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wolf
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of WOLF
[count]
a wolf in sheep's clothing
: a person who appears to be friendly or helpful but who really is dangerous or dishonest披着羊皮的狼
- He turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing.他原来是只披着羊皮的狼。
cry wolf
keep the wolf from the door
informal : to have or earn enough money to afford things (such as food and clothing) that you need to live勉强度日；糊口
- They make just enough to keep the wolf from the door.他们挣的钱只能够糊口。
throw someone to the wolves
: to put someone in a position that allows them to be criticized or treated badly without any defense or protection弃…于困境而不顾；见死不救
- He threw his partner to the wolves by exposing his involvement in the scandal.他揭发他的合伙人与这个丑闻有牵连，从而使其身处困境。
2 wolf /ˈwʊlf/ verb
wolfs; wolfed; wolfing
2 wolf
/ˈwʊlf/
verb
wolfs; wolfed; wolfing
Learner's definition of WOLF
[+ object]
: to eat (something) very quickly狼吞虎咽地吃 — usually + down
- The kids were wolfing [=devouring] their food.孩子们正在狼吞虎咽地吃东西。
- She wolfed down her breakfast.她狼吞虎咽地吃完早饭。
plural wolves ˈwu̇lvz 
nonstandard ˈwu̇vz
often attributive
1
plural also wolf
a
: any of several large predatory canids (genus Canis) that are active mostly at night, live and hunt in packs, and resemble the related dogs
especially : gray wolf
b
: the fur of a wolf
2
a(1)
: a fierce, rapacious, or destructive person
(2)
: a man forward, direct, and zealous in amatory attentions to women
b
: dire poverty : starvation
c
: the maggot of a warble fly
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun no sooner had the lottery winner's name been made public than the wolves with their investment schemes showed up on her doorstep Verb don't wolf your food or you'll be sick
Recent Examples on the Web
Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022 So, just before 7 a.m. on travel day, zoo employees gathered outside the Mexican wolf exhibit. Matt Mcclain, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Moose numbers boomed during the wolf drop-off but have plunged since. John Flesher, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2022 This costume comes with it all: the dress, mini red satin bows, an attachable tail, a wolf ear headband, wrist cuffs and furry leg warmers. Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022 Windy, age 16, was the last surviving member of a group of six wolf pups taken in by the Anchorage facility 16 years ago. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2022 But researchers from Rice University have created just that—dead wolf spiders that can be used as machines to pick up and put down objects. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022 The wolf spiders used in the research were capable of grasping objects 130% of their own mass, according to the report. Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 His spiritual animals in this movie is a wolf and a bear. Brett Williams, Men's Health, 21 Apr. 2022 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022 For the time being, project assistants buzz around with power tools and lots of questions, pausing occasionally to wolf down slices of pizza. Naomi Waxman, sun-sentinel.com, 14 July 2021 The letter also said there were cultural considerations that should be accounted for in a delisting, alluding to the opposition by some Native Americans to wolf hunting. Star Tribune, 19 Dec. 2020 Mexicano and my sisters and I would wolf it down whenever Mom made it. Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020 Maestas said Catron County, New Mexico, long a holdout to wolf releases, has joined the conservation effort. Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, 19 Mar. 2020 America is the world’s second-biggest meat market; the average American wolfs down more than 100kg a year. The Economist, 27 Feb. 2020 After wolfing down the food, Rojas said, the couple ordered 10 burritos to go before heading off to the flight back to Denver. Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2020 The aliens are still out there, of course, and probably getting pretty hungry, having wolfed down so much of Earth's population in the first film. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2020 See More
Noun
But this segment of What’s Ahead warns that, despite plenty of soothing language, the order is actually a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Steve Forbes, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022 So, just before 7 a.m. on travel day, zoo employees gathered outside the Mexican wolf exhibit. Matt Mcclain, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Moose numbers boomed during the wolf drop-off but have plunged since. John Flesher, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2022 This costume comes with it all: the dress, mini red satin bows, an attachable tail, a wolf ear headband, wrist cuffs and furry leg warmers. Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022 Windy, age 16, was the last surviving member of a group of six wolf pups taken in by the Anchorage facility 16 years ago. Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2022 But researchers from Rice University have created just that—dead wolf spiders that can be used as machines to pick up and put down objects. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022 The wolf spiders used in the research were capable of grasping objects 130% of their own mass, according to the report. Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 His spiritual animals in this movie is a wolf and a bear. Brett Williams, Men's Health, 21 Apr. 2022 Verb
Some of these guys wolf down rib eyes between pitches. Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2022 For the time being, project assistants buzz around with power tools and lots of questions, pausing occasionally to wolf down slices of pizza. Naomi Waxman, sun-sentinel.com, 14 July 2021 The letter also said there were cultural considerations that should be accounted for in a delisting, alluding to the opposition by some Native Americans to wolf hunting. Star Tribune, 19 Dec. 2020 Mexicano and my sisters and I would wolf it down whenever Mom made it. Anita L. Arambula, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2020 Maestas said Catron County, New Mexico, long a holdout to wolf releases, has joined the conservation effort. Debra Utacia Krol, azcentral, 19 Mar. 2020 America is the world’s second-biggest meat market; the average American wolfs down more than 100kg a year. The Economist, 27 Feb. 2020 After wolfing down the food, Rojas said, the couple ordered 10 burritos to go before heading off to the flight back to Denver. Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2020 The aliens are still out there, of course, and probably getting pretty hungry, having wolfed down so much of Earth's population in the first film. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 1 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English wulf; akin to Old High German wolf wolf, Latin lupus, Greek lykos
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1862, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of wolf was before the 12th century Phrases Containing wolf
See also: Wolff
noun
often
both usually
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