Jackal
['dʒækəl;-kɔːl] or ['dʒækl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair.
編輯:鲁弗斯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) Any one of several species of carnivorous animals inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and dismal howling.
(n.) One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated.
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解釋/意思:
n. a wild gregarious animal closely allied to the dog—erroneously supposed to act as a lion's provider or hunting scout hence a tool a Parasite.
安琪編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- Two or three times, the matter in hand became so knotty, that the jackal found it imperative on him to get up, and steep his towels anew. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- With a deprecatory grunt, the jackal again complied. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- The lion took it with care and caution, made his selections from it, and his remarks upon it, and the jackal assisted both. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- It may be that the early sub-man sometimes played jackal to the sabre-toothed tiger, and finished up the bodies on which the latter had gorged itself. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- At length the jackal had got together a compact repast for the lion, and proceeded to offer it to him. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- The jackal removed the towels from his head, which had been steaming again, shook himself, yawned, shivered, and complied. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- The Jackal Those were drinking days, and most men drank hard. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
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