wolf
noun
uk/wʊlf/us/wʊlf/pluralwolveswolfnoun(ANIMAL)
B2[C]
awildanimalof thedogfamily:
狼Wolveshuntingroupsknownaspacks.狼群集体觅食。
We couldhearwolveshowlingin thedistance.我们能听到远处的狼嗥声。
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- In thesilenceof thenight, alonewolfhowled.
- Sheheardthewindwhistlingthrough thetreesand thehowlof adistantwolf.
Canines (dogs)
- Afghan hound
- Alsatian
- American cocker spaniel
- basset hound
- beagle
- Dobermann
- dog
- doggie day care
- doggy
- doodle
- man's best friendidiom
- mastiff
- mongrel
- mutt
- Newfoundland
- Shih Tzu
- sniffer dog
- spaniel
- St Bernard
- terrier
wolfnoun(MAN)
[Cusually singular]old-fashioneddisapproving
a man who oftentriesto havesexwith the women hemeets:
色狼He had thereputationof being abitof a wolf.他有好色的名声。
Idioms
keep the wolf from the door
a wolf in sheep's clothing
wolf
verb[T]
informaluk/wʊlf/us/wʊlf/toeatalargeamountoffoodveryquickly:
狼吞虎咽Theboyswolfed thesandwiches(down)and thenstartedon thecake.男孩子们狼吞虎咽地吃掉了三明治，然后又开始吃蛋糕。
to eat food
- eatWhat do you want to eat for lunch?
- haveI'll just have one more piece of chocolate cake.
- consumeHe consumes vast quantities of bread with every meal.
- devourThe children devoured a whole packet of biscuits.
- bolt (down)Don't bolt down your food - you'll make yourself ill!
- gobble (up/down)The children gobbled their sweets.
Eating
- al desko
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- break breadidiom
- cram
- fall on/uponsomeone
- feast
- feast onsomething
- feeder
- feeding
- mainline
- partake
- pick
- pick atsomething
- picnic
- pig
- shovel
- trough
- tuck