n. 龙,龙船;[D-][天文学]天龙(星座);[口语、贬义]脾气暴躁的人 复数: dragons 易混淆的单词: DRAGONDragon
中文词源
dragon 龙
来自希腊语drakon, 海蛇,蛇怪,来自PIE*derk, 看,锐利,来自PIE*der的扩大形式,撕开,词源同tear.因蛇的令人恐惧的眼情而得名,后用于指传说中的龙,在西方文化里通常为邪恶的象征。为与中国文化中的龙加以区别,通常区分为European dragon, Chinese dragon.
dragon 用法和例句
Insulting a dragon in china is no laughing matter .
在中国侮辱龙不是一件能开玩笑的事。
Missiles stream down from the dragon and the other gunships
导弹从飞龙和其他战机上倾泻而下
If the falcon and the dragon can pass another set of technical tests , the firm could start flying astronauts by 2017 .
如果猎鹰号和天龙号可以通过另一套技术测试,该公司可能会将于2017年运送宇航员。
I want a dragon baby !
我想要个龙宝宝!
On top of that rocket is a capsule called dragon .
在火箭的顶端是一个叫做龙的航天舱。
汉语翻译
n. 龙, 凶暴的人 【法】 凶恶的人, 凶恶严厉的监护人
英语解释
名词 dragon:
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings同义词:firedrake
a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman同义词:tartar
a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus同义词:Draco
any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body同义词:flying dragon, flying lizard
例句
The contour of that mountain looks like a dragon.那座大山的轮廓看上去像一条龙。
This jade dragon is a genuine antique.这件玉龙是真正的古玩。
In dragon boat rowing each person has one oar.划龙舟时每个人都拿着一枝桨。
Dragons are described as monsters in most western countries.在大多数西方国家,龙被认为是怪物。
详细解释
drag.on n.(名词)A mythical monster traditionally represented as a gigantic reptile having a lion`s claws, the tail of a serpent, wings, and a scaly skin.龙:一种传说中的怪物,一般被描述成有狮爪、蛇尾、翅膀及带鳞的皮肤 A fiercely vigilant or intractable person.严密警戒的人:相当警惕或难以驾御的人Something very formidable or dangerous.可怕或危险的东西Any of various lizards, such as the Komodo dragon or the flying lizard.蜥蜴:蜥蜴中的一种,如巨蜥或飞蜥Archaic A large snake or serpent.【古语】 大蛇,蟒蛇 来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old French 源自 古法语 from Latin dracô dracôn- [large serpent] 源自 拉丁语 dracô dracôn- [大蛇] from Greek drakôn 源自 希腊语 drakôn perhaps from derkesthai [to look] 可能源自 derkesthai [看]