英语词汇tiger的意思、翻译、用法及例句-英语用法大全

tiger

☞tigern. [′taɪɡǝ]　(tigers/tiger)

双解释义

1. C 虎，老虎　 a very large fierce Asian wild cat that has yellowish fur with blank bands
2. C 凶猛的人，勇士，猛士　 a person like a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.

基本要点

1. tiger的基本意思是“虎，老虎”，用于比喻指“凶猛的人，勇士，猛士”，也可用于贬义指“虎狼之人”。
2. 在美国口语中， tiger还可表示“欢呼三声之后的高呼声”。
3. tiger的复数形式是tiger或tigers，与其相对应的阴性名词为tigress.

词汇搭配

动词+～

　tame ～　驯服老虎

形容词+～

　female ～　雌虎
　man-eating ～　食人虎
　young ～　虎仔

名词+～

　paper ～　纸老虎

句型例句

　The tiger roared.　老虎咆哮。
　One of the animals native to India is the tiger.　虎是印度土生动物之一。
　We all raised our eyebrows when we heard that two young men had beaten a tiger to death bare-handed.　当听到两个青年赤手空拳打死了一只老虎，我们都不禁为之愕然。
　She fainted at the sight of a tiger.　她一见到老虎就晕倒了。
　The rug was made of the skin of a tiger.　这地毯是用虎皮做成的。
　The cat family includes lions and tigers.　猫科动物包括狮子与老虎。
　Nobody dared to enter to the den of tigers.　没有人敢进老虎穴。
　He's a tiger for work.　他干起活来像头老虎。
　This aroused the tiger in his nature.　这引起他残忍的天性。
　Let's have three cheers and a tiger.　让我们欢呼三声，再大吼一声。

常用短语

♣ paper tiger
　纸老虎；外强中干　sb who appears forceful but is really ineffective
　The managing director has the monial power but he is a paper tiger, and it is his assistant who actually runs the company.　总经理名义上有权，可他却是一只纸老虎，实际管理着公司的是他的助手。
♣ ride a/the tiger
　处于危险的境地，骑虎难下　live in a very uncertain or dangerous way
　Several members of the government have been riding the tiger during the present difficulties.　几位政府成员在目前困难形势下已处于一种危险的境地。

学习参考

　tiger　用作比喻时，即使指的是女人，也用tiger，而不用tigress. 例如：
　I find that she is really a tiger.　我发现她真的是母老虎。

补充资料

　［词源］　古法语tigre<拉丁语tigris<希腊语tigra（虎）

词组	tiger
释义	tiger ☞tigern. [′taɪɡǝ]　(tigers/tiger) 双解释义 1. C 虎，老虎　 a very large fierce Asian wild cat that has yellowish fur with blank bands 2. C 凶猛的人，勇士，猛士　 a person like a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc. 基本要点 1. tiger的基本意思是“虎，老虎”，用于比喻指“凶猛的人，勇士，猛士”，也可用于贬义指“虎狼之人”。 2. 在美国口语中， tiger还可表示“欢呼三声之后的高呼声”。 3. tiger的复数形式是tiger或tigers，与其相对应的阴性名词为tigress. 词汇搭配动词+～　tame ～　驯服老虎形容词+～　female ～　雌虎　man-eating ～　食人虎　young ～　虎仔名词+～　paper ～　纸老虎句型例句　The tiger roared.　老虎咆哮。　One of the animals native to India is the tiger.　虎是印度土生动物之一。　We all raised our eyebrows when we heard that two young men had beaten a tiger to death bare-handed.　当听到两个青年赤手空拳打死了一只老虎，我们都不禁为之愕然。　She fainted at the sight of a tiger.　她一见到老虎就晕倒了。　The rug was made of the skin of a tiger.　这地毯是用虎皮做成的。　The cat family includes lions and tigers.　猫科动物包括狮子与老虎。　Nobody dared to enter to the den of tigers.　没有人敢进老虎穴。　He's a tiger for work.　他干起活来像头老虎。　This aroused the tiger in his nature.　这引起他残忍的天性。　Let's have three cheers and a tiger.　让我们欢呼三声，再大吼一声。常用短语 ♣ paper tiger 　纸老虎；外强中干　sb who appears forceful but is really ineffective 　The managing director has the monial power but he is a paper tiger, and it is his assistant who actually runs the company.　总经理名义上有权，可他却是一只纸老虎，实际管理着公司的是他的助手。 ♣ ride a/the tiger 　处于危险的境地，骑虎难下　live in a very uncertain or dangerous way 　Several members of the government have been riding the tiger during the present difficulties.　几位政府成员在目前困难形势下已处于一种危险的境地。学习参考　tiger　用作比喻时，即使指的是女人，也用tiger，而不用tigress. 例如：　I find that she is really a tiger.　我发现她真的是母老虎。补充资料　［词源］　古法语tigre<拉丁语tigris<希腊语tigra（虎）
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