lion

英 [ˈlaɪən]

美 [ˈlaɪən]

n.  狮; 狮子

复数：lions　

中考高考CET4CET6考研

Collins.2 / BNC.3397 / COCA.4305

习惯用语

n.

the lion's den
• 龙潭虎穴
  a difficult situation in which you have to face a person or people who are unfriendly or aggressive towards you
the lion's share (of sth)
• 最大（或最好）的一份
  the largest or best part of sth when it is divided
to beard the lion in his den
• 进狮穴捋狮须（敢于触犯有权势者）
  to go to see an important or powerful person to tell them that you disagree with them, that you want sth, etc.

牛津词典

noun

• 狮；狮子
  a large powerful animal of the cat family, that hunts in groups and lives in parts of Africa and southern Asia. Lions have yellowish-brown fur and the male has a mane (= long thick hair round its neck).

柯林斯词典

• 狮子
  Alionis a large wild member of the cat family that is found in Africa. Lions have yellowish fur, and male lions have long hair on their head and neck.

英英释义

noun

• large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
  Synonym:king of beastsPanthera leo
• a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)
  Synonym:social lion

双语例句

• The word lion denotes a certain kind of animal.
  “狮子”这个词指的是一种动物。
• The deer fell a prey to the lion.
  鹿被狮子捕食了。
• Is it possible to cross a tiger with a lion?
  能不能让老虎和狮子交配？
• The lion closed in on the family of deer.
  狮子逼近了那群鹿。
• He removes a thorn from a lion's paw.
  他从狮子脚掌上拔下一根刺。
• The lion is an expert hunter.
  狮子善于猎食。
• Military and nuclear research have received the lion's share of public funding.
  大部分公共资金都为军事与核研究所占。
• A small lion was cubbed in the zoo.
  一只幼狮在动物园出生了。
• He fought like a lion.
  他像一头猛狮那样战斗。
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them.
  狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。