| 英语单词 | grizzly |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['grɪzlɪ] 美 ['grɪzlɪ] |
| 中文释义 | adj.灰(白)色的;灰白的 n.灰熊;格筛 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures. (2) The grizzly bear looked cumbersome and awkward. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 一般说来,灰熊不是社交型动物。 (2) 灰熊看上去又笨拙又迟钝。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A grizzly is a large North American species of bear also known as a silvertip bear. When you go camping and hiking in the western United States, park rangers might teach you what to do if you see a grizzly. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The grizzly bear's formal Latin name, Ursus arctos horribilis, came from confusion between grizzly and grisly, or "horrible." Grizzly bears are known for being solitary and having brown fur tipped in white or gray. The adjective grizzly probably arose from these "grizzled" or gray-colored hairs, since it describes appearing aged or old, especially because of graying hair. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]灰熊;银光熊 A grizzly or a grizzly bear is a large, fierce, greyish-brown bear.
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](小孩)不断啼哭的,耍脾气的 If children are grizzly, they complain or cry a lot, often because they are unwell or tired. [usu v-link ADJ] [INFORMAL 非正式]
3 See also:grisly ; |
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