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ti·ger
taI gr
复数:tigers或tiger
tigerish (adj.), tigerlike (adj.)
词根:tiger
adj.tigerish 狂暴的;残忍的;虎一般的
n.tigress 雌虎;凶悍的女人
noun
a large Asian carnivorous mammal (Panthera tigris) of the cat family having a usually tawny coat transversely striped with black
any of several large wildcats (such as the jaguar or cougar)
a domestic cat with striped pattern
Australia tasmanian tiger
a fierce, daring, or aggressive person or quality a tiger for work
aroused the tiger in him
someone or something (such as a situation) that is formidable or impossible to control—often used in the phrases ride a tiger and have a tiger by the tail
how the tiger of inflation can be tamed—J. A. Davenport
British a groom in livery
tiger woodsn. 老虎·伍兹(世界著名高尔夫球手)
paper tiger纸老虎
bengal tiger孟加拉虎
tiger team老虎团队;老虎小组
tiger skin虎皮;虎皮红;虎皮石
tiger lily[植]卷丹
tiger balm万金油
“老式英语” tigras (复数),部分来自于“老式法语” tigre “老虎”(12世纪中叶),两者均源自于拉丁文“老虎” tigris,来自于希腊文“老虎” tigris,可能源于伊朗语言系,类似于“古波斯语”的“锋利的、尖锐的” tigra-,阿维斯陀语的“箭头” tighri-,指的是老虎扑向猎物的姿势,“但是在泽东语言中,没有任何一个单词及其衍生词汇被用来形容老虎” [OED]. “老虎般的人”可追溯到1500年。 “咆哮或欢呼结束时的尖叫声”记录于1845年,美国英语,其意义解释不一。1886年记录“黄褐色的石英” Tiger's-eye。
虎
Middle English tigre, from Old English tiger & Anglo-French tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Greek, probably of Iranian origin; akin to Avestan tighra- pointed; akin to Greek stizein to tattoo — more at stick
The first known use of tiger was before the 12th century
tightenverb
to make or become tight or tighter
tightenverb
to make or become tight or tighter
tigernoun
a large Asian flesh-eating mammal of the same family as the domestic cat with a coat that is typically light brown to orange with mostly vertical black stripes
any of several large wildcats (as the jaguar or cougar)
a domestic cat with a striped coat
tigernoun
a large Asian flesh-eating mammal of the same family as the domestic cat with a coat that is typically light brown to orange with mostly vertical black stripes
any of several large wildcats (as the jaguar or cougar)
a domestic cat with a striped coat
1 Fine furniture was draped with leopard and tiger skins, and real plastic bowls glittered with jewels.
2 Tigers hunt for food alone most of the time.
老虎大部分时间都是独自觅食.
3 Dressed in forest green, they were wearing helmets designed to fend off tiger attacks—metal shields covered the backs of their necks.
4 The other tiger kept creeping closer, belly touching the ground, eyes down, making a low, singsong sound.
5 The tiger roared furiously and the girl cowered.
6 I did so, and the tiger hesitated, then fled—something to do with the seasoning, it seemed.
7 “Someone was telling a story about stealing a tiger’s balls, and I had to stop and find out how it ended.”
8 How exactly had the tiger pushed over the amphora of wine?
9 "Were you a man transformed into a green tiger or were you a green tiger that was transformed into a man? Will you ever know?"
10 Daming : Does th tiger come from Europe?
大明: 老虎来自欧洲?
11 Then she told me why a tiger is gold and black.
12 Prusten is the quietest of tiger calls, a puff through the nose to express friendliness and harmless intentions.
13 I still couldn’t catch the old tiger, so I rafted to shore and got Mr. Jacket.
14 Gold detailing covers the walls, showing tigers and warriors doing battle.
15 Their masks gleamed in the sun: boars and bulls, hawks and herons, lions and tigers and bears, fork-tongued serpents and hideous basilisks.
16 The earthworm is useful, but not beautiful; the tiger is beautiful, but not useful.
17 “But weren’t you watching all the time? You must have had a shock when you saw the tiger going near my precious wine jar. You must have seen how it got broken.”
18 Miss Love laughed, too, but uneasy—like at the circus when the man puts his head in the tiger’s mouth and you giggle when what you want to do is cover your eyes.
19 Her husband grabs her by the armpits, lifting her off the tiger and dragging her into the big top.
20 Is it possible to cross a tiger with a lion?
能不能让老虎和狮子交配?
1 法罗牌戏
2 喝采
cheering plausive hip shout cheer salute applause plaudit acclamation eclat barracking applaud acclaim
5 仆从
6 猫科
CAT lion jaguar leopard wildcat puma cheetah bobcat lynx ocelot serval margay caracal jaguarundi big cat snow leopard golden cat fishing cat sand cat Pallas's cat clouded leopard jungle cat leopard cat
8 虎猫
9 虎
10 残忍
tigrish boarish bloody brutal cruel savage outrageous grim relentless monstrous ferocious inhumane draconian wanton bloodthirsty barbarous beastly brutish remorseless insensate dog-eat-dog sanguinary truculent wolfish bloody-minded tigerish farouche Neronian wolvish slaughterous sanguineous butcherly dispiteous roughshod cruelty brutality ferocity savagery barbarity brutalism savagism
13 暴徒
mob plug-ugly apache bravo thug insurgent goon mobster rioter gangsta desperado insurrectionary insurrectionist bullyboy bully mug bandit posse dragoon ruffian swashbuckler toughie bucko toughy doggery rough scuff plug ugly
14 凶汉
15 凶猛的人
16 吼声
17 虎纹的
18 凶残