biscuits left but they've wolfed the lot! 我还以为能剩下些饼乾, 但是他们都给吃光了.
Don't wolf down your food. 吃东西不要狼吞虎咽.
🎯 考研助记
我夫”(即我的丈夫)就是我(wo)左边(lt)的 狼 逆流(flow)而上的 狼
🔁 扩展释义
*[wulf]n. 狼, 残忍贪婪之人, 极度穷困vt. 狼吞虎咽, 大吃相关词组: keep the wolf from the door see a wolf
New York is built on a group of islands on the east coast of the USA at a point where several rivers flow into the ocean.
纽约市建立在美国东海岸的一群岛屿上,那儿是好几条河流入海的交汇点。
All the stories of families, heroes, wars and journeys are passed down from generation to generation.
所有家族、英雄、战争、旅行的情况都是世代口传的。
Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives.