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N-COUNT
狼
A wolf is a wild animal that looks like a large dog.
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VERB
狼吞虎咽地吃
If someone wolfs their food, they eat it all very quickly and greedily.
例句
I was back in the changing room wolfing tea and sandwiches.
我回到更衣室,狼吞虎咽地喝茶、吃三明治。
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PHRASE
喊“狼来了”;发假警报
If someone cries wolf, they say that there is a problem when there is not, with the result that people do not believe them when there really is a problem.
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PHRASE
勉强度日;糊口
If you keep the wolf from the door, you succeed in providing food and other necessary things for yourself or your family.
例句
A lot of the lads took small jobs to help keep the wolf from the door.
很多少年打零工帮补家里维持生计。