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fox

UK /fɒks/US /fɑːks/

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。)

同义词:vixen (雌狐), trickster, sly person

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。)

同义词:baffle, outwit, deceive

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。)