单词 | grizzly |
释义 | grizzly (once / 1771 pages) 1n 2adj A grizzly is a large North American species of bear also known as a silvertip bear. When you go camping and hiking in the western United States, park rangers might teach you what to do if you see a grizzly. The grizzly bear's formal Latin name, Ursus arctos horribilis, came from confusion between grizzly and grisly, or "horrible." Grizzly bears are known for being solitary and having brown fur tipped in white or gray. The adjective grizzly probably arose from these "grizzled" or gray-colored hairs, since it describes appearing aged or old, especially because of graying hair. WORD FAMILYgrizzly: grizzlier, grizzlies, grizzliest+/grizzle: grizzled, grizzles, grizzling, grizzly USAGE EXAMPLESFacing the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, that lineup might return. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Golden Grizzlies lead didn’t drop below five points the rest of the way and their advantage hit 14 with 40 seconds left. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) The government alerted them to the "Grizzly Steppe" code on Thursday. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) 1 n powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America 2Syn|Hyper Ursus arctos horribilis, Ursus horribilis, grizzly bear, silver-tip, silvertip Ursus arctos, brown bear, bruin large ferocious bear of Eurasia adj showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair Syn gray, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, hoar, hoary, white-haired old (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age |
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