wolfish
英 ['wʊlfɪʃ]
美['wʊlfɪʃ]
释义
adj. 残忍的；贪婪的；狼似的
英文词源
- wolfish (adj.)
- 1560s, from wolf (n.) + -ish. Earlier form was wolvish (early 15c.). Related: Wolfishly; wolfishness.
双语例句
- 1. 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.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 2. I looked at her , dumb and wolfish. She at once enraged and shamed me.
- 我哑口无言,凶狠狠地望着她, 她叫我气愤,又使我羞惭.
来自辞典例句
- 3. For thy desires wolfish, bloody, stare'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.
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- 4. 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.
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英英释意
- 1. resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf;
- "ran in wolflike packs"
- "wolfish rapacity"
- 2. devouring or craving food in great quantities;
- "edacious vultures"
- "a rapacious appetite"
- "ravenous as wolves"
- "voracious sharks"
实用场景例句
- 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.
英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- I looked at her , dumb and wolfish. She at once enraged and shamed me.
- 我哑口无言,凶狠狠地望着她, 她叫我气愤,又使我羞惭.
辞典例句
- For thy desires wolfish, bloody, stare'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.
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