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a lion
使用不定冠词表示泛指一头狮子。
I saw a lion at the zoo.
我在动物园看到了一头狮子。
狮子
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
狮子
a large predatory wild cat with a tawny coat; the male has a shaggy mane
I saw a lion at the zoo.
我在动物园看到了一头狮子。
一种大型猫科动物,豹属,原产于非洲、印度以及以前的欧洲大部分地区。
A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
美国国家橄榄球联盟底特律雄狮队的球员
A player for National Football League's Detroit Lions.
非洲和印度的大型群居食肉猫科动物,雄性有鬃毛
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
各种现存和灭绝的大型猫科动物,尤其是美洲狮。
Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.
The lion at the zoo looked tired and hungry.
动物园里的那头狮子看起来又累又饿。
We watched a lion catch its prey in the wildlife documentary.
我们在野生动物纪录片里看到一头狮子捕捉猎物。
Lions usually rest during the hottest part of the day.
狮子通常在一天中最热的时候休息。
使用不定冠词表示泛指一头狮子。
I saw a lion at the zoo.
我在动物园看到了一头狮子。
使用定冠词表示泛指整个物种。
The lion is the king of the jungle.
狮子是丛林之王。
复数形式表示泛指一类动物。
Lions live in prides.
狮子以狮群为单位生活。
Not this
I saw lion in the zoo.
Use this
I saw a lion in the zoo.
中文学习者常忘记英语中可数名词单数前需要加不定冠词a/an。这里'lion'是单数可数名词，所以必须加'a'。
Not this
There are two lion in the forest.
Use this
There are two lions in the forest.
中文没有复数形式的语法变化，所以学习者容易漏掉英语名词的复数后缀-s。这里'two'表示复数，所以'lion'要变成'lions'。
最大份额，大部分
The CEO took the lion's share of the credit for the project's success.
CEO把项目成功的功劳大部分归功于自己。
幼狮
The lion cub stayed close to its mother in the tall grass.
那只幼狮在高高的草丛中紧跟着它的母亲。
驯狮人
The lion tamer entered the cage with a whip and a chair.
驯狮人带着鞭子和椅子走进了笼子。
狮子的鬃毛
The male lion's thick mane protects its neck during fights.
雄狮浓密的鬃毛在打斗中保护它的脖子。
美洲狮，山狮
A mountain lion was spotted near the hiking trail yesterday.
昨天在徒步小径附近看到了一只美洲狮。
狮群
A pride of lions usually consists of related females and their offspring.
一个狮群通常由有亲缘关系的雌狮及其后代组成。
最大的一份
She did most of the work but took the lion's share of the credit.
她做了大部分工作，却拿走了最大的一份功劳。
危险的地方（尤指对手或敌人所在地）
Walking into that meeting felt like entering the lion's den.
走进那个会议室感觉就像进了狮子窝。
把某人抛入困境（任由他人处置）
He made a mistake and his boss threw him to the lions during the presentation.
他犯了个错，老板在演示时把他抛出去当了替罪羊。
狮子、老虎和熊，哦，天哪！
When I saw the lion at the zoo, I thought of the famous line: 'Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!'
当我在动物园看到狮子时，我想起了那句著名的台词：'狮子、老虎和熊，哦，天哪！'
在丛林中，强大的丛林中，狮子今晚睡着了。
The song 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' is about a lion sleeping in the jungle.
歌曲《狮子今晚睡着了》是关于一只在丛林中睡觉的狮子。
Use lion naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Lion发音类似'莱恩'，想象一只名叫莱恩的狮子。
常见场景：动物学、野生动物纪录片、文学、标志与象征 ‘lion’ 通常指代狮子这种大型猫科动物，语境中立，常见于描述动物、自然或象征意义（如勇气）的场景。
Words ending in -ion that sound like /aɪən/ are true rhymes (e.g., ion, scion). Words where -ion is pronounced /iən/, /ʃən/, /ʒən/ (e.g., union, action, vision, nation) look similar but sound different.
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