wolfish
['wulfiʃ]
adj.狼似的, 残暴的,贪婪的
例句与用法:
It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor.
[谚]蠢羊才向狼忏悔。
The hunter incurred great danger in killing the wolf.
猎人打狼时承受着巨大的危险。
He saw a hungry wolf on the prowl with his telescope.
他通过望远镜看到了一头四处觅食的饿狼。
It is said that there are wolves in this forest.
据说这片森林里有狼。
词形变化:
副词: wolfishly | 名词: wolfishness |
a.
1. 狼的; 像狼的
2. 贪婪的; 狼吞虎咽的
3. 残忍的; 凶恶的
wolfish['wulfiʃ]adj.1.■狼的;似狼的2.■残暴的;贪婪的
wolfishwolfish[ˈwulfiʃ]adj.1.■狼的; 饿狼般的; 残忍的; 贪婪的
继承用法wolfishlyadv.wolfishnessn.
wolfish
形容词 wolfish:
resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf
同义词:wolflike
devouring or craving food in great quantities
同义词:edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious
wolfish
■"No more my splintered heart and maddened hand were turned against the wolfish world".
“我的破碎的心和发狂的手不再抗拒这豺狼似的世界。
■sandy (wolfish) with white spots, preferably not too spread apart.
也有沙色带白点的,不广泛分布为佳。
■He had never seen dogs fight as these wolfish creatures fought, and his first experience taught him an unforgettable lesson.
他从未见过狗打架打得像狼一样凶,这里的狗就是。第一次经验就给了他一次难忘的教训。
■He revels in blood and battle, using his wolfish persona to draw the feral beasts to his side and imbue his allies with his flesh-shredding strength.
他总是浸淫于鲜血与战斗之中,运用其狼的本性引来猛畜助他杀戮,而他撕骨碎肉的狂力似乎也将弥于友军身上。
■And all the while the silent and wolfish circle waited to finish off whichever dog went down.
像狼一样围成一圈的狗群静静地等待着,一旦哪只狗倒下去就去结果他。
■The Big Girl chooses to pester me with her pleas to get her ear pierced just before school, just before bed, or when I'm rifling in the refrigerator with a wolfish look.She couldn't pick worse times.
可大闺女总选择在要上学的前一刻、睡前或我正当带着豺狼般贪婪的面目洗劫冰箱时来纠缠地恳求我允许她穿耳洞。
■The Big Girl chooses to pester me with her pleas to get her ear pierced just before school, just before bed, or when I'm rifling in the refrigerator with a wolfish look.
可我的大女儿总选择在上学前一刻、睡前或我正当带着豺狼般贪婪的面目洗劫冰箱时来纠缠我,恳求我允许她穿耳洞。
■If people encountered you when you were in wolfish form, they could throw an iron object at you and you'd reveal your human nature.
如果人们在你变成狼形时遇见你,他只要向你丢铁制品,你就会显露人类的本质。
■a wolfish appetite
如狼似虎的食欲
■A wolfish appetite, grin
如狼似虎的食欲、狞笑
■The children ate with a wolfish appetite after scampering about for hours.
孩子们到处蹦蹦跳跳地闹了几个钟头后,吃起饭来狼吞虎咽。
■It is not an elegant comparison, but there is something wolfish in society.
我这个比喻不文雅,但是社交界有种品性很像狼。
■We can find something like wolfish in Can Xue's world.
摘要残雪的作品营造了阴沉而狰狞、狂放而叛逆的审美特质,充满“狼”性。
■In the evening in Illulissat the sun fails to set and from the hotel terrace we watch a pack of wolfish Greenlandic sledge dogs howling in complaint at the relative heat.
晚上的伊路利沙特,太阳无法落山。通过宾馆阳台,我们看到一群格陵兰雪橇狼狗在这相对更热的环境下咆哮抱怨。
■Nothing is more disgraceful than a wolfish friendship (false friendship).
没有什么比那种豺狼似的友谊(虚伪的友谊)更可耻的了。
■The Defenders of Wildlife, a wolfish outfit, says coyotes kill 20 times more cattle than wolves do.
灰狼保护组织“野生动植物保护者”称,土狼能杀死比灰狼多20倍的家畜;
■wolfish grin
狞笑
■wolfish yellow eyes
狼一般的黄眼睛
■wolfish appetite
狼吞虎咽的胃口
■aggressive designs;Wolfish ambition
狼子野心
■A Talk between Wolfish and Divinity --CAN Xue's World
狼性与神性的对话--残雪的文学世界
■The American spy's expulsion from Iraq explained the wolfish nature of the USA.
美国间谍被驱逐出伊拉克,这就显示了美国的狼子野心。
■Coat colors consists of sandy (wolfish), with various shades, more often lighter on the sides and darker over the body;
背毛颜色为沙色,有各种色调,常见的为侧面较浅,背部较深。
■voracious and wolfish nature
虎狼之性
■wolfish cruelty
豺狼般的残忍
■For thy desires, Are wolfish, bloody, starv'd, and ravenous.
贪婪。因为你的欲望和性情正如狼一样,贪婪,嗜血,残暴。
■The wolfish incumbent, Rick Perry, is an outspoken social and fiscal conservative who has clanged heads with the Obama administration on several occasions.
贪婪的现任德州州长里克.裴瑞,是一位直言不讳的人物,在社交和财政方面都属保守派,曾数次与奥巴马政府针锋相对。