lion

名词 lion:

1. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
   同义词：king of beasts, Panthera leo
2. a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)
   同义词：social lion
3. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
   同义词：Leo
4. the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
   同义词：Leo, Leo the Lion

1. The lion attacked its victim with great ferocity.
   狮子凶猛地扑向猎物。
2. The lion lay asleep in its den.
   狮子躺在洞里睡觉。
3. The lion seized its prey and ate it.
   狮子抓住猎物，把它吃了。
4. A living dog is better than a dead lion.
   [谚]死狮不如活狗。
5. The lion was ravening the prey.
   那只狮子在贪婪地吞食着捕获的猎物。
6. The ravenous lion tore the quarry.
   饥饿的狮子撕碎了猎物。
7. The soldier is as brave as a lion.
   这个战士象狮子一样勇猛。

li.on

n.（名词）
A large, carnivorous, feline mammal(Panthera leo) of Africa and northwest India, having a short tawny coat, a tufted tail, and, in the male, a long heavy mane around the neck and shoulders.
狮子：非洲和印度西北部的一种大型食肉（猫科 狮） 哺乳动物，有黄褐色的短皮，尾部有丛毛，雄性在颈肩部有长而浓密鬣毛
Any of several large wildcats related to or resembling the lion.
狮的，似狮的：和狮子有关的或相似的一种大型猫科野生动物

A very brave person.
勇士：勇敢的人
A person regarded as fierce or ferocious.
凶暴的人：被认为暴躁或凶狠之人
An eminent person; a celebrity:
要人：名人；重要人物：
例句：
a literary lion.
文学名人

<习惯用语>lion`s share
The greatest or best part.
最大或最好的部分
来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin leô leôn-
源自 拉丁语 leô leôn-
from Greek leôn
源自 希腊语 leôn
[of Semitic origin] ; akin to Hebrew l3bô’
[源于闪族] ；类似于 希伯来语 l3bô’