wolfish
英 [ˈwʊl.fɪʃ]
美 [ˈwʊl.fɪʃ]
- adj. 残忍的；贪婪的；狼似的
英语词源
- wolfish (adj.)
- 1560s, from wolf (n.) + -ish. Earlier form was wolvish (early 15c.). Related: Wolfishly; wolfishness.
权威例句
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.