1. 狼
A wolf is a wild animal that looks like a large dog.
2. 狼吞虎咽地吃
If someone wolfs their food, they eat it all very quickly and greedily.
e.g. I was back in the changing room wolfing tea and sandwiches.
我回到更衣室,狼吞虎咽地喝茶、吃三明治。
3. 喊“狼来了”;发假警报
If someone cries wolf, they say that there is a problem when there is not, with the result that people do not believe them when there really is a problem.
4. 勉强度日;糊口
If you keep the wolf from the door, you succeed in providing food and other necessary things for yourself or your family.
e.g. A lot of the lads took small jobs to help keep the wolf from the door.
很多少年打零工帮补家里维持生计。
相关词组:wolf down
名词狼; 贪婪的人; 有害的幼虫
及物动词狼吞虎咽
1. keep the wolf from the door : 勉强度日;
2. cry wolf : 发假警报;