cougar

英 ['kuːgə] 美['kuɡɚ]
  • n. [脊椎] 美洲狮,美洲豹(特指Felis concolor);熟女

GRE畅通词汇

词态变化


复数: cougars;

中文词源


cougar 美洲狮

来自南美土著语。

英文词源


cougar (n.)
1774, from French couguar, Buffon's adaption (influenced by jaguar) of a word the Portuguese picked up in Brazil as çuçuarana, perhaps from Tupi susuarana, from suasu "deer" + rana "false." Another proposed source is Guarani guaçu ara. Evidently the cedillas dropped off the word before Buffon got it. Slang sense of "older woman (35-plus) who seeks younger males as sex partners" is attested by 2002; said in some sources to have originated in Canada, probably from some reference to predatory feline nature.

双语例句


1. I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey.
我看到一只美洲狮正在潜随猎物.

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2. Today a 1967 Cougar in good condition is a collector's item.
到今天,一辆没有破损的1967年生产的美洲豹车是汽车搜集家的一项瑰集品.

来自辞典例句

3. We did use a live animal to promote the Cougar.
我们倒的确使用了一头活的动物来推销美洲豹车.

来自辞典例句

4. As Hollywood's best cougar , Demi Moore has become the envy of millions.
作为好莱坞最著名的“吃嫩草”熟女,黛米·摩尔成为万千女性羡慕的对象.

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5. Optima Cougar - Optima has finally entered the highracer market with the new Cougar.
最优美洲豹 - 最优终于进入highracer市场与新的美洲豹.

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