gorilla
/gəˈrɪlə/noun
1- a powerfully built great ape with a large head and short neck, found in the forests of central Africa. It is the largest living primate.大猩猩（体格强壮有力, 头大, 颈短, 见于非洲中部森林, 是活着的最大的灵长类动物）。
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- Gorilla gorilla, family Pongidae: three races (two lowland gorillas and the mountain gorilla).拉丁名Gorilla gorilla,猩猩科：三类（两类低地大猩猩, 一类山地大猩猩）。
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- informal a heavily built aggressive-looking man〈非正式〉体格强壮且外表凶悍的男子。
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- with modifier a dominant contender within a particular sphere of operation or activity头号竞争对手, 强有力的竞争对手：
the 800-lb gorilla of the home mortgage industry.
住房按揭贷款领域的重磅竞争对手。
词源
from an alleged African word for a wild or hairy person, found in the Greek account of the voyage of the Carthaginian explorer Hanno in the 5th or 6th cent. BC; adopted in 1847 as the specific name of the ape.