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be a fox
比喻某人非常狡猾或精明。
He is a fox in business deals.
他在商业交易中是个狡猾的人。
狐狸
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
狐狸
A wild carnivorous mammal of the dog family with a pointed muzzle, upright ears, and a long bushy tail.
He is a fox in business deals.
他在商业交易中是个狡猾的人。
中小型犬科哺乳动物,与狗和狼近缘,头骨扁平,直立三角形耳,尖而略上翘的吻部,长而蓬松的尾巴,包括以下类群:
A small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
无线电通讯中字母F的明语代码。
A radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter F.
与莱斯特城足球俱乐部有关的人(如球迷、球员、教练等)。
Someone connected with Leicester City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
机警的食肉哺乳动物,有尖嘴、尖耳和蓬松的尾巴；多数为独居捕食者
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
The fox darted into the bushes when it heard the hunter.
狐狸听到猎人的声音，迅速窜进了灌木丛。
He's a sly old fox who always gets what he wants.
他是个狡猾的老狐狸，总能得到他想要的。
The fox's fur is thick and reddish-brown in winter.
冬天狐狸的毛又厚又红褐色。
比喻某人非常狡猾或精明。
He is a fox in business deals.
他在商业交易中是个狡猾的人。
常用明喻，强调极其狡猾。
The old politician is as cunning as a fox.
那位老政客像狐狸一样狡猾。
指让不可靠或不怀好意的人进入易受攻击的环境。
Hiring a former competitor was like putting a fox in the henhouse.
雇佣前竞争对手犹如引狼入室。
Not this
I saw two fox in the forest.
Use this
I saw two foxes in the forest.
英语中可数名词在复数时需要加后缀 -es，中文缺乏这一语法规则，因此学习者容易忘记变复数。
Not this
He is fox.
Use this
He is a fox.
英语中单数可数名词作表语时需加冠词 a，中文没有冠词系统，故学习者常遗漏冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
狡猾的狐狸
He's a sly fox who always gets what he wants.
他是个狡猾的狐狸，总能得到他想要的。
红狐
A red fox darted across the field.
一只红狐冲过田野。
猎狐活动
The traditional fox hunt is now controversial.
传统的猎狐活动如今备受争议。
小狐狸
The fox cub played near the den.
小狐狸在洞穴附近玩耍。
北极狐
The arctic fox has a white winter coat.
北极狐有白色的冬毛。
狐狸洞
They discovered a fox den behind the barn.
他们在谷仓后面发现了一个狐狸洞。
像狐狸一样狡猾（看似疯狂实则精明）
Don't underestimate him; he's crazy like a fox.
别小看他，他像狐狸一样狡猾。
闯入鸡窝的狐狸（比喻带来麻烦的人）
Hiring him would be like letting a fox into the henhouse.
雇用他就等于引狼入室。
老狐狸（指狡猾的人）
He's an old fox and knows all the tricks.
他是一只老狐狸，知道所有把戏。
狐狸说什么？
From the 2013 novelty song 'The Fox' by Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis.
来自2013年挪威喜剧二人组Ylvis的搞笑歌曲《狐狸》。
狐狸知道很多事，但刺猬知道一件大事。
This is a famous saying from the Greek poet Archilochus, popularized in modern times by philosopher Isaiah Berlin.
这是希腊诗人阿尔基洛科斯的名言，现代由哲学家以赛亚·伯林推广。
Use fox naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
fox音似'福克斯'，想象一只狡猾的狐狸在开福克斯汽车。
多用于口语和文学描述动物或比喻狡猾的人，中性语境
可数名词，复数形式为foxes。
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