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更新时间:2026-06-13 13:20:04   栏目: 在线翻译

wolf 的音标为英 /wʊlf/、美 /wʊlf/,核心含义是“狼”或“狼吞虎咽”,但在不同语境中衍生出丰富用法。作为名词时,既指真实的犬科动物,如 "The pups played with the mother wolf"(小狼们跟母狼玩耍),也可比喻“残忍贪婪的人”或“色狼”。动词则描述快速进食的动作,例如 "I have to wolf down my breakfast, I'm rushed for time"(我得快点吃完早餐,时间不够了)。

词形变化

复数:wolves(如 "a pack of wolves" 一群狼)

过去式/过去分词:wolfed

现在分词:wolfing

第三人称单数:wolfs

实用短语

a lone wolf
比喻“独来独往的人”,例如 "Peter is a good footballer, but he is a lone wolf"(彼得是个好球员,但喜欢单打独斗)。

cry wolf
源自“狼来了”寓言,意为“发假警报”。如 "If you keep crying wolf, people will stop taking you seriously"(总发假警报,别人就不会信你了)。

wolf in sheep's clothing
指“披着羊皮的狼”,即外表善良内心险恶的人。例如 "Do not trust him, he is totally a wolf in sheep's clothing"(别信他,他是个伪君子)。

keep the wolf from the door
表示“勉强维持生计”,如 "A lot of the lads took small jobs to help keep the wolf from the door"(许多少年打零工糊口)。

例句

名词(动物):
"He saw a hungry wolf on the prowl with his telescope"(他通过望远镜看到一头觅食的饿狼)

名词(比喻义):
"He has a face like an angel, but he is a terrible wolf"(他貌似天使,实则是个色鬼)

动词(狼吞虎咽):
"He wolfed down the rest of the biscuit and cheese"(他把剩下的饼干和奶酪一扫而空)

习语(进退两难):
"They have a wolf by the ears in such situation"(他们在这种局面下骑虎难下)

从自然界的捕食者到人类社会的隐喻,wolf 的用法折射出语言的生动性。下次听到 "cry wolf" 时,不妨想想那个喊“狼来了”的牧童——语言背后的文化故事,往往比单词本身更有趣。