wolf

英 [wʊlf] 美[wʊlf]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

n. 狼；色狼；残忍贪婪之人
vt. 大吃；狼吞虎咽地吃
n. (Wolf)人名；(以、捷、芬、瑞典、德、匈、法、罗、荷、英)沃尔夫

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中文词源

wolf 狼

来自PIE*wlkwo，狼，可能来自拟声词，词源同lupine,lupin,werewolf.

词态变化

复数: wolves;第三人称单数: wolfs;过去式: wolfed;现在分词: wolfing;

助记提示

2. Wolf Totem：狼图腾。

英文词源

wolf: wolf: [OE] Wolf is an ancient word, which has been traced back to Indo-European *wlqwos. This, or its variant *lukwos, also produced Greek lúkos (source of English lycanthropy ‘(delusion of) turning into a wolf’ [16]), Latin lupus (source of French loup, Italian lupo, and Spanish lobo, and probably also of English lupin [14]), Sanskrit vrkas, Russian volk, Polish wilk, Czech vlk, Serbo-Croat vuk, Lithuanian vilkas, Latvian vilks, Albanian u’lk, and Armenian gail. In prehistoric Germanic it gave *wulfaz, which has evolved into German, Dutch, and English wolf and Swedish and Danish ulv.
=> lupin, lycanthropy
wolf (n.): Old English wulf "wolf, wolfish person, devil," from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz (cognates: Old Saxon wulf, Old Norse ulfr, Old Frisian, Dutch, Old High German, German wolf, Gothic wulfs), from PIE root *wlkwo- "wolf" (cognates: Sanskrit vrkas, Avestan vehrka-; Albanian ul'k; Old Church Slavonic vluku; Russian volcica; Lithuanian vilkas "wolf;" Old Persian Varkana- "Hyrcania," district southeast of the Caspian Sea, literally "wolf-land;" probably also Greek lykos, Latin lupus).
This manne can litle skyl ... to saue himself harmlesse from the perilous accidentes of this world, keping ye wulf from the doore (as they cal it). ["The Institution of a Gentleman," 1555]
Probably extinct in England from the end of the 15th century; in Scotland from the early 18th. Wolves as a symbol of lust are ancient, such as Roman slang lupa "whore," literally "she-wolf" (preserved in Spanish loba, Italian lupa, French louve). The equation of "wolf" and "prostitute, sexually voracious female" persisted into 12c., but by Elizabethan times wolves had become primarily symbolic of male lust. The specific use of wolf for "sexually aggressive male" first recorded 1847; wolf-whistle attested by 1945, American English, at first associated with sailors. The image of a wolf in sheep's skin is attested from c. 1400. See here for a discussion of "wolf" in Indo-European history. The wolf-spider so called for prowling and leaping on its prey rather than waiting in a web.
wolf (v.): "eat like a wolf," 1862, from wolf (n.). Related: Wolfed; wolfing.

双语例句

1. Her dancing brought loud cheers, wolf whistles and applause.: 她的舞蹈赢来震耳的欢呼声、口哨声和掌声。

2. They wolf-whistled at me, and I was so embarrassed I tripped up.: 他们吹口哨挑逗我，我窘迫之下绊了一跤。

3. The wolf clawed at the tree and howled the whole night.: 这匹狼用爪子挠着树，嚎叫了整晚。

4. She was fed up with the builders' wolf whistles each morning.: 每天早上都有建筑工人冲她挑逗地吹口哨，她烦都烦死了。

5. He is a wolf in sheep's clothing, outwardly kind but inwardly vicious!: 他是个披着羊皮的狼, 外貌仁慈,内心狠毒!

英英释意

1. any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

2. a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women

3. a cruelly rapacious person

考试真题

Some communities have even discussed the possibility of bringing wolves back into the ecological mix.

That means wolves in the suburbs of New York

The wolves would kill deer of course.

What would happen if wolves were brought back into the ecological mix

They have fallen prey to wolves.

After years of heated debate, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone national park.

As early as 1966, biologists asked the government to consider reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone park.

By last year, the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170 wolves.

By the 1920s, wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area.

Deer and elk populations — major food sources for the wolf – grew rapidly.

Fish and Wildlife Service carefully monitors and manages the wolf packs in Yellowstone.

Fourteen wolves were caught in Canada and transported to the park.

Gray wolves once were seen here and there in the Yellowstone area and much of the continental united states, but they were gradually displaced by human development.

In the absence of wolves, coyote populations also grew quickly.

In the ocean, we fished for top predators such as cod on an industrial scale, while on land, we killed off large predators such as wolves.

Many farmers opposed the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals or pets.

The conflict between farmers and gray wolves.

The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results.

The government spent nearly 30 years coming up with a plan to reintroduce the wolves.

The reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park.

The Yellowstone wolf project has been a valuable experiment to help biologists decide whether to reintroduce wolves to other parts of the country as well.

They hoped that wolves would be able to control the elk and coyote problems.

Today, the debate continues over how well the gray wolf is fitting in at Yellowstone.

实用场景例句

a pack of wolves: 一群狼

I was back in the changing room wolfing tea and sandwiches.: 我回到更衣室，狼吞虎咽地喝茶、吃三明治。

A lot of the lads took small jobs to help keep the wolf from the door.: 很多少年打零工帮补家里维持生计。

The wolf died out in Britain hundreds of years ago.: 狼在英国数百年前就灭绝了.

The wolf padded through the forest.: 那只狼慢慢地走过森林.

Becky named the wolf Ralph and carried food and water to the stump every day.: 贝基给这匹狼取了个名字叫拉尔夫,每天都把食物和水送到树桩那里.

A growing youth a wolf in his belly.: 年轻人,在成长,吃起饭来像恶狼.

Female wolf spiders may allow young to climb on their backs and transport them.: 母狼蛛会允许幼蜘蛛爬到它背上,并驮着它们走.

A wolf had been badly wounded by dogs. He lay sick and maimed in his lair.: 狼被狗所咬,伤势很严重, 痛苦地躺在巢穴里,不能外出觅食.

Don't be scared. He's just crying wolf again.: 不要怕,他只不过是在吓人罢了.

Wolf K , Fish Viruses and Fish Viral Diseases, Cornell University Press, 1988.: 金奇,《医学分子病毒》, 科学出版社, 北京,2001.

I would often find them asleep in her wolf like ruff around her upper body!: 我经常看到它们睡在她周身狼一般的翎颌上!

He a face like an angel, but he a terrible wolf.: 他有貌似天使般的面孔, 实际上他是个大色鬼.

With these words, the wolf swallowed up poor Little Red Cap.: 说着, 狼一口把可怜的小红帽给吞了.

It isn't much of a job, but it will keep the wolf from the door.: 那并不是一个什么了不起的工作, 但靠它还能勉强度日.

He is a wolf in sheep's clothing, outwardly kind but inwardly vicious!: 他是个披着羊皮的狼, 外貌仁慈,内心狠毒!

The wolf growled and bared its sharp fangs.: 那匹狼吼叫着露出锋利的牙齿.

A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.: 年轻人,在成长,吃起饭来像饿狼.

The pups played with the mother wolf.: 小狼们跟母狼玩耍.

The wolf snapped at the hunter's hand.: 这匹狼咬住猎人的手.

She chained the wolf securely to the post.: 她用铁链把那只狼锁在那根柱子上.

They has cried wolf so many times, somebody will believe they've in real trouble now.: 他们已多次谎报情况, 所以现在谁以不相信他们真的碰到了麻烦.

During the depression of the 1920 s and 1930 s many men found it almost impossible to keep the wolf from the door.: 本世纪二三十年代大萧条时期,许多人无法养家糊口.

The wolf has a terror of fire.: 狼特别怕火.

She has shot the wolf wounded.: 她已经把那只狼打伤了.

The wolf was caught in a pitfall.: 那只狼是利用陷阱捉到的.

She was fed up with the builders' wolf whistles each morning.: 每天早上都有建筑工人冲她挑逗地吹口哨，她烦都烦死了。

Her dancing brought loud cheers, wolf whistles and applause.: 她的舞蹈赢来震耳的欢呼声、口哨声和掌声。

A lot of the lads took small jobs to help keep the wolf from the door.: 很多少年打零工帮补家里维持生计。

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