wolf /wulf/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
• (n.) Austrian composer (1860-1903)
• (n.) German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)

Chinese translation

• n. 狼, 残忍贪婪之人, 极度穷困
• vt. 狼吞虎咽, 大吃

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/wulf/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam

Frequency

Zipf 4.35 · Rare

Word forms

wolfed, wolfing, wolfs

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