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| /wʊlf/ |
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| | awild animal similar to a large dog that lives in groups 狼 |
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| - | the big bad wolf
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| someone or something that is bad and causes all the problems in a situation |
| 惹事生非的坏蛋；惹麻烦的坏东西 |
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| Iget tired of being portrayed as the big bad wolf. 我对被描绘成一个惹是生非的坏蛋感到厌烦。 |
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| - | cry wolf
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| to keep saying that there is a problem when there is not , with the result that people do not believe you when there really is |
| 喊“狼来了”；发假警报；谎报险情 |
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| Workers in the industry have cried wolf once too often. 该行业的工人常常谎报险情。 |
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| - | keep the wolf from the door
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| to manage to earn enough money to buy food and other essential things |
| 仅能免于穷困；勉强维持生计 |
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| - | throw sb to the wolves
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| to put someone in a situation in which they are severely criticized or attacked, and not try to protect them |
| 任凭某人遭到批评；任凭某人遭受攻击；把某人送入虎口 |
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| - | awolf in sheep’ s clothing
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| 1 | someone who seems friendly but is in fact unpleasant or cruel 披着羊皮的狼；假装友好的敌人 |
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| 2 | something that seems good at first but is in fact harmful 表面看起来很好但实际上有害的事物 |
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