unicorn
独角兽,麒麟,麒麟座,麒麟兽
Definitions
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- : a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead: often symbolic of chastity or purity.
- : a heraldic representation of this animal, in the form of a horse with a lion's tail and with a long, straight, and spirally twisted horn.
- : Astronomy. the constellation Monoceros.
- : an animal mentioned in the Bible, Deuteronomy 33:17: now believed by some to be a description of a wild ox or rhinoceros.
- : a former gold coin of Scotland, first issued by James III in 1486, having an obverse bearing the figure of a unicorn.
- : Business. a relatively new company, usually less than ten years old, that is valued at $1 billion or more by public or private investors.
- : a person or thing that is rare and highly valued, or is a hypothetical ideal: Hiring unicorns is expensive, but their productivity can take your enterprise to the next level.Finding jeans that are comfortable and fashionable—that’s my unicorn.
- : Slang. a bisexual woman who joins an established heterosexual couple in a sexual encounter or relationship.
Examples
Lee was an early investor in the education technology startup that hit unicorn status last year.
Few other markets are able to fund the listing of so many unicorns.
Cities outside the US are attracting more funding, generating more unicorns, and creating thriving startup ecosystems.
So unicorns that evolved from albino horses might not be all that healthy.
Scientists might use the tools of bioengineering to cobble together the traits of a unicorn from other creatures.
One image in the film also stuck in my craw: a shot of a little boy in the audience holding up his white stuffed unicorn.
Her very first sculpture, a metallic chrome unicorn aptly titled “Space Oracle,” sits on a pedestal directly in front.
The victory in 1950 over England is precious, but in the way a unicorn might be: to be regarded wide-eyed, and scarcely believed.
Perhaps the name “unicorn” tells you how common it is for women to swing with couples.
Dan worked hard and made a good picture: mountains, timber, blue sky…and in the foreground a blond girl and a unicorn.
There are three there, Bill, with a jolly large blue unicorn and a gold pitchfork on em, which is the old ladys arms.
The Unicorn lost almost all its officers, and about a hundred and forty men.
Abel Sneed, the Unicorn boss, as a matter of precaution went through their 'war bags' while they slept.
At the entrance, there is a glass screen, ornamentally got up and surmounted with a small lion and unicorn design.
He saw that the unicorn was a bull considerably larger than the average.