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- a carnivorous mammal of the dog family with a pointed muzzle and bushy tail, proverbial for its cunning狐狸。
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- Vulpes and three other genera, family Canidae: several species, including the red fox and the arctic fox.狐属及其他3属, 犬科：数种, 包括红狐和北极狐。
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- mass noun the fur of a fox狐裘。
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- informal a cunning or sly person〈非正式〉狡猾的人：
a wily old fox.
老谋深算、诡计多端的人。
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- N. Amer. a sexually attractive woman〈北美〉性感女郎; 魅女。
with obj.
1- informal baffle or deceive (someone)〈非正式〉使迷惑; 欺骗：
the bad light and dark shadows foxed him.
糟糕的光线和黑影迷惑了他。
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- no obj. dated behave in a cunning or sly way〈旧〉耍花招; 耍狡猾手段。
派生词
foxlike
adjective词源
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vos and German Fuchs.