wolfish的意思

wolfish

英式音标['wʊlfɪʃ]
美式英标['wʊlfɪʃ]

基本解释

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.

实用例句

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.

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