wolf n. (pl. wolves ) 1.狼。 2.殘忍的人;貪婪的人。 3.極端的貧困;饑餓。 4.嚴(yán)重危害谷倉的各種害蟲(的幼蟲)。 5.【醫(yī)學(xué)】狼瘡。 6.【音樂】調(diào)弦不諧和;不諧和弦所產(chǎn)生的不協(xié)調(diào)音;粗厲音;(弓弦樂器的)顫音粗厲。 a wolf in sheep's clothing 披著羊皮的豺狼;偽君子;偽裝友善的敵人。 cry wolf 喊“狼來了”騙人,發(fā)假警報。 have [hold] a wolf by the ears 騎虎難下,窘迫到極點,進退兩難。 have a wolf in the stomach 餓到極點。 have seen a wolf = see a wolf. keep the wolf from the door 勉強擺脫困境;免于饑餓。 see a wolf 說不出話來,目瞪口呆。 ugly enough to tree a (barking [curly, gray, white]) wolf 〔美俚〕丑陋已極;不中用到極點。 wake a sleeping wolf 打草驚蛇;自找麻煩。 vt. 〔俚語〕狼吞虎咽地大吃 (down)。 vi. 打狼,獵狼。 n. -er 獵狼者。
old adj. (-er; -est; 表示兄弟姊妹關(guān)系時用 elder; eldest)。 1.老,上了年紀(jì)的,年老的 (opp. young); 衰老的,老邁的;老成的;老練的;熟練的。 2.…歲的;…久的。 3.古時的,古代的 (opp. modern); 古老的,積年的,陳年的,多年來的,舊交的;熟悉的。 4.(opp. new) 過去的,過時的;舊的;破舊的;用舊了的;舊式的,陳腐的。 5.〔口語〕親愛的,親密的。 6.〔口語〕極好的〔通常用以加強其他形容詞語氣〕。 grow [get] old 老起來,上年紀(jì)。 How old is he 他多大歲數(shù)? He is eighteen years old. 他十八歲。 old in diplomacy 擅長外交。 an old bachelor 老獨身漢。 old gaolbird 老囚犯;慣犯。 an old offender 慣犯。 an old friend 老朋友。 an old Oxonian 牛津大學(xué)的老校友。 old fashions 舊式。 old iron 廢鐵。 old jokes 陳腐的俏皮話。 old wine 陳年老酒。 the old country [home] 故鄉(xiāng)。 the old thing (老)家伙。 I had a fine old time.〔口語〕過得非常愉快。 an old head on young shoulders 少年老成。 any old thing 〔俚語〕隨便什么(東西)。 for an old song 非常便宜地。 for old sake's sake 因老交情。 in old time 在從前。 never too old to learn 活到老學(xué)到老;學(xué)無止境。 of old standing 多年的,由來已久的。 as old as the hill 很老。 old familiar faces 老相識(的人們)。 O- Lady of Threadneedle Street 〔英國〕 Bank of England 的別名。 old man of the sea 死纏著不走的人。 old ten in the hundred 高利貸。 the good old times (老人們所懷念的)過去。 the old gentleman =the old one 〔口語〕老頭兒,父親。 the old year 去年,就要過去的一年。 n. 1.古時,往時。 2.…歲的人[動物]。 3.[集合詞]老年的人們;〔the old〕古物;令人懷念的往事[風(fēng)俗(等)]。 the men of old 古代的人們。 four-year-olds 四歲的馬。 as of old 仍舊,照舊。 from of old 自昔,早就。 in days of old 從前,以前。 of old 從前的,往時的;從前是,(老早)以前是;自古,從老早以前。 old and young=y(tǒng)oung and old 無論老少。
Julia : there , poet old wolf looks like a dummy today 瞧,詩人老狼今天看起來像個傻瓜。
It was an old wolf with a grey back and full , reddish belly 這是一只老狼,背部斑白,吃大了的肚子有點發(fā)紅。
Now , nephew , youre on the track of an old wolf , said the uncle ; mind he doesnt give you the slip . thats as it happens , answered rostov “喂,賢侄,一只大狼由你來對付呢, ”大叔說, “說好啦,別追失了。 ”
He knew that there were both young and also old wolves in the enclosure . he knew the hounds had divided into two packs , that in one place they were close on the wolf , and that something had gone wrong 他知道,在這座孤林里面藏有狼崽幼小的豺狼和大狼老豺狼,他知道獵犬已分成兩群,他們都在某個地方用獵犬追捕野獸,而且知道發(fā)生了什么不很順?biāo)斓氖虑椤?
Only once in my life to kill an old wolf ; i ask for nothing beyond ! he thought , straining eyes and ears , looking from left to right , and back again , and listening to the slightest fluctuations in the sounds of the dogs “只希望在該生能有一回捕獲到一頭大狼,我再沒有更大的欲望了! ”他想道,一面注意聽,一面注意看,開頭向左邊,后來又向右邊張望,同時傾聽追逐野獸的聲音的各種細(xì)微差別。
I know thou art great and that its a sin to pray to thee about this , but for gods sake do make the old wolf come out upon me , and make karay fix his teeth in his throat and finish him before the eyes of uncle , who is looking this way . a thousand times over in that half - hour , with intent , strained , and uneasy eyes rostov scanned the thickets at the edge of the copse with two scraggy oaks standing up above the undergrowth of aspen , and the ravine with its overhanging bank , and uncles cap peering out from behind a bush on the right 我知道你很偉大,請求你做這件事真是罪過但是看在上帝份上,做一件好事,叫那只大狼鉆到我面前來,叫卡拉伊當(dāng)著向那邊觀察的大叔的面,拼命地咬住大狼的喉嚨。 ”就在這半個鐘頭以內(nèi),羅斯托夫用那緊張而不安的逼視的目光千次地打量森林的邊緣,一些別種幼樹夾雜在山楊樹中間,上面聳立著兩顆稀疏的橡樹,他還注視著被雨水沖掉邊緣的溝壑以及右面那座灌木林后依稀可辨的大叔的皮帽。
Karay was an old , misshapen , muddy - coloured hound , famous for attacking an old wolf unaided . all took their places . the old count , who knew his sons ardour in the hunt , hurried to avoid being late , and the whippers - in had hardly reached the place when count ilya andreitch , with a cheerful face , and flushed and quivering cheeks , drove up with his pair of raven horses , over the green field to the place left for him 老伯爵知道他兒子在狩獵之時火氣很大,便趕快駛來,省得遲到,在獵犬訓(xùn)練管理人還沒有走到圍捕的地方,伊利亞安德烈伊奇就已經(jīng)乘坐兩匹烏雅駕的馬車,歡天喜地,紅光滿面,腮幫給震得不住地顛動,馬車駛過翠綠的田野,到達留給他的一條獸徑。