
fox
词源
源自古英语 'fox',与古高地德语 'fuhs' 同源,可能源自原始日耳曼语词根,模仿狐狸的蓬松尾巴。
noun
❶ 狐狸,一种小型犬科动物,以聪明狡猾著称,常见于寓言故事中象征机敏或诡计多端。
“The red fox ran across the field with its bushy tail trailing behind.”
(那只红狐狸拖着蓬松的尾巴跑过田野。)
“In the fable, the fox tricks the crow into dropping its cheese.”
(寓言中,狐狸骗乌鸦扔掉了嘴里的奶酪。)
❶ 指狡猾或善于欺骗的人,常用于形容用智慧或诡计达到目的的行为。
“Don't trust him—he's an old fox who always gets what he wants.”
(别相信他,他是个老狐狸,总能得到想要的东西。)
“She foxed her opponents with a clever negotiation strategy.”
(她用精明的谈判策略智取了对手。)
verb
❶ 用诡计欺骗或迷惑某人,使其困惑或犯错误。
“The magician foxed the audience with his disappearing act.”
(魔术师用消失的把戏迷惑了观众。)
“The complex instructions completely foxed me.”
(复杂的说明完全把我搞糊涂了。)
常见短语
sly as a fox — 形容某人极其狡猾或机灵,像狐狸一样善于使用计谋。
“The thief was sly as a fox, leaving no fingerprints behind.”
(那小偷狡猾如狐,没留下任何指纹。)
fox in the henhouse — 比喻危险人物混入安全环境,常指破坏者或别有用心者潜入某群体。
“Letting that corrupt official join the committee is like putting a fox in the henhouse.”
(让那个贪官加入委员会就像把狐狸放进鸡舍。)