释义 |
fox-like, a.|ˈfɒkslaɪk| [f. as prec. + like a.] Like a fox; esp. crafty, cunning.
1577–87Holinshed Scot. Chron. (1808) V. 577 This Mudiard and his companions imbued with more than fox-like conditions, did (deceiuing their keepers) returne to their owne caues. 1654Trapp Comm. Job xxxiii. 26 Reconciliations are for the most part Fox-like friendships. 1868Darwin Anim. & Pl. I. i. 25 The domestic dogs on the coast of Guinea are fox-like animals. |