Vulture
['vʌltʃə] or ['vʌltʃɚ]
解释:
(noun.) any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion.
多拉编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the family Vulturidae.
手打:兰斯洛特
解释:
n. a large rapacious bird of prey feeding largely on carrion: one who or that which resembles a vulture.—adjs. Vul′tūrine Vul′tūrish Vul′tūrous like the vulture: rapacious.—ns. Vul′turism rapacity; Vul′turn the Australian brush-turkey.
埃弗雷特编辑
娱乐性解释：
To dream of vultures, signifies that some scheming person is bent on injuring you, and will not succeed unless you see the vulture wounded, or dead. For a woman to dream of a vulture, signifies that she will be overwhelmed with slander and gossip.
校对:诺琳
例句:
- Mr. Pickwick replied that he was at present suspended at the George and Vulture. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- George and Vulture. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- She's a perfect vulture, you know; and she hasn't the least moral sense. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- Call Mr. Pickwick's servant, Tom,' said the barmaid of the George and Vulture. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- When the fever of my young life is spent; when placid age shall tame the vulture that devours me, friendship may come, love and hope being dead. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- He resembles Fielding as an eagle does a vulture: Fielding could stoop on carrion, but Thackeray never does. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- Solitude would be no solitude--rest no rest--while the vulture, hunger, thus sank beak and talons in my side. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- The George and Vulture, at present,' replied that gentleman. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- And yet they hang about my uncle like vultures, and are afraid of a farthing going away from their side of the family. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- The first I marry, within the hour; the other shall dry her tears or feed the vultures. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- They're like vultures after a battle. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
手打:路德维格