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单词 coyote
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Definition of coyote in English:

coyote

nounPlural coyotes kʌɪˈəʊtikɔɪˈəʊti
  • 1A wild dog that resembles the wolf, native to North America.

    Canis latrans, family Canidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Grizzly bears and bison were exterminated, and coyotes and prairie dogs were shot on sight and poisoned.
    • Whitetail deer, coyote, red fox, snowshoe hare and raccoon often make appearances.
    • Adult red foxes may also be attacked by coyotes, wolves, or other predators, but this is rarely in order to eat them.
    • Predators, such as coyotes, swift foxes, and skunks, are a major problem for ground nesting birds.
    • There are 36 species of Canidae, including dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals and foxes.
    • Today Wyoming's Bighorn Basin, home to pronghorns and prairie dogs, coyotes and rattlesnakes, is nearly a desert.
    • The virus is carried by a number of wild animals, including coyotes, foxes, and some wolves.
    • Mating between eastern Canadian wolves, red wolves, and coyotes is possible, he said, because they share a common ancestor.
    • Major predators of the otter include sharks, killer whales, coyotes, brown bears and even eagles.
    • Also, coyotes were often observed hunting rodents in the cranberry bogs at the rendezvous site.
    • Their predators include great horned owls, bobcats, cougars, coyotes, and foxes, so wariness is in their blood.
    • Dogs and coyotes have been injured and even killed by llamas.
    • Eagles, rattlesnakes, deer, pronghorn antelope, foxes, coyotes, and mountain lions roam the area.
    • Other predators are red foxes, coyotes, wolves, bear, mountain lions, lynx, bobcats, eagles, and great horned owls.
    • A mixed pack of coyotes and wild dogs had found the open gate.
    • Wolves tend to eat larger prey, like elk - but coyotes prey on young antelope.
    • Sometimes falling prey, on land, to wolves and coyotes, the otter's principal enemies are humans.
    • The red wolf is larger than a coyote and smaller than a gray wolf.
    • These animals clearly act like coyotes and not wolves.
    • With a blink, his eyes adjusted and decided it was either a wild dog or a wolf or a coyote.
  • 2North American informal A person who smuggles people from Latin America across the US border, typically for a very high fee.

    〈北美,非正式〉(通常收取高额费用从拉丁美洲越界进入美国走私人口的)非法移民偷运者

    at the bus station, there were coyotes offering to drive us to Los Angeles
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The coyotes and the bewildered souls kneeling in the headlights know that the border war cannot be fought like this forever.
    • After the law was passed, and border control was stepped up, the coyotes began to charge more money.
    • The busboy will be working long hours until he earns back the $2000 it cost in coyote fees to get across the border.
    • The coyotes charge $5000 to bring somebody here from Honduras or Guatemala.
    • Once in Sasabe, the migrants will break up into smaller groups and head out with their coyotes along the many smuggler trails.
    • Over time I was also able to use non-American friends as coyotes to smuggle refills.
    • In addition to prosecuting so-called coyotes, he also plans to charge the illegal aliens they smuggle with being co-conspirators.
    • And I started a smuggling unit to go after coyotes here.
    • He continued across the border with the help of coyotes.
    • His remarks were typical of the government to attribute the death toll on the border to the coyotes.
    • As the government's operations grew more sophisticated, so did those of the smugglers, or coyotes.
    • His only choice was to travel to Tijuana and hire a coyote (immigrant smuggler) to take him across the border.
    • They are called coyotes, the men and women who offer to sneak illegal aliens across the border.
    • My brother and I were brought over by a coyote who took us to a remote location where we had to squirm under a fence and then run for dear life.
    • After crossing the border they were abandoned by coyotes or polleros, the smugglers who transported them into the US.
    • A Denver television station recorded the coyotes transporting van loads of illegal aliens in broad daylight.
    • If the coyote (the smuggler) doesn't kill the immigrant, the desert or Border Patrol likely will.
    • Sonia's husband, a coyote, relied on his borderland knowledge to track her after she fled across the border.
    • Daniel paid a coyote who took him to the hills near Mexicali with 20 others who waited for the right time to cross.
    • To get past the border guards, immigrants from Mexico hire smugglers - called coyotes - to guide them through crossing points.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl coyotl.

Rhymes

Capote, coatee, dhoti, floaty, goaty, oaty, peyote, roti, throaty

Definition of coyote in US English:

coyote

noun
  • 1A wild dog that resembles the wolf, native to North America.

    Canis latrans, family Canidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The virus is carried by a number of wild animals, including coyotes, foxes, and some wolves.
    • Their predators include great horned owls, bobcats, cougars, coyotes, and foxes, so wariness is in their blood.
    • Today Wyoming's Bighorn Basin, home to pronghorns and prairie dogs, coyotes and rattlesnakes, is nearly a desert.
    • Wolves tend to eat larger prey, like elk - but coyotes prey on young antelope.
    • Whitetail deer, coyote, red fox, snowshoe hare and raccoon often make appearances.
    • Sometimes falling prey, on land, to wolves and coyotes, the otter's principal enemies are humans.
    • There are 36 species of Canidae, including dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals and foxes.
    • Grizzly bears and bison were exterminated, and coyotes and prairie dogs were shot on sight and poisoned.
    • Dogs and coyotes have been injured and even killed by llamas.
    • A mixed pack of coyotes and wild dogs had found the open gate.
    • The red wolf is larger than a coyote and smaller than a gray wolf.
    • With a blink, his eyes adjusted and decided it was either a wild dog or a wolf or a coyote.
    • Also, coyotes were often observed hunting rodents in the cranberry bogs at the rendezvous site.
    • Mating between eastern Canadian wolves, red wolves, and coyotes is possible, he said, because they share a common ancestor.
    • Predators, such as coyotes, swift foxes, and skunks, are a major problem for ground nesting birds.
    • Major predators of the otter include sharks, killer whales, coyotes, brown bears and even eagles.
    • These animals clearly act like coyotes and not wolves.
    • Other predators are red foxes, coyotes, wolves, bear, mountain lions, lynx, bobcats, eagles, and great horned owls.
    • Eagles, rattlesnakes, deer, pronghorn antelope, foxes, coyotes, and mountain lions roam the area.
    • Adult red foxes may also be attacked by coyotes, wolves, or other predators, but this is rarely in order to eat them.
  • 2North American informal A person who smuggles Latin Americans across the US border, typically for a high fee.

    〈北美,非正式〉(通常收取高额费用从拉丁美洲越界进入美国走私人口的)非法移民偷运者

    at the bus station, there were coyotes offering to drive us to Los Angeles
    Example sentencesExamples
    • My brother and I were brought over by a coyote who took us to a remote location where we had to squirm under a fence and then run for dear life.
    • His only choice was to travel to Tijuana and hire a coyote (immigrant smuggler) to take him across the border.
    • If the coyote (the smuggler) doesn't kill the immigrant, the desert or Border Patrol likely will.
    • The coyotes charge $5000 to bring somebody here from Honduras or Guatemala.
    • Over time I was also able to use non-American friends as coyotes to smuggle refills.
    • Once in Sasabe, the migrants will break up into smaller groups and head out with their coyotes along the many smuggler trails.
    • The coyotes and the bewildered souls kneeling in the headlights know that the border war cannot be fought like this forever.
    • The busboy will be working long hours until he earns back the $2000 it cost in coyote fees to get across the border.
    • Sonia's husband, a coyote, relied on his borderland knowledge to track her after she fled across the border.
    • A Denver television station recorded the coyotes transporting van loads of illegal aliens in broad daylight.
    • To get past the border guards, immigrants from Mexico hire smugglers - called coyotes - to guide them through crossing points.
    • After the law was passed, and border control was stepped up, the coyotes began to charge more money.
    • As the government's operations grew more sophisticated, so did those of the smugglers, or coyotes.
    • In addition to prosecuting so-called coyotes, he also plans to charge the illegal aliens they smuggle with being co-conspirators.
    • His remarks were typical of the government to attribute the death toll on the border to the coyotes.
    • They are called coyotes, the men and women who offer to sneak illegal aliens across the border.
    • Daniel paid a coyote who took him to the hills near Mexicali with 20 others who waited for the right time to cross.
    • He continued across the border with the help of coyotes.
    • After crossing the border they were abandoned by coyotes or polleros, the smugglers who transported them into the US.
    • And I started a smuggling unit to go after coyotes here.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl coyotl.

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