lion

noun

1. 狮；狮子
   a large powerful animal of the cat family, that hunts in groups and lives in parts of Africa and southern Asia. Lions have yellowish-brown fur and the male has a mane (= long thick hair round its neck).

1. 狮子
   A lion is a large wild member of the cat family that is found in Africa. Lions have yellowish fur, and male lions have long hair on their head and neck.

1. Military and nuclear research have received the lion's share of public funding.
   大部分公共资金都为军事与核研究所占。
2. A man-eating lion is on the loose somewhere in England.
   英格兰有一头吃人的狮子跑出来了。
3. He removes a thorn from a lion's paw.
   他从狮子脚掌上拔下一根刺。
4. Historians looked to artists 'representations of the lion to piece together a picture of how the lion once looked.
   历史学家寄希望于艺术家对这位名人的描绘，以完整呈现他从前的模样。
5. The lion roared once, and sprang.
   狮子大吼一声，跳了起来。
6. The lion roared.
   狮子吼了。
7. He captured a lion unaided by anyone.
   他只身捕获一头狮子。
8. The deer fell a prey to the lion.
   鹿被狮子捕食了。
9. The lion pounced on the hare.
   狮子搏兔。
10. He fought like a lion.
    他像一头猛狮那样战斗。
11. A small lion was cubbed in the zoo.
    一只幼狮在动物园出生了。
12. A lion at home, a mouse abroad.
    在家是狮子，出门成老鼠。
13. The lion closed in on the family of deer.
    狮子逼近了那群鹿。
14. He is as brave as a lion.
    他勇如猛狮。
15. A lion at home, a mouse abroad.
    在家如狮，在外如鼠。
16. April went out like a lion.
    4月去时猛如狮。
17. The lion was a monster Sphinx which was astray like them in that Gulf of darkness.
    这只狮子是个丑怪的斯芬克斯，跟他们一样迷失在这黑暗的深渊里。
18. He darted spears at the lion.
    他把标枪掷向狮子。
19. He compared the brave man to a lion.
    他把勇士比作狮子。
20. Is it possible to cross a tiger with a lion?
    能不能让老虎和狮子交配？
21. He has the lion courage.
    他有狮子般的勇气。
22. If they killed the lion, they would be punished by the gods.
    他们若杀死那头狮子，将受到众神的惩罚。
23. How many offspring does a lion usually have?
    一只狮子通常能生多少只小狮子？
24. The word lion denotes a certain kind of animal.
    “狮子”这个词指的是一种动物。
25. The lion is an expert hunter.
    狮子善于猎食。
26. The lion evaded the hunter.
    那狮子躲开了猎人。
27. The lion will often stalk its prey for hours.
    狮子经常悄然跟踪猎物达几个小时。
28. Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them.
    狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。
29. We came across the carcass of a lion.
    我们遇见一具狮子的尸体。
30. The lion grabbed his neck and bit down.
    狮子抓住他的脖子，一口咬了下来。

n.

the lion's den

• 龙潭虎穴
  a difficult situation in which you have to face a person or people who are unfriendly or aggressive towards you

the lion's share (of sth)

• 最大（或最好）的一份
  the largest or best part of sth when it is divided

to beard the lion in his den

• 进狮穴捋狮须（敢于触犯有权势者）
  to go to see an important or powerful person to tell them that you disagree with them, that you want sth, etc.

noun

1. large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

   Synonym:    king of beastsPanthera leo

2. a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)

   Synonym:    social lion