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wolf-eel

/woolf-eel/US // ˈwʊlfˌil //

狼牙棒,狼鳗,狼鳗鱼,狼牙

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a large, eellike fish, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America.

Examples

  • It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.

  • Raw eel seemed to be popular during and after the Middle Ages.

  • “During this trip, I did as a lone wolf, I risked a lot,” he said.

  • His later books drew heavily from experiences and people he encountered at the bar, including the cruel captain in The Sea-Wolf.

  • The Wolf of Wall Street is a dangerous, incendiary work of art.

  • He heard Mohammedans alluding to a Brahmin as a leader—so might a wolf and a snake make common alliance against a watch dog.

  • A few years before, he would have gone home, no more disquieted at having killed an Indian than if he had killed a fox or a wolf.

  • It was a hard struggle; for the wolf pulled poor Amy one way, and Alan pulled her the other; but at length Alan won the day.

  • The affair of the wolf having passed off so well, Alan began to bethink himself of other adventures.

  • “He hath told us already, Princess,” said the other, his harsh accents sounding more like the snarl of a wolf than a human voice.