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Definition of leopard in English: leopardnoun ˈlɛpədˈlɛpərd 1A large solitary cat that has a fawn or brown coat with black spots, native to the forests of Africa and southern Asia. 豹。亦称PANTHER Panthera pardus, family Felidae. See also black panther Also called panther Example sentencesExamples - The result was the adoption of husbandry practices that allowed populations of elephants, zebras, giraffes, and antelope to flourish, serving as food to leopards, hyenas, and wild dogs.
- Lions and other large predators like hyenas and leopards are killed by livestock owners who have no patience for the carnivores' appetite for cows, sheep, and goats.
- The list of the critically endangered include the black rhino and Siberian tiger and the Amur leopard of Asia.
- The British Big Cats Society says its 15-month survey indicates there is little doubt that big cats such as leopards, lynxes and pumas are roaming Britain.
- The dogs, Anatolian shepherds, live with the livestock on the range and protect them from cheetahs and leopards.
- It is also a refuge for elephants, buffaloes, zebras, cheetahs, leopards, lions, waterbucks and impalas and it contains the only protected indigenous forest remaining in the area.
- Of all the big cats, the leopard is the most resourceful.
- For instance, by choosing to hunt at a different place or time, coyotes avoid wolves, cheetahs avoid lions, and leopards avoid tigers.
- The region is rich in biodiversity and also home to about 50 tigers, hundreds of wild Indian elephants, Indian bison, leopards, and many types of birds.
- The flood plains of the Brahmaputra are a refuge for tigers, leopards, sloth bears, elephants and 75% of the world's population of great Indian one-horned rhinos.
- Their principal enemy is the leopard, but even leopards will avoid an encounter with the larger, adult males who are courageous and vicious adversaries.
- I have been filming for 14 years now, working with hyenas, leopards, and jackals.
- For example, all cats - lions, tigers, cheetahs, leopards and housecats - belong to the family Felidae; all dogs belong to Canidae.
- Land mammals whose bones were excavated at Ogoloma include goats, cows, royal antelope, leopards, dogs, elephants, cats, and waterbuck.
- I will do this with the passion of a wild animal, such as the leopard or cheetah, or perhaps the polar bear.
- In addition to man, kudus are preyed upon by lions, leopards, and wild dogs.
- Long-term studies of solitary cats such as tigers, pumas, leopards, cheetahs and lynx have shown that male cubs usually leave the area where they were born and wander in search of a territory.
- In size and marking it looks very much like a leopard, although the jaguar is the much heavier animal, weighing up to 34 kg.
- But a new survey suggests that the country may now be home to wild leopards, pumas, and other big cats.
- The easiest solution is to kill hyenas, jackals and leopards with poisoned carcasses.
- 1.1Heraldry The leopard as a heraldic device.
Example sentencesExamples - They can now add leopards leaping after the Deputy Mayor of Gosford City; Councillor Craig Doyle presented the ship with the council's flag, which depicts, in Heraldic terms, a pair of leopards rampant.
- 1.2Heraldry A lion passant guardant as in the arms of England.
〔纹章〕斑豹造型；（代表英格兰盾形纹章的）正面行进狮子造型 Example sentencesExamples - After spending some time at Hertford, Johnny began to think there was not a more beautiful sight in the world than the quartered shield containing two panels of the red and gold leopards of England and two of the blue and gold lilies of France.
- 1.3as modifier Spotted like a leopard.
有豹斑的 豹斑花纹的专用服。 Example sentencesExamples - Luckily, I can sit behind the drum kit in regular shorts or short pants, but the guys in front dress up in spandex and leather and leopard print.
- But if I ever came across that catalogue again, and discovered that they were still selling leopard print kaftans, I'd be very happy indeed.
- And her choice of leopard print is objectionable on every possible count of taste.
- True, he'd stolen the high priest's leopard robe.
- Some came in sweaters and leather jackets; others in their Sunday-best suits and leopard print shawls.
- The bed was covered in bedding with leopard print.
- Acceptable clothing, however, does not include ornately woven sandals, leopard patterns of any sort, and obscene souvenir T-shirts from vacations past.
- They were pretty surprised, partly because they were leopard print but mostly because I'd been wearing them for three days.
- Although zebra and leopard prints are not as popular as they were a few years ago, the animal theme is back in a different guise.
- As he spoke, he was loading domestic beer and imported wine into his new SUV with silhouettes of skiers on the outside and fake leopard seat covers inside.
- More famed for her fashion sense, which has included leopard print shoes, leather basques and all in one rubber bodysuits, than her policies, Theresa may benefit from being the only women in the leadership race.
- Decked in leopard print pants, he fixes his gaze on the back of the audience and proclaims he ‘wants a way out’.
- For six lucky readers, we have two each of pink, denim and leopard beanbags.
- It's painted matte black and has some artful pinstriping and faux leopard upholstery.
- And knowing him, he probably wears silk boxers with leopard print.
- Sassy barmaid Bet Lynch made a glitzy return to Coronation Street yesterday, dressed head to toe in leopard print.
- Then for her father she got a black day planner and some organizational stickers, and for Emily she got a planer that was covered in leopard print that said ‘cool’ in the middle of it.
- Dad, completely outraged, took pictures of Nick and I when were fourteen and twelve posing with leopard speedo bathing suits and taped them all over the house.
- Would those conservatively-dressed women have dared to step out in leopard print shoes had their mentor not worn them?
- I mean, the two of them were wearing leopard print camisoles with matching panties!
Phrasesa leopard can't change his spots proverb People can't change their basic nature. 〈谚〉本性难移 they saw him as an opportunist who was capable of changing his spots at any moment Example sentencesExamples - There are, of course, going to be a number of people who are going to say that if we was really serious, he would has said all this months ago, a leopard can't change his spots, etc.
OriginMiddle English: via Old French from late Latin leopardus, from late Greek leopardos, from leōn 'lion' + pardos (see pard). Two Greek words combine in the root of leopard: leōn, the source of lion, and pardos, the source of pard, an old word for a leopard (see further at panther). The saying the leopard does not change his spots is inspired by the Book of Jeremiah in the Bible: ‘Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?’ See also camel, giraffe
Definition of leopard in US English: leopardnounˈlɛpərdˈlepərd 1A large, solitary cat that has a yellowish-brown or brown coat with black spots and usually hunts at night, widespread in the forests of Africa and southern Asia. 豹。亦称PANTHER Panthera pardus, family Felidae. See also black panther Also called panther Example sentencesExamples - I have been filming for 14 years now, working with hyenas, leopards, and jackals.
- The list of the critically endangered include the black rhino and Siberian tiger and the Amur leopard of Asia.
- Land mammals whose bones were excavated at Ogoloma include goats, cows, royal antelope, leopards, dogs, elephants, cats, and waterbuck.
- The British Big Cats Society says its 15-month survey indicates there is little doubt that big cats such as leopards, lynxes and pumas are roaming Britain.
- Their principal enemy is the leopard, but even leopards will avoid an encounter with the larger, adult males who are courageous and vicious adversaries.
- But a new survey suggests that the country may now be home to wild leopards, pumas, and other big cats.
- Lions and other large predators like hyenas and leopards are killed by livestock owners who have no patience for the carnivores' appetite for cows, sheep, and goats.
- Long-term studies of solitary cats such as tigers, pumas, leopards, cheetahs and lynx have shown that male cubs usually leave the area where they were born and wander in search of a territory.
- For example, all cats - lions, tigers, cheetahs, leopards and housecats - belong to the family Felidae; all dogs belong to Canidae.
- The easiest solution is to kill hyenas, jackals and leopards with poisoned carcasses.
- The flood plains of the Brahmaputra are a refuge for tigers, leopards, sloth bears, elephants and 75% of the world's population of great Indian one-horned rhinos.
- The region is rich in biodiversity and also home to about 50 tigers, hundreds of wild Indian elephants, Indian bison, leopards, and many types of birds.
- Of all the big cats, the leopard is the most resourceful.
- It is also a refuge for elephants, buffaloes, zebras, cheetahs, leopards, lions, waterbucks and impalas and it contains the only protected indigenous forest remaining in the area.
- The dogs, Anatolian shepherds, live with the livestock on the range and protect them from cheetahs and leopards.
- For instance, by choosing to hunt at a different place or time, coyotes avoid wolves, cheetahs avoid lions, and leopards avoid tigers.
- I will do this with the passion of a wild animal, such as the leopard or cheetah, or perhaps the polar bear.
- In addition to man, kudus are preyed upon by lions, leopards, and wild dogs.
- The result was the adoption of husbandry practices that allowed populations of elephants, zebras, giraffes, and antelope to flourish, serving as food to leopards, hyenas, and wild dogs.
- In size and marking it looks very much like a leopard, although the jaguar is the much heavier animal, weighing up to 34 kg.
- 1.1Heraldry The spotted leopard as a heraldic device; also, a lion passant guardant as in the arms of England.
〔纹章〕斑豹造型；（代表英格兰盾形纹章的）正面行进狮子造型 Example sentencesExamples - After spending some time at Hertford, Johnny began to think there was not a more beautiful sight in the world than the quartered shield containing two panels of the red and gold leopards of England and two of the blue and gold lilies of France.
- 1.2as modifier Spotted like a leopard.
有豹斑的 豹斑花纹的专用服。 Example sentencesExamples - Would those conservatively-dressed women have dared to step out in leopard print shoes had their mentor not worn them?
- But if I ever came across that catalogue again, and discovered that they were still selling leopard print kaftans, I'd be very happy indeed.
- Decked in leopard print pants, he fixes his gaze on the back of the audience and proclaims he ‘wants a way out’.
- True, he'd stolen the high priest's leopard robe.
- They were pretty surprised, partly because they were leopard print but mostly because I'd been wearing them for three days.
- Luckily, I can sit behind the drum kit in regular shorts or short pants, but the guys in front dress up in spandex and leather and leopard print.
- For six lucky readers, we have two each of pink, denim and leopard beanbags.
- Then for her father she got a black day planner and some organizational stickers, and for Emily she got a planer that was covered in leopard print that said ‘cool’ in the middle of it.
- And her choice of leopard print is objectionable on every possible count of taste.
- Dad, completely outraged, took pictures of Nick and I when were fourteen and twelve posing with leopard speedo bathing suits and taped them all over the house.
- I mean, the two of them were wearing leopard print camisoles with matching panties!
- It's painted matte black and has some artful pinstriping and faux leopard upholstery.
- Some came in sweaters and leather jackets; others in their Sunday-best suits and leopard print shawls.
- Sassy barmaid Bet Lynch made a glitzy return to Coronation Street yesterday, dressed head to toe in leopard print.
- The bed was covered in bedding with leopard print.
- And knowing him, he probably wears silk boxers with leopard print.
- More famed for her fashion sense, which has included leopard print shoes, leather basques and all in one rubber bodysuits, than her policies, Theresa may benefit from being the only women in the leadership race.
- Although zebra and leopard prints are not as popular as they were a few years ago, the animal theme is back in a different guise.
- Acceptable clothing, however, does not include ornately woven sandals, leopard patterns of any sort, and obscene souvenir T-shirts from vacations past.
- As he spoke, he was loading domestic beer and imported wine into his new SUV with silhouettes of skiers on the outside and fake leopard seat covers inside.
Phrasesa leopard can't change his spots proverb People can't change their basic nature. 〈谚〉本性难移 Example sentencesExamples - There are, of course, going to be a number of people who are going to say that if we was really serious, he would has said all this months ago, a leopard can't change his spots, etc.
OriginMiddle English: via Old French from late Latin leopardus, from late Greek leopardos, from leōn ‘lion’ + pardos (see pard). |