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a coyote
coyote 是可数名词，指北美西部常见的一种小狼。
A coyote was standing by the roadside.
一只丛林狼站在路边。
郊狼；丛林狼
coyotes — plural of coyote
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
郊狼；丛林狼
a small wolf native to western North America
A coyote was standing by the roadside.
一只丛林狼站在路边。
Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
We saw a coyote crossing the road early in the morning.
清晨我们看见一只丛林狼穿过马路。
Coyotes usually hunt alone or in pairs.
丛林狼通常单独或成对捕食。
The rancher set up lights to keep coyotes away from the sheep.
牧场主安装了灯光，让丛林狼远离羊群。
coyote 是可数名词，指北美西部常见的一种小狼。
A coyote was standing by the roadside.
一只丛林狼站在路边。
复数形式 coyotes 不加冠词，可泛指这类动物。
Coyotes howl at night.
丛林狼在夜里嚎叫。
在美国边境语境中，coyote 引申指“蛇头”（偷运移民的人），可用 who 引导定语从句。
A coyote who smuggles people across the border can be arrested.
偷运人员越境的蛇头可能会被逮捕。
Not this
I saw coyote near the river.
Use this
I saw a coyote near the river.
coyote 是可数名词，单数形式不能单独出现，表示“一只郊狼”时须加冠词 a；中文没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
There are many coyote in this area.
Use this
There are many coyotes in this area.
coyote 的复数是规则变化 coyotes。中文名词本身不变化，容易忘记加 -s；既然前面有 many，名词也要用复数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
郊狼的嚎叫
We heard a coyote howl in the distance.
我们听到远处传来一声郊狼的嚎叫。
郊狼袭击（事件）
There have been several coyote attacks on small pets this year.
今年已发生多起郊狼袭击小型宠物的事件。
郊狼种群；郊狼数量
The coyote population in this region has grown rapidly.
该地区的郊狼数量增长迅速。
目击郊狼（的事件）
Residents reported a coyote sighting near the school.
居民报告在学校附近目击到一只郊狼。
郊狼洞穴（巢穴）
The hikers found a coyote den under the rocks.
徒步者发现岩石下有一个郊狼洞穴。
猎捕郊狼
Coyote hunting is allowed only during certain seasons.
猎捕郊狼只允许在特定季节进行。
丛林狼是活生生的、会呼吸的匮乏的化身。
Mark Twain called the coyote “a living, breathing allegory of Want” in Roughing It.
马克·吐温在《苦行记》中称丛林狼为“匮乏活生生的化身”。
不后悔，丛林狼。
Joni Mitchell's song "Coyote" opens with the line "No regrets, coyote."
琼尼·米切尔的歌曲《Coyote》以“不后悔，丛林狼”这句歌词开头。
Use coyotes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
卡通《乐一通》中追走鹃的 Wile E. Coyote 就是一只丛林狼，看到 coyote 就想起它那滑稽又执着的形象。
语域：mixed 常见场景：wildlife and nature writing、US–Mexico border immigration news、wildland firefighting reports coyote 在自然、生态语境中指“丛林狼/郊狼”，属中性词；在美墨边境语境中指“偷运非法移民的人”（俗称蛇头），多用于新闻报道，带负面色彩；而“森林消防员”义项是行业用语，多出现在职业语境中。不同语境下语体差异明显，通常需根据语境判断。
可数名词；复数直接加 s。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.