"hyena" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鬣狗

Definition

鬣狗是一種野生動物，看起來像狗，但實際上與貓更接近。牠以大聲的笑聲叫聲著名，通常會喫死掉的動物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「鬣狗」通常指非洲的斑鬣狗。有時會用來比喻狡猾或愛取笑他人的人。複數為 hyenas。

Examples

A hyena lives in the grasslands of Africa.

一隻**鬣狗**生活在非洲草原。

The hyena makes a sound like laughter.

**鬣狗**發出的聲音像笑聲。

A pack of hyenas hunted for food at night.

一羣**鬣狗**晚上獵食。

Stop laughing like a hyena—you're so loud!

別像**鬣狗**那樣笑，你太吵了！

I saw a documentary about how clever hyenas are.

我看了一部關於**鬣狗**多聰明的紀錄片。

In some stories, the hyena is a symbol of trickery.

在某些故事中，**鬣狗**象徵著狡猾。