来自PIE*wlkwo,狼,可能来自拟声词,词源同lupine,lupin,werewolf.
This manne can litle skyl ... to saue himself harmlesse from the perilous accidentes of this world, keping ye wulf from the doore (as they cal it). ["The Institution of a Gentleman," 1555]Probably extinct in England from the end of the 15th century; in Scotland from the early 18th. Wolves as a symbol of lust are ancient, such as Roman slang lupa "whore," literally "she-wolf" (preserved in Spanish loba, Italian lupa, French louve). The equation of "wolf" and "prostitute, sexually voracious female" persisted into 12c., but by Elizabethan times wolves had become primarily symbolic of male lust. The specific use of wolf for "sexually aggressive male" first recorded 1847; wolf-whistle attested by 1945, American English, at first associated with sailors. The image of a wolf in sheep's skin is attested from c. 1400. See here for a discussion of "wolf" in Indo-European history. The wolf-spider so called for prowling and leaping on its prey rather than waiting in a web.
call for help when it is not needed, with the effect that one is not believed when one really does need help
喊“狼来了”;发假警报
be in a precarious position
处于危急状况
have enough money to avert hunger or starvation (used hyperbolically)
(夸张地)免于穷困;免于挨饿
I work part-time to pay the mortgage and keep the wolf from the door.
我做兼职是为了偿还购房抵押贷款,还有免于挨饿。
leave someone to be roughly treated or criticized without trying to help or defend them
弃某人于危险(或困境)而不顾
a person or thing that appears friendly or harmless but is really hostile
披着羊皮的狼,伪装友善的敌人
To avoid the privation and suffering resulting from a lack of money
免于穷困:为避免穷困和由于缺钱而造成的痛苦
Both spouses had to take jobs in order to keep the wolf from the door.
为避免受饥寒之苦,夫妻俩不得不双双工作
Creditors or a creditor.
债权人
One who feigns congeniality while actually holding malevolent intentions.
披着羊皮的狼:假装意气相投但实际上怀着恶毒意图的人
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