hyena

英 [haɪˈiːnə] 美 [haɪˈiːnə]

n.  鬣狗(分布于非洲和亚洲,以动物尸体为食)

复数:hyenas

BNC.22808 / COCA.17254



牛津词典

noun

  1. 鬣狗(分布于非洲和亚洲,以动物尸体为食)
    a wild animal like a dog, that eats the meat of animals that are already dead and has a cry like a human laugh. Hyenas live in Africa and Asia.

    柯林斯词典

    1. (分布于非洲和亚洲的)鬣狗
      A hyena is an animal that looks rather like a dog and makes a sound which is similar to a human laugh. Hyenas live in Africa and Asia.

      双语例句

      1. Now it was the Thenardier who appeared to her, with her hideous, hyena mouth, and wrath flashing in her eyes.
        现在出现在她眼前的是德纳第大娘,那样青面獠牙、眼里怒火直冒的德纳第大娘。
      2. I washed my hair, sang like a hyena beneath the cascade, dried myself, and made use of a new toothbrush Chloe had given me.
        我一边洗头、一边像只土狼一样在水花下嚎歌。擦干身体后,用克洛艾拿给我的牙刷刷牙。
      3. They say a giggle's pitch and timbre establish a hyena's identity, and that pitch indicates age.
        他们发现笑声的音调和音色可以显示出一个鬣狗的身份,音调代表了它们的年龄,而且从笑声里可以分辨出谁是老大。
      4. The laughing hyena has tremendous power in its jaws, enabling it to crack large bones.
        发笑鬣狗的双颌特别有劲,使它能够啃大骨头。
      5. In which lion and hyena come together.
        狮子和鬣狗走在一起。
      6. Try to be hyena happy with your life and peacock proud of your occupation.
        把你的生活过得高高兴兴,并且为你的职业感到自豪。
      7. Did you pet a hyena?
        你有去摸鬣狗吗?
      8. The laughing, or spotted, hyena of Africa is not only meat-eating but will also eat any "garbage" it happens upon ( 1).
        非洲的发笑鬣狗,或斑点猎狗,不仅吃肉,而且会吃任何它们偶然发现的“垃圾”。
      9. The savanna is also the home of meat-eaters the lion, leopard, and hyena who feed on the grasseaters.
        大草原也是食肉动物的家乡--狮子、豹、鬣狗--它们都是以草食动物维持生命的。
      10. He waved his torch to frighten away some animal, probably a hyena.
        他挥舞火把,想把某头野兽很可能是一条土狼吓跑。
      11. Like the hyena, it hunts for food at night, almost always alone.
        它像鬣狗一样,夜晚捕食,几乎总是独来独往。
      12. "you can have the cow. I want the bull because it's strong like me." the lion said to the hyena.
        “你可以要那头牛。我想要那头公牛,因为它强烈,像我。”狮子对土狼说。
      13. She laughs like a hyena?
        她笑起来象只土狗。
      14. One day the hyena said to the lion," My cow will soon have a baby. "
        有一天,鬣狗对狮子说:“我的牛很快就会有一个孩子。”
      15. Moreover, from being so long in twilight or darkness, his eyes had acquired the Faculty of distinguishing objects in the night, common to the hyena and the wolf.
        而且,由于长久生活在昏暗的地方,他的眼睛早已变得象鬣狗和狼的眼睛一样,具有能在黑夜里辨别东西的能力。
      16. Upon the bank of the Nile at eventide, a hyena met a crocodile and they stopped and greeted one another.
        黄昏时分,一只土狼在尼罗河岸上遇到一条鳄鱼,他们停下步来,互相致意。
      17. African hyena noted for its distinctive howl.
        非洲鬣狗,以其特别的嚎叫而闻名。
      18. Harry: Well, I didn't pet a hyena, but I was once chased by a rhino, and it was fun!
        额,我没有摸鬣狗,但是我曾经被一只犀牛追赶,太有趣了。
      19. Just like your idiot hyena cousins!
        就像你的土狼兄弟们一样!
      20. Yet, in spite of its awkward, slouching gait, the hyena can run surprisingly quickly.
        鬣狗的步履笨拙,懒散,然而跑起来速度惊人。
      21. The hyena's public image is not aided by its ridiculous appearance.
        鬣狗滑稽的外表无助于改善它在公众心中的形象。
      22. The earth wolf of southern Africa is a close relative of the hyena, but lives a very different kind of life.
        非洲南部的土狼是鬣狗的近亲,但是,过的生活与鬣狗迥然不同。
      23. You mean you get the hyena, and I choose between the hippo and the giraffe?
        你是说你挑了土狼剩下河马和长颈鹿给我挑?

      英英释义

      noun

      1. doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion

          Synonym:    hyaena