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1. Oxford Dictionary

   wolf

   • IPA[wʊlf]

   英式

   • n.
     a wild carnivorous mammal which is the largest member of the dog family, living and hunting in packs. It is native to both Eurasia and North America, but is much persecuted and has been widely exterminated.；used in names of mammals similar or related to the wolf, e.g. maned wolf, Tasmanian wolf.
   • v.
     devour (food) greedily

   • noun: wolf, plural noun: wolves

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a wild carnivorous mammal which is the largest member of the dog family, living and hunting in packs. It is native to both Eurasia and North America, but is much persecuted and has been widely exterminated.
   • ▪ used in names of mammals similar or related to the wolf, e.g. maned wolf, Tasmanian wolf.
   • 2. used figuratively to refer to a rapacious, ferocious, or voracious person or thing he calls the media ravening wolves
   • ▪ informal a man who habitually seduces women he's the archetypal wolf in Armani threads
   • ▪ North American informal a gay man who habitually seduces men or adopts an active role with a partner.
   • 3. a harsh or out-of-tune effect produced when playing particular notes or intervals on a musical instrument, caused either by the instrument's construction or by divergence from equal temperament.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. devour (food) greedily he wolfed down his breakfast

   片語

   • cry wolf
   • hold a wolf by the ears
   • keep the wolf from the door
   • throw someone to the wolves
   • a wolf in sheep's clothing