a pack of wolves
wolf 的复数是 wolves，拼写时把 -f 变成 -ves；表示“一群狼”常用 a pack of wolves，谓语通常与 a pack 一致，用单数。
A pack of wolves was moving silently through the snow.
一群狼正悄无声息地穿过雪地。
色狼；好色之徒；贪婪的人；贪得无厌者；饥荒；匮乏；狼蛛；狼音；（危害谷物的）幼虫；谷蛾幼虫
a large wild animal of the dog family that hunts in groups
灰狼；犬科亚科中最大的野生成员
Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
北美洲和欧亚大陆的各种捕食性肉食犬科哺乳动物,通常成群捕猎
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
对多名女性进行求爱的人
A man who makes amorous advances to many women.
奥地利作曲家(1860-1903)
Austrian composer (1860-1903)
狼音或狼音符
A wolf tone or wolf note.
德国古典学者,主张《伊利亚特》和《奥德赛》由多位作者创作(1759-1824)
German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)
任何非常贪婪、掠夺性或破坏性的人或事物；尤其是,饥饿；饥荒
Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation.
几种甲虫和谷蛾的破坏性幼虫,通常有毛
One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae of several species of beetles and grain moths.
一种白色虫子,寄生于粮仓,是谷蛾的幼虫
A white worm which infests granaries, the larva of Nemapogon granella, a tineid moth.
狼蛛
A wolf spider (Lycosidae spp.).
用柳条清洁羊毛的机器
A willying machine, that uses willow twigs to cleanse wool.
The wolf stalked its prey through the snowy woods.
那只狼在雪地树林里悄悄跟踪它的猎物。
用法提示：句中 wolf 为名词，指野生动物“狼”。
Farmers in the region built high fences to keep wolves away from their sheep.
该地区的农民建起高高的栅栏，防止狼接近他们的羊。
用法提示：句中 wolves 是 wolf 的复数形式，仍表示动物“狼”。
The documentary showed a wolf hunting in the mountains.
这部纪录片展示了一只狼在深山中捕猎。
用法提示：句中 wolf 为名词，作主语补足语，意为“狼”。
wolf 的复数是 wolves，拼写时把 -f 变成 -ves；表示“一群狼”常用 a pack of wolves，谓语通常与 a pack 一致，用单数。
A pack of wolves was moving silently through the snow.
一群狼正悄无声息地穿过雪地。
泛指整个类别、讲述一般事实时，用复数 wolves 作主语，谓语动词也用复数形式。
Wolves usually hunt in packs at night.
狼通常在夜间成群捕猎。
口语中 wolf 还指对女性纠缠追逐的男人，含贬义，多作表语，前面加 a。
Don't trust him—he's a wolf.
别信他——他是个好色之徒。
grammar · medium
易错句子Two wolfs are hunting in the forest.
正确表达Two wolves are hunting in the forest.
以 -f 结尾的可数名词变复数时通常把 -f 变成 -ves，wolf 的复数形式是 wolves，不能直接加 -s 写成 wolfs；同类还有 leaf→leaves、knife→knives。
grammar · medium
易错句子I saw wolf near the river last night.
正确表达I saw a wolf near the river last night.
wolf 是可数名词，单数形式在句中指“一只狼”时必须带不定冠词 a；汉语名词前没有冠词，学习者容易直接漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子Many wolf live in these mountains.
正确表达Many wolves live in these mountains.
many 修饰可数名词时要接复数形式，所以要用 wolves 而不是 wolf；汉语名词没有单复数变化，容易忘记把 wolf 变复数。
独狼；孤僻的人
He is a lone wolf and prefers to work alone.
他是个独行侠，喜欢独自工作。
狼群
Wolves hunt in packs to take down large prey.
狼群成群猎捕大型猎物。
头狼；首领
The alpha wolf leads the pack and makes decisions.
头狼领导狼群并做出决定。
披着羊皮的狼；伪君子
Beware of him; he is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
提防他，他是个披着羊皮的狼。
发假警报；谎报
If you cry wolf too often, no one will believe you.
如果你总是发假警报，没人会相信你。
发假警报；喊狼来了
He's cried wolf so many times that nobody believes him anymore.
他多次发假警报，现在没人相信他了。
独来独往的人；孤狼
She's always been a lone wolf, preferring to work alone.
她一直是个独来独往的人，喜欢独自工作。
披着羊皮的狼；伪善者
The politician turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing.
那个政客原来是个披着羊皮的狼。
来自伊索寓言，指发出虚假警报，导致真正危险时无人相信。
If you keep crying wolf, no one will take you seriously when it's real.
如果你一直发出虚假警报，真正危险时就没人会相信你了。
2013年电影《华尔街之狼》，讲述股票经纪人乔丹·贝尔福特的贪婪与腐败。
He's known as the wolf of Wall Street for his aggressive trading tactics.
他因激进的交易手法而被称为华尔街之狼。
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